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    Buff orpington cross

    Hoping to be hatching some eggs from a friend who has a very big buff orpington cockerel running with around 30 of your standard brown laying hens (golden comet, redstar, isa brown, goldline there's so many names) and wondered what both the male and female offspring would look like. Anyone done...
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    Coughing and blood in poo

    I have a hen that has been coughing/sneezing and passing bloody poo for about 5 weeks now. I have kept her seperate and hoped that she would either recover on her own accord or die. But 5 weeks on and she is still going. I am reluctant to put her back with the others in case it is infectious...
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    Hen with very raspy breathing

    Yesterday I noticed one of my hens started sneezing. I picked her up, checked her nostrils and eyes, no discharge and eyes completely clear. This morning her breathing is terrible. You can hear every breath like a little trumpet. Her nostrils are still clear and so are her eyes, she is still...
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    Welsummer cross

    This isn't so much a 'what breed is this' thread but a 'can you show me the breed'. I did post this in the breeds and genetics forum but with no answer. I have a 7 week old welsummer cockerel that I am hoping to get chicks from when he matures. The available hens he can cross with are Rhode...
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    Possible Infectious Bronchitis

    I got 6 new hens the other day and stupidly added them straight into the flock. Within 3 days one of the new birds had died from what I think was sour crop, but now one has started sneezing and has gunk coming from its nostrils. I'm pretty sure that this is Infectious Bronchitis. Apart from the...
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    Welsummer crosses (pictures please)

    I have got an 8 week old welsummer cockerel and am hoping to hatch some chicks from it when it matures. The available hens it can breed with are Rhode Island reds, red sex links, barred rocks and light sussex. I was wondering if anyone had done a cross between a welsummer roo and any of these...
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    rir gender

    This chick is just over 5 weeks old. It has really had me confused as to whether its a boy or a girl. It has a small comb that doesn't look too bright to me so that suggests girl, but the fact that it is taking so long to feather out makes me think its a boy. If any one could tell me their...
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    New hens are not well

    Hi all. I bought 6 new hens 3 days ago to add to my flock, 4 of which are fine and mixing with the original flock. But when I let them out into the run when I got home from buying them, I noticed one wasn't well. It stood in the same place for about 2 hours, didn't eat much and with tail down...
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    Broody hen with lice

    We have a broody hen at the moment sitting on 10 eggs, 3 of which are due to hatch in 4 days and the rest in 2 weeks. She has been kept in a cage within the chicken coop. Recently I noticed red mite in the coop at night so I also checked the hens for lice, none of which have any except for the...
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    7 week old chick gendres

    I have seven chicks that are now 7 weeks old. Think Iv'e been lucky and only got 2 boys. Would just like to make sure I have got them right. The girls first: And now the boys: Any thoughts would be great.
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    bad hen pecking

    We have a flock of 1 rooster, 8 hens and 7 chicks. The other day I found one of the hens sitting in a corner in the hen house with bloody feathers. I picked her up and found that the entire back of her head had been pecked open. I cleaned her and kept her in a separate box. Her head scabbed over...
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    Want to get a second rooster, what is best.

    We already have a rooster, he is top of the pecking order and has 8 hens. We have a hen sitting on 8 eggs that are due to hatch in 5 days. We are planning on keeping all hens that hatch to increase flock size and are also thinking of keeping one of the probably many cockerels that hatch. The...
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    hen having seizures

    Yesterday I noticed that one of our hens was just generally not looking very well. She was very slow moving around the pen. I left her, hoping it was just a cold and went back to see her later. Her left wing had drooped, as though she had no idea it was there, when I tried lifting it, it would...
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    My rooster

    Hello all Here is my rooster: (Questions below) I got this guy from a friend who bought him as a chick from a friend, expecting him to be a she. I have posted pictures of him before on here asking what he is and came to the conclusion that he is a Cream Legbar crossed with...
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    broody hen

    hello, one of our hens has gone broody and is laying on 10 eggs, today she got off her eggs to go outside and then went back and sat on her eggs. When I went in 6 hours later to check on her she had moved to a seperate clutch of eggs. I have no idea how long she had been off the original eggs...
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    how many roosters

    Hello all, We have 10 chickens, (9 hens and 1 rooster) and one of our hens has gone broody. She is currently laying on 9 eggs. We are planning on keeping all hens that hatch. They will be free ranging on our farm along with next doors' flock which contain around 6 hens and a rooster. We would...
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    Young roo, what breeds?

    I got this little rooster from a friend who was trying to get rid of him. I know he is a cross breed but do not know which breeds he is a cross from. I have posted this on a previous thread but only got 1 suggestion as to what he is. Any thoughts on what you think he is would be great. Thanks.
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    What are my chickens?

    Hello all, I have just bought a flock of 10 chickens but am not sure I have been given the breeds I was told for some of the chickens. I will post pictures of each chicken, write the name of the breed I was told it was and number each so as not to get mixed up. All hens are 20 weeks old...
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