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    Any guesses?

    I know that Polish chicks are notoriously hard to sex, but thought I would see if anyone out there could give a good guess anyway. I think these 2 are about 8 wks old. The GL has always been considerably larger than the SL. The GL has always had much longer tail feathers too. I am leaning...
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    Silkie mix question

    I bought and hatched eggs from someone who had a black silkie roo in with several different breed chickens. Judging by the size of the egg and what the chicks look like so far, I think I have several silkie/silver lace wyandotte, one silkie/white dutch bantam and a couple of silkie/marans...
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    Rooster breed?

    Any ideas of what kind of rooster "Honcho" is? He was all black as a chick but as he got older, he got a lot more color. We just aren't sure what he is.
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    Possible broken wing

    Our coop got invaded by a raccoon early Christmas morning. It killed 2 of our hens and we have a feeling the one he was going for next before he was interrupted was this one. Her feathers were ruffled and sticking out all over the place for a few days. We noticed her wing looked funny and now...
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    Peaches or Peter?

    I have an 8 month old chicken that I have thought all along was a female but now am questioning that. Because of her look and knowing the chickens that were on the farm where we got her, we are thinking she is part Buff Orphington, and part Jersey Giant. We bought her as a hen and added her...
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    Sick with swollen left side chest

    I posted a little bit ago about a sick chicken. She is laying with eyes and mouth closed. Still breathing, but not moving. The left side of her chest looks swollen but is hard, not soft. Any advice on what could be going on and what to do?
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    how much antibiotics????

    I am trying to mix antibiotics for my sick chicken. It is tetracycline hydrochloride powder. The dosing on the back only works with milligrams and large amounts of water. Just wanting to make a gallon or so. Any idea on how much powder I need to use?
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    Advice for sick chicken please....

    I have a 6 month old Jersey Giant hen. Earlier we went out to the run and she was just laying there, kind of half on her side, half on her stomach. Her head was up slightly but our other 5 chickens were gathered around her. Obviously stressed. I went out to check on her again a few mins...
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    Pecking problems ever stop once started?

    I have 5 hens and 1 rooster that are a little over a year old. About a month ago I tried adding 3 more hens to the flock. The new ones are about 3 months old. The rooster and original chickens are not showing many if any signs of accepting the younger ones. They wont allow the younger ones...
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    Gender help...16 wk Polish

    So this is Muffin....she is about 16-17 wks. I WAS sure Muffin was a pullet, but I am now starting to second guess myself. She/he has always had a poofy/cotton ball type crest. It has started getting a little bit scraggly but not too bad yet. My bigger concern is more the fact that she is...
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    Help adding a chick

    I have a total of 5 chicks that are age 4 wks to about 12 wks. The oldest are a Buff Orphington mix and an Australorp. I just bought a Jersey Giant that is about 2-3 mos old to add to the mix. I am having a prob with my 2 oldest chicks stalking/pecking her. They keep cornering her. Is there...
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    Getting chicks and dogs use to each other

    Myhusband and I recently started raising chickens. We only have 6 in a decent size run, but would still like to give them time to free range occassionally. As it is right now, we lock the dogs up so the chicks can be out in the yard sometimes. We have a pitt/mastiff mix and a mini doxie. We...
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    4 wk RIR size differences....Pics

    These RIR chicks were bought at the same time. They were both suppose to be pullets, but Im starting to questions the bigger one. It has always been a little bigger than the other. Its comb is a little bigger but not red. It seems to be feathering a little faster too but not by much. The...
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    Gender/breed mix-up?? Pics

    I have some chicks that my son hatched about 10 wks ago. Of the ones I kept, I thought I had all pullets....not so sure now. The eggs came from grandmas coop so they are "mutts" I guess. The possible parents.....dad....australorp or delaware white. Moms....Australorp, RIR, buff orphington...
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    Gender guesses on 10 wk SL polish?

    This little chickie has no name. Only because I have no idea if it is a roo or a pullet. Its feathers seem to be mostly rounded, but with a few spikey in the middle. The top hat not as rounded as my WCB, but not as wild as my BL that I think is a roo. Any thoughts would be appreciated!
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    Boy or girlie?

    This chick was hatched from an egg that I got from a "mixed" coop. She is about 8 weeks old. Possible moms are Buff Orphington, RIR, or australorp. Possible dads are australorp or delaware white. A few weeks ago I took her to someone who knows a lot about chickens to find out if they thought...
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    Polish gender opinions (pic heavy)

    I have 3 polish chicks. 2 are 6 weeks old and 1 is about 10 weeks old. I am pretty confident that I can tell the gender of the younger 2. The older one I have posted a couple of times, trying to figure out its gender. I have gotten mixed responses. Hoping as it gets older, it will be easier...
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    Injured Orphington

    I have a Buff Orphington that has started limping and can't put any weight on her right leg. I can't find sores, cuts or etc. I am worried maybe she injured it jumping from her roosting spot in the hen house. Not knowing what the injury is, Im not sure how to help her. Should I isolate her...
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    9 week Polish guessing game

    Okay I have posted a few times to try and figure out the gender of this little one. She/he hasn't been old enough for anyone to really figure out. I am hoping at this point maybe someone will be able to give me some guesses. Somedays it seems roosish and other days more henish. Lately...
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    Sick Chick?

    I have a 7 week old chick. She was outside in the yard for the first time today for a few hours. Since I have brought her back in I have noticed that she is doing a lot of mouth breathing. She will do it for awhile, then not for a bit and so on. I am concerned she could be sick. I have some...
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