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    Boy or girl? Silkie mix?

    This chicken is listed as a girl at the shelter and I'm scheduled to meet her and possibly adopt, but I'm wondering if there's a chance she may actually be a boy. She looks like some kind of silkie mix and I thought that would explain her "look" (she doesn't look much like my silkie hen at home...
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    Is this sore (?) on my silkie’s beak anything to worry about?

    I don’t know if this is anything to worry about. She’s had this for several months now and her behavior and weight has been completely normal. She’s three years old. A few months ago I barely noticed it and assumed it was maybe a minor injury that’s already healing, but it hasn’t reduced or gone...
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    Putting a silkie and barred rock together

    Hi everyone. I'm wondering about issues to look out for when putting a silkie and barred rock together, both hens, as the only two chickens in a "flock." I have one barred rock hen (recently turned 4 years old) who is currently by herself, so not really the ideal situation. I'm thinking about...
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    Helping a flock survive Marek's after exposure?

    Hello all. I recently lost a chicken that was about 9 months old in a sudden death. Externally she appeared very healthy, and I had not noticed any sickness or symptoms. I sent her to a lab for a necropsy and it is "presumed" to be Marek's Disease. They stated she was in good nutritional...
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    Help! Chicken laid shell-less egg, now she is weak

    Hi everyone, my chicken just laid a shell-less egg and now she is weak. She is standing still by herself, with her eyes half-closed. There seems to be some meaty-looking pinkish stuff outside her vent, and it is dripping. Could this be a prolapse? Something else? She's young, less than a year...
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    Pasadena, CA-- young barred rock rooster needs a good forever home

    Hello everyone! I need to find a home for my young barred rock rooster, who is going on 12 weeks as of now. He hasn't started crowing yet. He's been raised in a great home with plenty of attention and free-range space. Unfortunately (yet naturally) I have grown somewhat attached. I would love...
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    Welsummer pullet?

    Is she a welsummer? She's 15 weeks old.
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    Gender of Barred Rock chick

    Going on five weeks... This one is a boy, right? :/ Color comparison with the other chicks that I'm pretty sure are pullets: (pullet) (suspected roo on the left) Thanks
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    Wondering about breeds of two of my chicks

    These are the three chicks I'm raising. I'm hoping some of you can tell me what breeds they are. I know one of them is barred rock, but I don't know about the other two. They're going on 4 weeks now. I do plan on updating this thread with more pictures once they're more feathered out. Thank you...
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    New to backyard chickens + questions about breeds / age

    Hello! I'm a newcomer to the forum and raising chicks for the first time. I've been doing a lot of research trying to get my chicks adjusted and Google kept bringing me here, so I decided to join. :D I've had these three for about a week now. After comparing them with photos of other...
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