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    Which rooster?

    I am breeding for olive Eggers. I already have a blue copper Marans rooster. He's the head honcho. But I need another roo because the amount of hens I have is growing. I have two roosters to choose from: a black copper Marans or an olive Egger rooster? Which should I choose?:hu
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    Marans genetics

    Could I have information on Marans genetics? I can't find info on what happens if you cross different Marans varieties. Are they still purebred?
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    Blue Copper Marans?

    Last summer I incubated some chicken eggs. My roo is pure blue copper Marans. My hens are Cuckoo Marans, Rhode Island Red, and Easter Egger. I'm wondering if this young roo looks like purebred blue copper Marans? Is it possible for a blue copper Marans roo and Cuckoo Marans hen to make a blue...
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    Mixed chicks up

    So, I incubated before I thought through what I was doing. I incubated purebred black copper marans, blue copper marans x barred rock, blue copper marans x Rhode Island red, and blue copper marans x easter egger eggs. Now I have 19 chicks that I'm not sure which is which. Is there any way for me...
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    Need help! Either sour crop or pendulous crop...have no idea!

    I'm trying to figure out if my Silkie has sour crop or pendulous crop or what?? He's (or she's) throwing up. Every time I pick him up he throws up. I brought him inside yesterday and put him in a brooder. I've stopped his food. And I've given him water with a little bit of baking soda. I turn...
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    Can chickens eat these? And how much and how often can I give it to them?

    I have barley, what bran, rolled oats, and boss (black oil sunflower seeds). Can my chickens eat all of these? How often? And in what manner (dry, mixed, free choice, fermented)? I also buy my chickens the proper chicken feed. I have both free range birds and birds in pens.
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    Chicken injury

    I have a hen with an eye injury. Her eye is watery and she keeps shutting her bottom eyelid. I can see what looks like a duct or gland in the inside top corner of her eye. It looks swollen maybe. I've been giving her erythromycin eye ointment once a day. It's ointment for human use but it's all...
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    Four week old silkies outside?

    I have two four week old silkie chicks. If the outside temp is in the 80's, can they safely be outside without a heat lamp? Are they old enough to not have a heat lamp inside my garage where their brooder is?
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    Silkie eye issue

    I have a young silkie chick (still has an egg tooth young) that looks like her cheek fluff has got in her eye. I've done warm compress on her eye but I can't seem to get the fluff out. It's not her third eye lid because I've watched her blink. This started yesterday and I still can't get it...
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    Cold nighttime temps and pullets

    I have a six, seven, and eight week old chick that I'd like to put outside in the coop. I've looked on here for an answer but haven't found any that match my weather conditions. So I decided to create a new thread to ask. All three chicks are well feathered especially the oldest. My youngest...
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    Bumpy egg?

    My chickens get calcium and everything they need, nutritionally speaking. They do get scratch but only a small handful per day and I have a total of seven chickens all vying for a morsel of that small handful. The chicken that laid this is a year old and has been laying since early last fall...
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    Easter Egger/cross for nicer roo

    I am thinking about trying to hatch out an EE/Rhode Island Red for the purpose of trying to get a nicer roo. What are your thoughts? My hens are Rhode Island Red, Barred Rock, and EE and I have a Silkie/Marans cross pullet and Cuckoo Marans pullet. Do you think the EE in a the roo cross would...
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    Need help with chicken eating hard shelled eggs

    This is my first flock and they've been laying since end of last summer. I was getting 5-6 eggs per day from my six chickens but noticed decline in the past three or four days. Then yesterday I got an egg with a puncture in it like it had been pecked once. Then today I got one egg with a...
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    Silkie mix pullet?

    Hi guys! I have one more chick that I need your expertise on. I have a Silkie mix. She's probably five weeks old. I can see the beginning of waddles, but just barely and I believe they're flesh colored. She doesn't have any comb that I can see. I have zero experience with Silkies and their...
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    Maran Roo?

    I'm thinking I have a Marans roo. He jumps at the other two chicks with his feet the way my adult RIR roo does. The three chicks are all three different ages. I got them straight run. I believe this chick is five or six weeks old.
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    Something in the egg?

    I periodically search my property to see if the girls have laid in an odd spot. I found one today. I'm not sure how long it's been there or if it was laid and left or if she's sat on it at all. When I put a flashlight under it, it shows "something" that moves when I move the egg around and I'm...
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    Need advice on possible digestive issues

    Hi all, I'm new to chickens. I have had my first flock since they were day old chicks. I have six hens (2 rhode island reds, 2 barred rock, and 2 easter eggers) and one rooster (rhode island red). They are all around 5 1/2 months old. Four of my six hens have begun laying and have been laying...
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    New to roos

    I have been reading the threads on roo behavior and how to tell a good one from a bad one. I see the words "mild" and "moderate" in regards to rooster behavior, but since I have no prior experience with roosters at all, I'm not sure what counts as "mild" and "moderate". I figured I'd just write...
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    Pullet or Cockerel?

    Hi all. I was wondering your opinion on whether this bird is a pullet or cockerel. This is my first flock and they are about three or four months old (if I'm remembering correctly). I know he or she is an easter egger.
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    Chicken I.D. band question

    I'd like to buy I.D. bands for my chickens but I'm not sure which size to buy. I'd like to get the plastic bands. All of my chickens are about six or seven weeks old. The breeds I have are Rhode Island Red, Barred Rock, and Easter Egger. Thanks for any help!
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