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  1. BlueKittyMeow

    5 weeks - roosters?

    These were supposed to be sexed, all pullets but the combs are making me worried. I have 4 of this breed and three look more “rooster-y” while only one looks hen like to me. Thoughts? The suspicious looking bird (two more look like this one): Comb close up: And the less concerning bird...
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    Are these not silkies?

    We got what we thought were 8 silkies to add to our flock this season. I have my doubts about half of these birds though! I was told that the smaller birds, the potential non-silkies had just arrived that day while the others were older, so keep that in mind for the size difference. They...
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    What age can the young girls go join flock outside?

    My new batch of chicks are growing quickly - we use the electric contact brooder rather than a red light and I feel like the chicks grow up and feather quicker. There are 11 young ones in this new batch and our main flock consists of 3 older hens out in the coop. They have meet through bars on...
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    Marek's vaccination and mixing vacc'd hatchery and home hatched chicks

    We have 6 Marek's vaccinated hatchery chicks (3 days old) from My Pet Chicken. We just hatched 3 of our own chicks here. My question is - is there a risk to letting them mix, and if so, how grave a risk is it? I am planning on ordering Marek's vaccination and inoculating our home hatched...
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    Just lost my first hen... Having a hard time with it

    Yesterday we had our first loss - my sister found our easter egger, Dot, in the coop dead. She seemed to have a prolapsed vent and some minor trauma around the area. Perhaps she was egg bound? An easter egg did show up in the nest box yesterday, and she's the only colored layer we had. I am...
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    Injury to skin - feathers gone around area

    My hen has a wound under her wing. The feathers in that area are gone. Two of my other hens have similar feather loss, but no wounds, and two are totally fine. I am concerned that my rooster was too rough with her, but if that isn't the case I have no idea how she could have gotten the wound...
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