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    8 week old bantams, told they would be OEGB. What are they?

    Does anyone know if these really are OEGB? And if so, what types? They're all 8 weeks old. Is it too early to tell? I seem to have two little roos of this dark colorful variety, and was wondering what it might be. I then have two hens of a light tan color, and a pair of what might be...
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    Is it too early to tell the breed of this little bantam?

    Can anyone tell me what breed this might be, or is it too soon? This is an 8 wk old bantam I got when a day old from a feed store bin of bantams. She(?) looks quite different from the others, which I think are all OEGB. She sure is cute already. But I've not had anything with this coloring...
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    Slipped achilles tendon causing pain?

    Does a slipped achilles tendon hurt? It's been that way for her for a while now, and I'm just watching her limp around at this point. It happened when she was 5 wks, and she's 11 weeks now. She's not growing as large as her sister is, and I'm not sure what to do. She sticks close to the pen...
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    Spur torn off, root too?

    Hi, (warning: 2 yucky pictures ) My very first little chicken, my OEG Bantam lost a spur this morning, and I'm afraid he may have torn out the root. It finished falling off as we carried him to the kitchen. I treated him with Blue Kote antiseptic, ichthammol antiseptic cream and wrapped it...
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    Flock laying every other day?

    Today I collected 2 eggs. Yesterday it was a dozen. It keeps happening like this. What gives? Should I be scouting the yard for eggs?
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    15 week old roos mating. Should their hatch mates be laying yet?

    My OEG/Ameraucana Bantam cross roos are doing their mating thing, having started around 14 weeks of age. Should I be expecting eggs from the hens of the same hatch anytime soon? Some are crosses, and some are full Ameraucana. Thanks, bethanyrae
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    Is it trouble to give my hens a break from the roo for a while?

    Does someone have some advice for me? I want to lock up my roo(s.) I don't need hatching eggs this time of year, and I feel so badly for my hens and their beat up backs....the saddles just won't stay in place. They've got to be molting soon and growing back new feathers I would think. I'd...
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    Any suggestions for a multi-separated run?

    I'm thinking I'd like a set-up for separating a half dozen breeds for hatching eggs. I have plenty of land, and would have to start from scratch for the facility. They already have free range and a coop that is set up for both summer and for wintering, but I'm looking to put up something for...
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    Help? What should I expect with CM and EE crosses?

    Did I read somewhere that Cuckoo Marans roos will always produce barred offspring? I can't find my source, so am not sure now. Does anyone have any advice concerning what the chicks/chickens will look like from my Cuckoo Marans roo and my EE roo crosses? I'd like to be able to identify the...
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    4H Son wants to begin showing....help~~

    Hi, My son is thinking about getting into 4H and showing chickens in next summer's fair. He's shown quite an interest in helping out with the chickens, and seems to enjoy it. He's 13. I know that we need to find a "group" but what else do we need to know? Like: How old are the chickens...
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    Broody again 3 months after hatching? Is this possible?

    My large fowl Easter Egger went broody for the first time in April, and hatched out a nice clutch May 4. She's sitting in a nest again. I'm trying to figure out if this is real enough to order eggs for her. I'd hate to have them arrive only to see her get up leave the nest to join everyone in...
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    dog found my "lorp's nest....aughhhh

    It took two weeks to find her new nest after she moved it the last time. I've clipped this hens' wings and I still can't keep her in the fenced area. Now the dog found it, and has egg shells all over his face. What can you do to stop a dog from eating eggs?? It's probably my fault, as a...
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    hidden nest of eggs hatchable?

    I just found a nest under the bushes next to the house that 2 or 3 gals have been contributing to. They had moved when disturbed a little over a week ago and it took me that long to find them. aughgh. Are these eggs still hatchable? I understand hens will collect eggs in a nest for a...
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    Is this impulse purchase a Japanese bantam?

    Is this little fellow a Japanese Bantam....or what? His comb was distinctive at a couple of weeks old, making me think he's not an OEG bantam. We picked him and two others up at a feed store. This is a little pullet of I think the same breed: (The other chicks you're seeing there...
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    What kind of bantam baby is this?

    Hi, I picked up a male and female of these little bantam chicks at our local feed store 'cause they were cute, and I had a hen to put them under. This is the fella.....what doyou think he is? He's probably 3-4 wks in this photo. Thanks, bethanyrae
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    do's and don'ts of tethering roosters?

    Hi, My bantam rooster used to rule the barnyard, and my 2 young large fowl roosters ran from him. Now it's the other way around, and I'm afraid my little one could get killed if caught. I've heard of tethering a rooster, but have never seen it done. How is this done? Any words of wisdom...
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    I just lost another chicken to a neighborhood cat.

    I've never actually caught one in the act of killing, but they're over here stalking all the time. Day and night. The most recent was when I was late getting my pop door fastened up for the night. (It gets dark SO early lately) My young (23wk) Faverolle roo had just started roosting down...
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    fairy ring fungus Toxic or not?

    We have these fairy ring fungi growing around some of our evergreen trees, and it's about impossible to do a google search for whether it's toxic to chickens. There seems to be some called chicken fungus, and they also like to serve some with chicken! UH. My fingernails are crusted with it...
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    mites on legs...how know when to stop isolation.

    I have three hens with scaly leg mites. The mite signs on their combs have gone away with treatment. I've treated their bodies with DE and have been treating their legs with bag balm. They've been isolated for 3 weeks now. Their leg scales still show some separation. How do I know when...
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    How can you tell if it's Maraks?

    I lost an ameraucana hen (TSC store purchase) a month ago just after she started laying (23 wks). Symptoms were a leg starting to go limp, then problems inhaling. She got weaker and weaker. We put her down after three days before she suffocated herself. Now I have a 12 wk old ameraucana hen...
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