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  1. EggQueen

    Sexing araucanas

    Hi all. I have three blue araucanas, 13 weeks old. No. 1 is big, tall, has the spiky crest and has a very red comb coming through. No. 3 is smaller, smoother on top, and no red in evidence - girl. However, I am puzzled by No. 2, who is the same size as the boy and has a spikier crest than the...
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    Guinea fowl eggs wobbling but not hatching

    Hi all. I have my first set of guinea eggs in the incubator - they were under a broody who gave up in day 25 so they've had a mixed start in life! It's now day 29 and 5 out of the 6 eggs have been wobbling for 2 days and cheeping since yesterday. Two eggs have small cracks but they just don't...
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    Broody hen has cracked and bleeding comb

    Hi all. I have a broody speckledy who has been sitting on eggs for a week, and has developed a scratched and bleeding comb. Is she dehydrated? Could it be anything else? Her comb is still red. This is the second time she's been broody this season; last time she successfully hatched and raised 4...
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    Can a chicken lay 3 eggs in one day?

    Can a chicken lay 3 eggs in one day? I have only one hen that lays brilliant white eggs; the others lay various shades of brown. I got home this afternoon to find 3 white eggs in a little pile at the back of the coop, and they definitely weren't there at chicken bedtime las night. I've had hens...
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    Interspecies shared parenting!

    So, I had 6 duck eggs under two broody hens; Bella, my speckledy, ended up with 4 baby ducks and Annabel, buff Orpington, none. They are now 36 hours old, and Annabel has decided that she wants to help Bella look after the chicks. Bella was very defensive at first, but they seem to have formed a...
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    Ducklings and chickens

    Hi all. I have two broody hens sitting on duck eggs in their best boxes. The eggs have 5 days to go, and I'm wondering about the best plan of action. I want these ducks to live as chickens so that they don't need separate housing and learn to put themselves to bed at night etc... But I don't...
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    Poorly chick

    Hi all. I am inexperienced at this so please forgive me if the answer is obvious... I have a 36-hour old chick, hatched in an incubator, who seemed to be doing ok at first, but have just found it under the heat lamp cold and hard with a floppy neck and its legs curled up. I thought it was dead...
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    Are hens more likely to go broody when they've been 'serviced'?

    Are hens more likely to go broody when they've been 'serviced'? Thanks.
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    Eggs fertilised by Mareks cockerel

    Hi everyone I've just lost my two beautiful roos to Mareks disease :-( However, I believe that one of them managed to fertilise some eggs before succumbing. My question is, is it ok to hatch/eat these eggs, or does the Mareks have some effect on them? Thanks, EggQueen
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    Beak dipped in emulsion paint

    My silkie has dipped his beak in emulsion paint - I was wondering why his beak was bright pink when it definitely hasn't been this morning! Seems fine at the moment, but is this a really bad thing? Do I need to be worried? Thanks
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    Boys or girls?

    Hi all. Anyone have any thoughts on the gender of these beauties? All about 4 months old. Spangled Russian Orloff: Silkie bantam: Brahma: Thanks!
  12. EggQueen

    Rooster behaviour?

    I have 5 adult hens and six 3-4 month olds, two of which I suspect are roos. I just watched the two suspect roos, Splotch and Chocolate, have a stand off, then one chased the other and took its tail in its beak. Is this confirmation of rooster status? I've only had hens before, and have never...
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    Are roos more 'tame'?

    Hi all. I have a whole pile of ~3-4 month old chickens, all different breeds, and the two that I suspect are roos (silkie bantam and araucana) are the only two who will let me pick them up and stroke them, who will sit on my arm and eat mealworms from my hand. Is this at all indicative of...
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    Cockerel?

    Auracana chick of unknown age - think 2-3 months. I'm guessing these are a boy's tail feathers? I've only had hens before so not sure... Thanks!
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    Aga brooding? Other ideas?

    Hi all. I have. 10-day old silkie bantam chick (sole survivor of 4) who is currently doing well under an Eco Glow 20 in an unused shower cubicle. I've just been informed that our electricity will be going off for a day for maintenance, one week from now. What can I do with the chick, with no...
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    Moving run and coop

    Hi all. I'm about to move my coop about 15 feet and into a new run. Will the chickens go in happily at bedtime, or will they just kill around where it used to be thinking 'eh'? Thanks!
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    Breed/gender please?

    Hi all. Can anyone help with the breed and gender of this lovely 5-week old? Hatched from a blue egg sold on eBay as araucana, but can't be completely sure. Legs now pale green, what looks like a black crest, lavender underneath darker/flecked on back, dark tail, beginnings of a comb but not...
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    Panicked chicken broke egg inside her?

    Hi all. I'm not sure if this is an emergency or not... not sure what to think. Due to ongoing chicken politics and bedtime disasters, I had to pick up a hen who panicks at being handled. She got very flappy, and the contents of an egg gushed out all over me - no sign of a shell. So I'm...
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