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    Dairy girls Dilemma: College, Chickens or both?

    Hey BYC :) I'm heading off to college soon, and I'm faced with a dilemma. I've raised chickens for 8 years since I was little. I want to attend college to be an administrative assistant, and I have submitted applications to some colleges. My choices are: 1. Sell all chickens to friends and...
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    (HELP! NEMO!) Chick with bald red (no blood) blue veins visible, Part of wing missing.

    My last chick in the batch dubbed 'nemo' since he has a lucky wing, was hatched 24 hours ago. I removed him and he is fluffy everywhere else. He ate, but isn't drinking excessively as other chicks should. I need some assistance. This area on him completely lacks feathers.
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    EmergEncy! Chick missing part of wing with bald spot underneath... HELP!

    Gathered him from under a broody hen. He was looking fine till by sister saw a redish blue veined bald spot under his wing which was noticeably lacking feathers. He ate, but isn't drinking excessively like new chicks do. He is 1 day old. HELP I've never had this problem before.
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    Silkie x red star = red Silkie? Genetic help please?

    Hens went broody with 8 red star eggs. I have Silkie roosters, one hatched. What might it look like? Would Silkiness overcome regular feathers?
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    SHells on fertile eggs - too thick?

    Just to beware myself for next time. I have always free fed my hens oyster shells. A hen went broody. 3/4 eggs hatched with healthy babies. The last egg never hatched though I could hear peeping. A day later, the hen gave up on the nest. The chick chilled and died. After a last minute candling...
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    Belgian d'anver x black Cochin

    I had a broody en who bred with a Belgian Cochin. What might come of this? The chicks are black. A few purebred Belgians hatched from another hen.
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    Emergency!!! Baby chick unexpected

    Please help. I just candled my bantam hens eggs and I misjudgdrd their due date. One came today, I am removing them as I have other hens in with the broody one and roosters that pay no heed to the chicks. What should I do? Just put him in a warm 98 degree box with food and water like normal?
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    Remove chicks or Keep in hens care?

    So here's the deal: I have 3 broody hens with a total clutch of 12 eggs. I plan on removing them once they hatch into a brooder, so will the hens have any reaction to me taking them? Or should I let the hen take care of them? (i had a bad feeling and many questions about this one, so it's an...
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