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    Lethargic Rooster

    Started noticing him yesterday just standing there, he's got a bit of foam on his beak. Any suggestions on what it could be? All other chickens are fine and those are his only symptoms.
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    Silkie Gender Identification

    I know it's almost impossible to tell unless they're laying but these are my first silkies, could anyone give me their guesses on gender? I'm betting the red comb is a roo and probably mixed considering it has pink feet too. There are 2 pictures of each, 4 birds total. Thanks guys! ❤️
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    Follicle issue with newly hatched chick

    I can't handle even looking at this baby. It acts normal. What's wrong with it?
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    Is this Silkie mixed with something else?

    I hatched this from a lady who raises silkies. But I have a sneaking suspicion that with the smooth feathers and pink feet it's daddy is not who she thinks lol. The skin is a light grey but with pink feet and comb. Definitely has 5 toes on both feet. Any ideas? Is this just a random phenomenon...
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    What's wrong with feed store/hatchery chicks this year?

    I've never in my almost 10 years of raising chickens had so many baby chicks die. The ones I've hatched are doing great. But I've had 4 of the same breeds from two different feed stores die despite my efforts to save them. 2 buff brahmas from Rural King and 2 Buff Orpingtons from tractor Supply...
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    Sapphire Gem Rooster?

    I was told this was a sapphire gem pullet by the lady I got the hatching eggs from but I have my doubts. Attitude, size, and comb all have me questioning even the breed(comb made me think it could be mixed with an Easter egger). I've never raised Sapphire gems before so I was hoping to get...
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    Mystery Bantam Chick Identification

    Hey guys! I got these cuties yesterday, I can't seem to find any chicks online that resemble them so I was wondering if y'all had any ideas?! I've never had bantams other than silkies but I couldn't pass up that tub full of tiny babies 🤣
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    Successfully hatched egg during power outage with kerosene lamp

    A few weeks ago I got a few chicks and grafted them onto the mama hen because she kept ruining nests of eggs. Then candled the eggs I took away from her and had an oh crap moment because they had baby chicks in them. So I quickly put them in a box, inside a dog crate with a heatlamp clamped...
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    Successfully hatched egg with kerosene lamp during power outage

    Couple weeks ago I decided to get some baby chicks for my broody hen. After I grafted the babies onto mama, I took the eggs out from her. Then I candled them. That's when I had the 'oh crap' moment of there are babies in these eggs! About 6 days old! I thought, well everyone keeps telling me...
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    Crows and chickens.

    The last couple weeks it's been like a frozen tundra here in VA! I've still been throwing scraps out on the "compost-snowpile" for the chickens. It didn't take long for a couple of crows to find the yummy beans and other scraps. They were cautious of the chickens at first but after a few days...
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    Golden comet/Ameraucana chick sexing help

    Here's my 7 week old chick hatched by one of my broodies. Got the eggs from a friend the hen was golden comet and the Roo was Ameraucana. Can any of you tell what it may be? I'm hoping it's not a Roo but from what I've read the white GC chicks are roos but since its an EE hopefully that's not true.
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    busted egg on others still OK to eat?

    I wasn't able to collect the eggs the past 2 days, when I collected the eggs this morning, one had busted all over the other eggs and I'm not sure when it happened, are the rest of the eggs still okay to eat? It hasn't been too warm the past couple days, frost every morning. Just hate to waste...
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    EE Roo x Red sex link. Olive Egger??

    I have an EE Roo and 3 RSL hens and wanted to hatch some eggs next year when he matures. Has anyone does this? Does it create an olive egger? Also I have a naked neck hen, wonder what that cross would create? If you have any of these, please post pictures!
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    Just started laying, is she already broody?

    Okay so I have a tetra tint who started laying a week ago. I have a few golf balls in the nesting boxes and one of the hens pushed all of them into one nest. Usually after they lay they get up from the nest. But today she is sitting on her egg and golf balls lol! I went out and got the egg out...
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    Mineral oil to preserve eggs

    I've been reading up on preserving eggs with mineral oil and I had a few questions I couldn't find on the web. Do any of you have experience with doing this? All the articles I read were preserving prewashed refrigerator eggs, could I put the mineral oil on the egg without washing it? Would it...
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    10 week old rooster jumping on me every time I feed them

    Is there anyway to stop this behavior? He's an easter egger roo. When I go out to feed them when I'm pouring the food or if he just sees it in my hands he will jump on me! I mean the last time on my freaking head!! He's still kinda small so it's not bad but it's becoming a real problem and I...
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    silkie gender, extreme size difference.

    My cousin got 16 eggs off ebay for 50 dollars and only two hatched. :( but one is growing so much faster then the other, is this normal, does it make the larger one a male? PS, if any of you have any fertile silkie eggs and are willing to sell or give them away we'd love to try and incubate...
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    gender help, polish!

    Please tell me these are girls. :( 7-8 weeks old #1 #2
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    My wonderful flock. Post pictures of your birds!

    The younger ones. About 6 weeks old. No way of fixing it's leg, but still doing great with the others. We'll see. Guinness wouldn't pose for the picture. Typical girl. The big girls. 14 weeks old.
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    Is it a male or female? Easter eggers, polish crested, and turken.

    Just curious if any of you can tell what sex these little boogers are. They are about 5 weeks old. EE's EE #2 Polish Turken
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