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    Best Breeds for Egg Laying

    I would like to get some egg layers again so I was wondering what breeds are really good layers? Looking to have a variety of egg colors. Thank you!
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    breeding brother to sister

    Ive heard people say not to breed brother to sister for genetic reasons but others say theyve done it with no problem. What are your thoughts on this? Please explain it so its easy to understand, im clueless about genetics haha.
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    Please Help!!

    We have a sick sebright that I was hoping ya'll might be able to help us figure out what to do to help her live. She is extremely thin, no she does not have mites or lice we have checked, I think her cage mates just wouldnt let her eat enough. Shes been limp, cold and really tired since...
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    Deformed or Broken? Less than a week old silkie chick. Help!

    I just noticed it today, doesnt look broken just sideways if that makes sense. I can take video if that will help give the idea of how it moves. The chick can walk its just a little off. It doesnt seem to bother the chick at all, im just making sure that if theres something that can be done to...
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    Bugs on my birds, pic included! Please Help!!

    I have had these bugs on several of my birds including a chick, I sprayed them with manna pro Poultry protector, I think on tuesday. They seamed worse tonight, so I bathed the hen and will spray the hen and chick again here soon. I think these may have been the cause of my hen passing 2 weeks...
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    What treats are good to help fatten up a chicken?

    I have a rooster that i noticed gets picked on when he tries to eat, and he has lost quite a bit of weight. I want to feed something in addition to the layer feed but i cant spend a lot. I fed them boiled eggs today which they loved. I cant seperate him to another pen till spring, so for now i...
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    Mites? Lice? or What? Help!

    Our chickens have some sort of mite or something on them. We tend to get one on us everytime we hold them for a few minutes. They are small grey, ive also seen a couple tan ones, long, skinny and flat. You cant hardly tell where the head is on the body. If you have any idea what they are how do...
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    Silkie with swollen Face, eyes swollen shut, help!

    1) What type of bird , age and weight. Silkie Cock, 2 years old. 2) What is the behavior, exactly.He acts normal like nothing is wrong, but we noticed he has a very swollen face, and his eyes are swollen shut. 3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?We noticed it this evening 4) Are...
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    Hen sat on egg for one night then it got cold

    Will this effect the chances of putting it under a diff broody and it developing? The girl with the egg now is clueless, she tries to sit on it but never puts it under her right. The first night i stuck it under her and it was warm the next morning, then she got up to eat and didnt sit back on...
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    Any African Violet Lovers Out There?

    Hello everyone, One of my many hobbies is growing and showing african violets. I dont do the best job at taking care of them but i do an ok job. I usually forget to water so im working on watering when i need too. I am a member of the Cincinnati African Violet Society and over the weekend we had...
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    Old English Game Bantam, What color are these chicks?

    We got the last 3 chicks at tractor supply and i am pretty sure they are oeg, so now we need to figure out what color. Cackles pictures did not help since there are 5 diff ones they could be, lol. So maybe you guys can help, they are starting to get wing feathers in so i have pics of them. They...
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    Trimming my bantams beaks

    I have tried filing with a nail file its slow but works if the bird holds still but some dont. Whats the best way? Thanks
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    Can i use Vaseline with cocoa butter on my chickens combs?

    Sorry if this is in the wrong spot i hope it isnt. I have heard of using plain vaseline but i just bought some for myself that has cocoa butter in it too so i was wondering if it was safe to use on there combs. My roos comb is dry and flaky. Thanks Lisa
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    6-7 months old pullet lays what looks like the lining of an egg.

    I have a 6-7 month old serama pullet who hasnt laid yet. I went into the room shes in, turned the light on and saw her lying down, she was awake, i thought maybe she laid her first egg, cuz she has never slept on the ground since she has a perch. I put some food in her bowl and found this under...
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    Frizzle Seramas

    Hello everyone, I plan on getting a frizzle serama pullet next year and i was hoping to see lots of pics of your frizzle seramas, boys, girls, and babies. I dont know who all breeds them, so i would like to know that also. If anyone will have young pullets for sale when winter ends and it gets...
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    What color silkies are these?

    Hello, I was wondering what color these 2 are and i'll also show off my 2 blues. They came from Buff, Partridge and Splash parents. I think they are 6 weeks old, how much longer till we can tell genders? #1 #2 The Blues Blue 1 Blue 2 Thanks for any help.
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    Lionhead Rabbits

    Hello and thanks for looking. I was planning on getting a lionhead early next year, and i have slowly for some reason stopped wanting one as bad. So I would love to see pics of SQ lionheads to get me wanting one again. I would like to show it in 4-h and maybe other shows if i find any near me. A...
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    Need Help, i think my pullet is sick! *pic*

    I got my serama pullet almost a month ago and she has had missing butt feathers since. She has white stuff on her vent that always looks wet. The breeder has never seen her birds look like this. I started her on chick feed since its medicated. I also have Sulmet that i could give her. Her...
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    2 outta 6 hatched under broody

    We have a Silkie sitting on hers and her sisters eggs. The first chick needed help getting out, our eggs are very hard. We just took the top of the shell off for it. I went to bed late like i always do and checked on mamma a baby around 1:45pm today and found another chick that hadnt been out...
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    Broodies Killing chicks, Help!

    We have several broody silkies and we kept forgetting to get the eggs out when we fed. There were several eggs with chicks and all of them hatched within the week. We kept looking everyday, twice a day and never found any chicks or eggs pipped. Then one day we found 3 dead chicks, so we took the...
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