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    Bumblefoot surgical removal (advice needed on result)

    I received an older cockerel a few days ago who arrived with bumblefoot (confirmed by me and another experienced chicken keeper). He came off a farm, so the previous owner cannot tell me exactly how long it's been there for. Suffice to say, looks like it's been a while. To treat, I soaked his...
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    Confused 7 month old

    Hi all, I hatched two from my Light Sussex cockerel crossed with a gold Legbar 7 months ago. By week 5, I had one pegged to be a boy as he was growing a comb and the other a girl. The slight hickup is that they are both now 7 months old and while the "boy" has pretty big wattles and comb...
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    Who are the parents?

    Can anyone guess the parents of these two? I had two cockerels, a light Sussex and a gold Legbar. The mothers were most likely a light Sussex or a gold Legbar, but might have been a silver Welsummer. The Sussex and Welsummers are all pure bred, the Legbars are crosses from a gold Legbar cockerel...
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    What makes a good coop for chicks?

    I need a light, movable, flat packable coop for chicks to use as a grow out until they're big enough to move in with the hens. Things that I've been thinking about: Perches can be closer together than for adult hens (maybe 8 inches apart?) Mesh floor with space for a removable solid floor...
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    Good result after a bad start

    After receiving mostly infertile eggs (16/24), got 6 lovely chicks hatching and only one that needed assisting! For some reason the last one didn't absorb the blood from the veins and was too weak to kick its way out. Ended up peeling it out 24h after external pip. Seems to be doing well...
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    Issues with hatching

    Hello all! 19 days ago, I set 24 quail eggs which were shipped to me. The five eggs piped on day 16, the first of which I successfully assisted on day 17 (it was hatching on the pointry end and couldn't complete the zip) and two hatched successfully on their own the same day. After an...
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    Record keeping hatch/raise-a-long?

    Would anyone be interested in joining me for a hatch/raise-a-long and keeping good records of the hatches? I've done it for the two day-old batches of chicks and for my previous hatch. I'm currently recording it for the current hatch. The aim is to collect lots of hatches and compare how well...
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    Best silver laced Wyandotte cockerel for breeding?

    Hi all, I would appreciate help choosing the best (most standard compliant) cockerel out of these four. I'm not planning to breed for showing, more for re-newing my laying stock, but I'd rather pick the "nicest" bird to keep out of the four. I am guessing that pink and orange are the best...
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    Booted bantam breed

    Hi all, we "picked up" this booted bantam cockerel a little while ago. He's now gone through quarantine and is integrated into our flock, but I'm wondering if anyone can help with the breed? I'm more of a large fowl person, so he has me stumped!
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    Hello

    Hi all, I've been keeping chickens for a few years now and have been lurking around the forum for a while as it's got so much information! I currently keep ex-battery hens, Norfolk Greys and Wyandottes. I'm hoping to acquire some Light Sussex hatching eggs this week as we found out that it makes...
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