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    Corn stuck in comb

    So my ameraucana roo has Had this white thing on his comb for a while now, and I finally looked at it (I’d been putting it off because he’s difficult to hold), and it was a piece of dried corn. Thereo other bits of corn stuck in different spots on his comb. I have no idea how they got there...
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    Sickly Orpington chick

    I got 2 buff Orpington chicks at the beginning of the month (they're around 6-8 weeks old) and one of the doesn't seem to be doing well. It spends most of its time sleeping, and hunched up like it's on a roost even though is not. It also seems to be underweight. It's not sneezing, it's poop...
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    Signatures?

    I was wondering where your signature is. I know how to change mine, but I can't see anyone else's. How do I see their's?
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    Hen is lethargic, with a dark comb and wattles

    Hi! I've just noticed that my 2 year old Buff Orpington has been acting odd. She doesn't come when I toss scratch on the ground anymore. She sits in the shade while the other chickens forage. Her comb and wattles are also seeming darker than they used to be. About 6...
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    Vomiting duckling

    I have a 4 day old duckling, who hadn't fully absorbed its yolk when he hatched. He stayed in the incubator an extra 2 days, and came out when it had been absorbed. He's not quite as active as the other ducklings, which I assumed was because of the yolk not being fully absorbed. But I'm not...
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    Pekin Rouen mix

    Hi! I just hatched some eggs from my ducks (Rouen drake, Pekin hens) And I was wondering what they might look like as adults. I have 2 that look like Pekin ducklings, 2 that are brown and yellow, And one that's almost all brown
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    Solved Unanswered threads

    There used to be unanswered Threads forum, where is it now/how do I get to it?
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    Hen with with odd pupil

    A while ago I noticed that one of my hens was limping so I went to check her out (the limo is now gone) while I was checking her over unnoticed that one of her eyes looked odd, almost as if the pupil had broken. Its its been a month now, and she's acting fine, but her pupil still looked...
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    Where to get egg cartons?

    Hello! I have been wondering where to get duck egg cartons, as they don't fit in chicken egg cartons. Does anyone know where to get them?
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    Temperature and humidity query

    Hello! I've never hatched eggs in an incubator, and it turns out that some of my eggs (duck and chicken) got too cold outside before I collected them, so I'm down to 2 duck eggs, and 7 chicken eggs. I know that on hatch day you turn the heat down a degree, and up the humidity, I wanted...
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    Are these really ameraucanas?

    So, back in September I got 3 pullets and I was told they were ameraucanas. I didn't think they looked like ameraucanas, but I wanted colored egg layers, so I got them anyway. They started laying a few months ago, and they all do lay blue/green eggs, but I still don't think they're all...
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    Predator help

    Does anyone know what kind of predator picks birds off one by one and only leaves the wings? The last one left the feet as well. I know we have a raccoon since I've seen it in the run, but I don't know if they leave the feet
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    floor space per bird?

    I was wondering how much floor space per bird? (in square feet please.) They only use the coop to lay and sleep in, during the day the roam a very large garden. So they really don't spend much time in the coop.
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    any idea what predator did this?

    In late fall of last year (i know that this late to post about but I'm a new member) one of my red sex link hens was found inside the coop dead, and I have no idea what could have killed her. We haven't had any other losses and she was our first loss. I just wanted to know what could have...
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    unknown predator

    Last year (i know that this late to post about but I'm a new member) one of my red sex link hens was found inside the coop dead, and I have no idea what could have killed her. We haven't had any other losses and she was our first loss. I just wanted to know what could have killed her and that...
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    can anyone tell what mixthis might be?

    ok so the brown one is my 8 week old pullet and i know that she is a mix but i was wondering of anybody knew what she might be a mix of. i'm not sure what color egg she hatched out of but i know that it wasn't white
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    can anyone help me sex these?

    so i have 4 ducks that are 10-11 weeks old and i don't know which are drakes. not the best pictures i know but of you can tell
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    ducks in river?

    I'm new to ducks and my ducks are about 10 weeks old now and i was wondering how they would do if they had access to a river? It's not enclosed, and they do have some free range time everyday and they are always put up at night. I just wanted to know if they would come back? I'm pretty sure they...
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    do all hens sing the egg song?

    my hens have been laying since October and not a one of them has ever sung the egg song, i know that's it's nothing to worry about i just wondered if a lot of hens don't sing?
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    write a story one word at a time!

    All BYC game rules apply. Please read below before continuing. So this is write a story one word at a time, so for example: Player one: Once Player two: There Player three: Existed And so on and so on. Every couple of words I will write them all down so you can see how it's...
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