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    Broody Bardy Broken Beak

    Say that 3 times... ;) So my poor broody had an overgrown beak when her chicks hatched (just from sitting around I suppose). I inquired about this on one of the active broody threads twice- wondering if I should do something. Received no replies. The long tip of her beak has now cracked off...
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    Silkie with partial paralysis

    Sorry for the long post- just trying to include all symptoms up-front. I'm hoping someone can help diagnose this for me. I have a silkie who has sudden hindlimb paralysis but no other signs of disease (bright eyes, alert, eating a little, poo is normal, abdomen feels normal/don’t feel an egg...
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    Beak injury- rubbed or cut through on top (w/ picture)

    Hey all! One of my EE's has a scrape-wound on the top of her beak. I have been watching it for a few days and it looks to be getting flatter/deeper... as if she is rubbing the top of her beak on something excessively. Or, it could be my imagination... It hasn't looked bloody, but I noticed...
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    Silkie Egglaying Behavior Issues - how to resolve?

    Hi all! I am about 7-8 months into my first flock.  I have a variety at the moment - two PBR's (laying), one BO (laying), 4 EE's (nearly laying/practicing), 2 lorps (about 3 months old), 1 black star (same age as lorps) and a lone silkie named Muppet (laying). I have a large (big enough...
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    Hatchery labeled Australorp with brown/red feathers

    I purchased 5 Australorps from our feed store this fall. There were *no* black sex links ordered by this particular store. These were the first chicks of fall and all they had ordered at that point were Australorps and red stars. So, I know the feed store didn't mix them up :) They all...
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