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    hatching eggs...hatch date Jan 1

    Hello all.... I was wanting to hatch some eggs. Wanted to try some heritage breed Barred Rocks and Orpingtons.....Does anyone know were I can get eggs to hatch this time of year?????.....Thanks!!!!... Also, Im new to chickens, so if this is a crazy idea let me know as well John Leeds, Alabama
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    Injured Barred Rock- Pictures Included

    Hello All I have a barred rock with injured leg. It has become very swollen. She does not walk. I don't think it is bumble foot, but something in the "knee" joint. Still eating and drinking like normal. Leg is not "floppy" loose like a break. Seems to be tendon or possibly infection. She...
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    Under weight / dying? chicken. Looking for some help, thanks

    I had a speckled sussex that just seemed to stop growing at at 9 weeks or so, and died at about 13 weeks. She ate, drank, no problem, just didnt grow, then over a few days got super thin and died. Now her sister who is about 17 weeks seems VERY thin and not growing like the other...
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    Sick Cicken.. HELP!! not much time!

    Went out this morning 8 week old buff orpington pullet is laying in the bedding head down, body limp. Some poo on the rear appears a little bloody, but not to the extent I have seen pictures if what cocci will do. She is alive, but limp. If I pic her up she moves ever so slightly but not much...
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    Silkie Crowed at 8wks???

    one of my 8 week old Silkies started crowning Sunday. Is that common? It seems REALLY early. Has anyone else had silkies crow that young?
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    Do speckled sussex's mature any faster than other breeds?

    I ask because mine seem to be growing a bit faster than the barred rocks....just curious
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    new member here

    Hello all! just wanted to introduce my self since I have been reading and learning this forum for a few months now. My wife and I just recently got interested in chickens. I am currently finishing up the coop with 4 Silkies, 2 Barred Rocks, and 2 Speckled Sussex eagerly awaiting there new...
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    HELP with space requirements.......I know its been asked a million times, but still confused a bit.

    Hello All I am new here and to forums in generall. I hope Im doing this right. Anyway I am trying to verify space requirements. I am currently building a coup similar to La Cage Mahal and several others shown on this site. The type that is basically a walk in screen room with a suspended...
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