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    Shhh- Top Secret!

    No- really. Top secret- you must promise now that what ever I say will never leave this post. Why all the secrecy? Because I have just set several illicit eggs in my college dorm room. Looks pretty innocent and clean as usual: Scene of the crime- the closet! The culprits...
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    I can't believe I lost them.

    Hello everyone- Its been a miserable week for my coop at home. I came home for spring break to a diminished flock. While I'm off at school, my parents take care of my chickens and ducks, and they are wonderful, and love them as much as I do. Unfortunately, a few days ago some critter had...
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    Help, Please! Injured and Pecked Polish Rooster! (Edit- Graphic-ish Pictures)

    I just went out to the coop, and found my Polish cockerel slumped over and fluffed up, and generally not looking too good. His crest and head feathers have been plucked clean off, his head is bloody, and there's a small hole in the middle of his head where the other chickens have pecked into his...
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    Suprise!

    Introducing... My new Sultan! This is a 4 month old hen I recieved last night from our County Fair. Her owners were 4-H kids in another club. They had recently lost their other 3 Sultans to a raccoon, and this girl needed somewhere to go. She's very sweet, calm, and amazingly beautiful...
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    Tricide Neo for Bumblefoot- Still recommended?

    Okay, so about a month and a half ago, we treated one of my Polish for bumblefoot, where the bumble was popping out the top of her foot. We did the minor procedure, and procured a nice kernal of infection. It was very gross, and many thanks to my mother for more or less doing the surgery for me...
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    Free Barred Rock cockerel- 8 Weeks + Free WCB Polish Cockerel-9 Weeks

    I have two young cockerels that need a new home! One is a Barred Rock from Eagles Nest Hatchery, the other is a Polish from my own incubator. I'm running out of room, and I won't be able to give these boys their own space, and I'm afraid they will get beaten up by my adult Polish and adult...
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    Please Help! Bumblefoot, cyst or tumor?

    So today, I was letting the chickens out to play, and I noticed a weird lump between the toes of my favorite Polish hen, Shanayay. Instantly, I become concerned, and look to the Internet and BYC to help me diagnose what it is. I'm sorry I have so many questions- She's my favorite hen, and I...
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    Introducing Ducklings to Aggressive Drakes?

    I need to get my three Khaki ladies out of my garage and in with the 'big' ducks. They are nearing six weeks, and are past the age respectable ducks would have struck out on their own, but I have a problem- my two mutt-Runner males are out to get them. Even as week-olds, whenever my drakes...
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    Mite Treatment Questions

    Okay, last year, I had trouble with mites. There wasn't mites over the winter, and my chickens seemed fine. Now that spring has come in full force, there are more feathers caked in mite droppings, and I see mites crawling around my birds vents. Last time I used some type of mite powder I found...
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    Is my little Polish a pullet or cockerel?

    This is one of the first chicks I hatched, and the only Polish egg that made it to lockdown! Now what is it? I'm getting rooster vibes, so I'm 98% sure his name will be Tyrone, but is there a chance his name will be Shakira? I know its probably far too early to guess reliably, but who doesn't...
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    TSC Mallards

    Just a quick question: I was picking up chick feed at Tractor Supply today, and I HAD to stop and say hi to their chicks and ducks. (Luckily resisted buying some!) The ducks they had were Mallards- I guessed based on their looks, and an employee confirmed my guess. But I believed mallards are...
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    Newbie Hatching Thread!

    Hello! I finally convinced my parents to buy me an incubator- after about 10 years of having ducks, and 2 years of having chickens. So, today (2-17-12) I will try to hatch my first clutch of eggs! I will be using a Brinsea Mini Advance incubator, and will be attempting to incubate and hatch 6...
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    Welsh Harlequins

    Hello! I’ interested in acquiring some Welsh Harlequin ducks this spring, and I was wondering who else on BYC had them. I’ve heard they are great layers, and I think they are beautiful birds, and those qualities are my main reasons for wanting some to exhibit at this year's county fair. I’d...
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    Planning for spring- Which breeds?

    Hello! I have a couple opinion questions for all you BYC'ers. Sometime in late Feb./ early March, I plan on buying several LF chicks to add to my bantam flock. I am only thinking of getting four birds, for two reasons: 4-H showing and decent egg-layers. If I get only hens, how well do you...
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    New Coop!

    This is the new coop my dad and uncle finished just in time for Christmas and my birthday (It will probably be my birthday gift for the next ten years). It's 12-by-8 feet on the floor, and the attached hoop house is 6-by-4 feet as well. It's a major upgrade from the wire rabbit hutch my chickens...
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    Injured eye in Polish?

    I went out to my coop this morning, and was greeted by all of my hungry birds. I fed them their treat (an apple), and noticed that my favorite Polish hen was having trouble pecking at the treats in the right spot. Curious, I checked her eyes under her crest. One of her eyes is fine, but her left...
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    A close call!

    I narrowly lost one of my favorite chickens today! Thank goodness nothing happened! I had just went outside to give my ducks and chicken's fresh water, and to let my bantams wander about the garden for a few minutes. I just turned my back to fill up the horse trough when I heard panicked...
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    Mutt-Duck ID

    I have a nice flock of 5 Mutt-Ducks, and I finally got around to posting a picture! I wanted to see if anyone felt like guessing what they might be mixed with. They are about 3 years old now, and wonderful birds. The 3 ladies are still laying, and recently, I've been getting 2 eggs a day. They...
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    Rock Pigeon Curiosity...

    At my school, there are several Rock Pigeons that live on the roof, which is really weird, because our school is in a rural area, in the middle of corn fields! A few of them have spashes of white, red, and brown, and I believe they may have been abandoned or released, or just purly feral. I...
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    Mites! Help!

    (Hello, I'm new on the forum, but I have been reading for a while.) Today, I noticed something built up on the feathers under my hen's vents. Closer examination showing that something was crawling on their feathers! I believe it's mites, but I don't know what to do to get rid of them! The...
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