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    Inflamed bottom, shell-less eggs?

    Blondie is a Black Asian hen, maybe 2 years old, who has been sitting in the nesting box trying to lay an egg, someone is laying eggs without shells (there are 3 chickens in the coop, not sure if it’s her but she appears to be not able to lay an egg. She otherwise behaves normally, eats, drinks...
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    Started with draining, sticky eyes

    Our adult Sultan hen started having draining eyes that would stick closed overnight - we would gently clean them with warm saline & cotton balls so she’d be able to see in the morning & as long as she could see she’d be up & eating like normal. We brought her in the house a couple days later, as...
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    Wheezing rooster

    Our 2year old rooster started wheezing about a week ago. He otherwise behaves normally, eating, drinking, lively, bright eyed & bushy tailed, no drainage or sign of fever. 1 nostril is dirty - he loves fruit & then forages so the dirt is certainly stuck on 1 nostril - I've tried to clean it with...
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    Broody Sultan!! Whooo Hoooo!

    Okay, maybe I'm misunderstanding, but I was under the impression that Sultans aren't broody, which is why they're rare. So, my precious Alice, Mavis' daughter, has been hanging around in a nesting box for the last couple days & I was afraid she was sick (she's the absolute sweetest, and I was...
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    Please read

    I lost my Sultan cockerel yesterday; 2 days ago I noticed bloody mucousy stools & yesterday my little guy was "down" - I offered him water, which he drank, but he didn't rally, so I took him to the vet & he had a temp of 104, fecal float (-). He was injected with banamine & a couple of...
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    Stupid question?

    If a white crested black polish hen breeds with a polish rooster of another type, will the offspring be mixed or one or the other? Will the chicks be mules? Needless to say, I'm new to chicken breeding - Thanks for your help!
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    Looking for Sultans!

    I'm looking for White Sultans, preferably adult/young adult. We live in NE Wisconsin, so prefer somewhere relatively nearby. Thanks!
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