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    Trouble with reintegrating hen

    Hi, I have a sizzle who sat broody for a little over a month. She hatched out one chick, but abandoned it. We put her in the broody breaker inside the flock's safe run area (where we lock them in when we can't be out with them- hawks are a big issue here) and let her have a week or so to feed...
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    Is this feather mites?

    Hi, I have a sizzle hen who has been sitting on eggs for a month or so. She just hatched out one baby a week ago, but the baby died. I moved her to the broody breaker today so she could recover and eat without the larger hens interfering with her. As I moved her, I noticed significant feather...
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    Babies are here... When to move mamas and babies?

    Hi, We have a Silkie and a GLW on clutches of 4 and 5 eggs. We tried to move them with their clutches to a separate area last weekend; the hens did not like that and wouldn't return to sit on their eggs. So we moved them back into the coop with the flock and they've been sitting just fine ever...
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    Separate two broody hens from each other?

    Hi, We have a broody Silkie and a broody glw. Both are sitting on 5 eggs; the Silkie is on bantam eggs and the glw is on regular-sized eggs. We have a way to separate the hens from the rest of the flock to hatch their chicks, and a "nursery" set up for when the babies arrive, but the current...
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    Chick died- what to do with hen?

    Hi all, We are so sad because we had a chick die today. Our Silkie hatched it and she was SUCH a good mother. But the chick fell off the side of the ramp into the coop and its foot got stuck in the wire. I don't know how long it hung there--last night when I checked, Mama was in the nesting box...
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    Roo pecking new hen

    I have an EE roo who has been with his for hens (EEs and GLWs) since hatching. About four weeks ago we successfully introduced 3 Silkie girls of the same age to the flock with no drama. We had to get some new EE and BO pullets since some of our original flock were Roos. These five girls are 6-8...
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    Gnarly feathering in or something wrong?

    Hey all, this chick is 4/5 weeks old and her feathers are so weird compared to all the other ones we've raised this spring. Is this a normal pattern for feathering in? Or does she have some sort of disease or deficiency? Thanks! Belly (totally naked?!!!) Neck (see the feathers growing in...
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    Newbie Scraps Question

    Ok, I know WHAT I can feed (kitchen scraps), but I don't know what size to give. Do I need to chop up kitchen scraps? My oldest birdies are 8 weeks old and I have another batch of 3-week-olds. Sorry this is a dumb question!
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    What color is this EE?

    I don't know how to refer to my chickens properly, and I want to learn? What do you call this roo's coloring? (Gray feathers tipped with reddish brown) "Tractor" is 7/8 weeks old
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    EE pullets or Roos?

    Ok... I'm 2/2 Roos today. Here are some more of my EE chickies. Hoping for at least one pullet. I have two that look basically identical: (Chick on right) (Front and center--comb) Thanks, again.
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    Buff orp roo?

    Okay... All my chicks are turning out to be Roos. This one, too? 5/6 week old buff orp Wattles (sorry so blurry) Compared with a sister (chick on right is chick in question) Thanks!
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    EE roo?

    5/6 weeks old Comb/face Feathers(middle bird) This chickie started out chipmunk black and white: Pullet or sweetest cockerel ever? (Here s/he is sleeping with head on my lap just now):
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    5 week old Sizzle Sick?

    My Sizzle girl is acting weird. She has just been lying down on the ground all day. I took them out for a romp and she laid down. Now they're out on a sheet with fresh kale and some yogurt in a bowl; she's still just lying down. Her sisters have gone crazy both times with movement and chirping...
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    Experiencing Chicken Disappointment

    Wah. I'm brand new to chickens this Easter. We got 12 chicks from a breeder in town. Our first major setback was having to exchange a Silkie chick who clearly had spraddle leg and the breeder thought she'd be "fine, but just wall with a limp all her life." Um, no. Poor thing couldn't even...
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    5-week-old cockerel pecking humans

    This guy (I think!!!) was outside with me and my children today. The flock was out enjoying the grass and sunshine. He(?) kept coming over to me and my 4-year-old and pecking our toes, fingers, and legs. Some of it looked like curiosity (nail polish and rings attracted him) but some of it seemed...
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    Bloody poop? Warning: photo included

    Is this bloody or still considered normal? The chicks had some red pepper yesterday.
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    Is 54 degrees too cold for a little walk outside?

    Hi! I've got some 4/5-week-olds who need some fresh air. We've got them in big brooders in our guest room right now but since my husband is home today and it feels nice outside, I'm wondering if it's okay to take them outside in the grass and sunshine for a few minutes. Or do they need the...
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    What kinds of birds are these?

    The breeder we got this one from called her a "Sizzle." What is a sizzle? Will this be a hen? And this chick was called a "splash Silkie." Again, being new, I don't know what that means. Does anything about this chick scream hen or roo? Both are about 4 weeks old, I think. However, all...
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    4 week old Lavender and Blue Amerucaunas- pullets?

    Please please pretty please tell me these are all girls. Please. "Arwen" "Scout" "Hedwig" Thanks!
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    SLWs 4 weeks old- no feathering!

    Hi! I got these two babies from a breeder who wing-sexes. They were teeny fuzzy babies and now when compared with the Orps and the Amerucaunas, they're still teeny and fuzzy! Do SLWs feather later? Or am I dealing with undercover Roos? Any input is welcome! "Helena" "Prim" Thanks, everyone...
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