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    10 week old chick "sleepy" since hatched

    I got 2 dozen hatching eggs from a breeder. 18 were chocolate laced orpingtons and the other 6 were Easter Eggers. We had just had a cold snap a week before and her fertility had dropped with her previous batch before mine. Out of the 18 orps, 8 were non starters and only 3 ended up hatching...
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    What colour is this?

    I bought eggs listed as lavender cuckoo and isabel orpingtons last year. I'm wondering if that's what the hens are. They just seem so dark in comparison to the roo and the breeder, who supposedly had stock from reputable breeders seemed less than reputable herself (as I found out later)
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    Fresh egg with an embyo?

    I wish I had take a picture, but I was so grossed out I threw it away immediately. I collect my eggs daily and cracked one open this morning only to find it very bloody and a red blob that may have been a 4-6 day old embryo inside. There is no way it sat outside for more than a day and would...
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    Cayuga or cross?

    I just had some ducklings hatch and 2 out of the 6 have these little yellow patches under their beak, but no where else. We do have a cayuga and a welsh harlequin drake, however the cayuga never allows the WH to breed the ladies from what we have seen and before we got the cayugas we never had...
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    Pig breed guesses?

    Anyone have a guess as to what kind of pig/ cross this may be?
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    Reoccurring paralysis

    I have a 5 or 6 month old Pullet that had a sudden onset of 1 leg paralysis. When we first got her home about 2 months ago she had a silimar incident where she appeared very weak and unsteady. I was concerned about Mereks,but I gave her some supplemental vitamins and she perked up. The only...
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    Orpington Age and gender

    I purchased these 2 as a cockeral (big) @ 23 weeks and pullet (small) @ 17 weeks. The lady had several hatches and had them mixed together so this was her best guess. She said her youngest pullers were 12 weeks and this was definitely not one of those.The small one is super tiny and I'm...
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    Shredder gene?

    I recently purchased a few Orpington hens and one of the lavenders has some funky looking tail feathers. I have done a bit of researching since and have found reference to a recessive gene that could be the culprit, but I have not been able to find any pictures to reference to. Any...
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    Ducks eat birds?

    My free range pekin just attacked, killed, then ate a small bird in our yard. Is this normal behavior? Do I need to be concerned?
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    Is it a drake?

    We bought 2 "female" pekins over the winter and aren't quite sure if one is a drake. It doesn't have a noticeable curled feather, but yesterday we saw it helping hold down the hen while our WH drake had it's way with it. So far we have only had 1 egg per day, but this morning there were 2 which...
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    Adding poults

    We have three 3 1/2 week old chicks and have 2 turkey poults arriving this weekend. What is the best way to introduce the poults into the flock?
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    Classroom hatched

    Hello! I just brought home 3 of our 5 day old class-hatched chicks. I have not had chickens since I was a kid, so this will be quite the learning experience for me! I'm so happy to be a part of this group and to have access to all your knowledge and experience!
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