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Usually our silkies are the broody ones and they take turns at sitting on eggs one at a time but these three ladies have been occupying the same tyre we have in their hen house and no one wants to give up their spot! I was just wondering if anyone has had this happen before and...
We have a wyandotte hen and today we have noticed all her feathers around her bum are missing & around her vent which is bleeding!!? Help! Really would like some advice to what I should do??
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We had three chicks which are Australian Auraucana x Polish. They are 4 months old 2 we are positive are female but we are still tossing up with the third (pictured). I was hoping someone might have a better idea? (thats the dad polish rooster in the background photo bombing lol)...
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We have successfully hatched our first three Araucana x Polish chicks. Our Silkies sat on them. Can someone please give some opinion on sex. The Grey one is far more polish crest-wise but the beak is very Araucana. We are not sure about any of them
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So I went down to the henhouse today and my silkies have successfully hatched a baby chick! We have never hatched chicks before & I'm not sure what I should do from here. Do I take it out and put it under a heat lamp or leave it with its mother? She is still sitting on a number...
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ONe of my silkies is sittiing on eggs!!!!. We lifted her today and it turns out she is sitting on 4 silkie eggs and 2 Auracana egg. Our rooster is a pure Polish. Im so excited. My question is: What are the chances of all of these being fertile? Is she sitting on non fertile??? This is the...
Hello Everyone, I was wondering if anyone had come across this. We have just noticed sores on our Polish Rooster's wattle and one of his eyes seems sore and closed. We have given him a hair cut but are just unsure what we should do?? It has been extremely wet conditions in QLD at the moment and...
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Someone suggested that I put garlic in my flocks water. Apparently this can help with tics, infections and generally cleans out their inside's. Does anyone know if this is indeed good for Chickens or if it is just a wives tail??
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I am new to chicken raising and am loving it. My wife and I have two araucana hens, two golden wyndolts, a polish rooster and hen. We live in brisbane Australia. We love our little brood and are looking forward to watching them grow, produce, and flourish.
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My wife and I bought one 3 day old Polish chickens off a breeder and everything seemed to be going fine until, at about two months, three out of the five got very hunched backs and their tails bent to one side. We still have one healthy rooster but the others look crippled. Does anyone...