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    Silkie Over Beak

    I bought a Silkie hen recently and have noticed that she has a big over beak. I guess that's what it's called. If she was a human, I'd call it an overbite. I'm pretty sure that I shouldn't breed her, right? I had to separate her from the Silkie Roo I got with her because he was bothering her...
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    Sollen Eye and Growth on Cream Legbar pullet

    Can anyone tell me what I might be dealing with here? I saw a runny eye on this pullet day before yesterday. I started her on a Corid treatment in her water and separated her from the rest of her group. This morning, one of her eyes is swollen shut, and the other is starting to get weepy...
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    Is the Rooster doing his JOB?

    I have a very nice Lavender Ameraucana Rooster in with 4 Easter Egger hens (I'm assuming as they are from Ideal Poultry and were called Ameraucanas) that I got from the feedstore. They've been laying for a month or more now, and I'm wondering whether or not the Rooster is doing his job. I have...
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    I May Have Trouble

    A friend brought me two peahen eggs around the 4th of July to incubate. Two days later, she calls to say she had two more. 4 days later, I picked up two more that she had laid, and just today, I got 2 more. Snakes have been bad this year, and her first two eggs were eaten before she finished...
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    Can you choose the sex of a hatching egg?

    This is probably a stupid, stupid musing - but I was wondering if anyone has ever figured a way to improve chances of hatching a pullet instead of a roo? A friend of mine breeds horses. She always wanted fillies instead of colts because she could sell a filly for more $ than the colts, and the...
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    Pretty Sure I'm Toast

    Someone gave me an LG incubator, fan and turning tray. Started about 12 EE eggs about 14 days ago. Then someone gave me another incubator with same set up but with a digital thermometer and hygrometer. So i put in 12 more eggs in this one in this incubator i Found the difference in the digital...
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    Golden Unknown

    I've been trying to figure out what breed this chicken might be. She is gold and white - very different coloring. Don't you think she looks a little like some kind of game bird maybe? I mean her head. She's 4 1/2 months old and shown with some Buff Orpingtons so you can see her size. Any...
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    Change in Roosting Habits

    I have a large covered chicken pen with a small open house inside that some of the chickens were roosting in during the night. Some of the hens preferred perches, but there was never enough space it seemed. So, yesterday, my husband installed new perches all around one whole side of the pen...
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    What Breed is this cutie?

    This is a small hen. Got it as part of Rare Breed Pullet Special from Ideal Poultry. The feathers are really beautiful, the legs are steel gray I would say. It's a friendly bird, often perching on my shoulder and eating out of my hand. This picture shows her at 4 months old. Any help would...
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    Comb Color - Buff Orpingtons

    At about what age do Buff Orpington hens start to get a really red comb? Mine are 4 months old now and just showing a pinkish tint. They have been wormed. So I was just wondering when I could expect them to turn really red. And when that happens? Does it mean they are about ready to begin...
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    Silver Campine or Silver Penciled Egyptian Fayoumi?

    Can someone help me decide what breed this chicken is? I got a "Rare Breed Pullet Special" from Ideal Poultry the first of February. So this chick is 4 months old. I didn't take this picture sideways, but I can't figure out how to rotate it. The white feathers go all the way around the neck...
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