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    What breed is it?

    Got this chick at a local hardware store. They got if from Strongberg hatchery. it is supposed to be a brown egg layer. what breed do you think it is?
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    Duckling with enlarge crop

    i have a 3 week old duckling that ate too much grass shaving after I mowed the yard. This caused her crop to be enlarged. Been keeping food from her the last 2 day and been massaging. It's a little bit better but still enlarged. What else can I do? Also I need to feed her soon. 2 days...
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    Sexing 4 week old

    Please help me sex chicks. I'm horrible at it. They are 4 weeks old. This is what I think. Let me know if you think I got this right. The blue in the corner is a boy. The 2 brown ones beside him are girls. The 1 brown at the bottom left is a boy. The black on the far right is a boy and...
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    How long will my quail lay fertilize eggs without a male?

    I lost both of my male coturnix quail this week. 1 to a hawk and 1 to a dog. :( Lost last one yesterday. I need to set some eggs in the incubator and hope I get a couple of males but I have chicken eggs in the incubator already so it's not possible right now. So my question is how long...
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    Boy or girl

    I think I know what it is but what do you think? Boy or Girl? 3weeks old Cochin Bantam
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    york moving in egg

    I got some fertile eggs from someone. I candled a couple before I put it in the incubator. Noticed that the yoke is moving around in the egg when I turn the egg. Looks like yoke is floating to the top of the egg. Is that normal? Or is the egg no good?
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    Not hatching!!!

    Problem with the last phase of incubation. It's day 20 and coturnix quails are not hatching. They start to break out of their shell but never make it all the way through and die or just dying in their shell. Lost 4 that way already. One egg the shell was falling off. Membrane looks...
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    LF silver laced cochin?

    I picked up this chick at a local hardware store. :P They ordered an assortment brown egg layer pullets for Easter. They sold her as a dominickers with feathered leg. For some reason they thought all the black looking chicks were dominickers and all the red ones were RIR. I believe she is...
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    sexing oegbrks

    Is it true you can sex a chipmunk looking OEGB by the presents or the lack of a black eye line? If it's true I believe I have 2 girls and 1 boy. If not, is there a way to sex them?
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    What type of bantam?

    I picked up some assorted bantam chicks today(straight run). Please help me identify the breed. Ads by GetSavin.com Edmunds.com Reviews Edmunds Research & Reviews Get Local Dealer Invoice Prices. Edmunds.com
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    barred rock cochin bantams

    Still very new to chickens so you must forgive me for my stupid question. Someone is selling barred rock cochin bantams. I want to know more about this breed. I googled it and found pictures but not much on temperament, size, etc.. So what exactly is a barred rock cochin bantam? Is it a...
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    Can you find what doesn’t belong in the picture?

    A wolf in sheep’s chicken’s clothing. Can you find what doesn’t belong in the picture?
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    10week old blue orpington boy or girl?

    She was sold to me as a pullet but still not 100% sure because of her crown and waddle. What do you guys think? The blue on the left is the same age. The splash in the back is 1 month older.
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    Boy or Girl orpington

    Got a new chick yesterday. Been told it's a pullet but I think she look boyish. He/she is about 2 months old. What do you guys think?
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    Photojacking chicken(heavy with pics)

    Every week I try to take pictures of my chickens to document their growth. So here is a butt shot of my flock. I start off with my splash orpington in the middle. Not a good shot because she is grooming herself. Trying to get a good shot but she continues to groom herself for at least...
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    Worming

    I got a newbie question. Do you worm chickens periodically(on a schedule), or do you worm only if the chicken has worms?
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    My own predator!! UGH!!!

    Sorry, have to rant a little to get it out of my system!!! My sister just moved in with me and brought her dogs with her. I knew one of yorkie will be a problem with the chickens. However, the chickens are almost as big as she is and I've been keeping them apart. Unfortunately, one of the...
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    Flock's Adjusting to Heat Wave

    My flock is weird Lately we have been having some very hot weather. It has reached 3 digits a couple of times already Chickens are hiding and sleeping in their shaded coop for most of the day,conserving energy and basically trying to keep cool (which is very normal). I've also noticed that...
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    Crap

    Got a question about chicken poop(aka crap ). I was going to just throw it in my garden but been told that it will burn my plants. I don't have a compost and do not have an area in my backyard to start one Will it burn my fruit trees or shurbs if I put it under that? Or what else can I do...
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    SOS

    My sister's stupid terrier that I'm dog sitting bit one of my chicken. Took a chunk of feathers off along with a piece of skin. Chicken bleeding but is still running around. What do I do?
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