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    Marans Chick With Fused Toes

    I have a Marans chick that hatched yesterday. 2 of her toes are fused together. I've read that this is more common with feather legged chickens. She's a little wobbly, but she does walk and can get around the brooder. What's her prognosis if I don't do anything? I'm not 100% comfortable doing...
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    Olive Egger vs Copper Maran

    I just started incubating 8 eggs. They're all dark brown. The woman I got them from had 2 roosters. She said the chicks would either be pure Copper Maran or Olive Eggers. Any way I can tell which is which once they hatch?
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    BO or NH Red?

    I ordered both breeds and I thought this was one of the buffs, but now that he's feathering out, I'm not sure. Is he too dark to be the buff? Also his legs seem more yellow than white. Not sure what breed of chick this is. He came from Privett Hatchery.
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    Broody Hen vs First Time Layer

    I got my first flock of chickens around 6 months ago. The hens are older (around 3 years). To supplement my older hens, I recently introduced some younger pullets. With the exception of some minor bullying, everyone gets along. One of my Welsummer pullets is looking like she may be ready to lay...
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    Composted Pine Needles

    I'm new to chickens. I adopted an older flock this past fall. We live in a rural area, densely populated with pine trees. We have a huge pile of pine needles that has been growing for years. This is where all the needles carpeting the lawn end up. Coincidentally, next to this pile is where we...
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