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    Chick hatched today...gender?

    Does this look like girl wing feathers? From what I’ve researched, it does to me, but I haven’t always had good luck with getting it right.
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    Help please... need advice about chick

    My coworker and I hatch baby chicks in the classroom. This year one of hers got stuck in the shell and dried out. I tried to save it by wetting the membranes and slowly peeling them away. Now it has this clear yellow stuff stuck all to it and I am wondering the best method of cleaning it up to...
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    Broody hatching eggs. Concerned about ramp.

    I have 2 broody banties hatching eggs. One chick hatched this morning. They are in their coop which is a couple feet off the ground. I have a ramp going to the coop. My concern is when she starts taking them outside. What should I do about the ramp? Will she teach them how to go in and out...
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    Should I keep my eggs?

    so we have some fruit flies and have been trying to kill them with Hot Shot spray. I didn’t even think about all the eggs sitting out on the counter. I’m sure they’ve been dusted by the spray since we’ve been using it for a few days now. Since eggs are porous, I’m not sure if the bug spray got...
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    Aggressive rooster

    help! I have a rooster who has recently turned aggressive towards my husband. In the last couple of weeks he has turned aggressive towards me. I am not one to kill chickens. I don’t want to give him away to someone who will kill him or “fight” him. I’ve read about techniques to tame them. Advice...
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    Silkie dragging foot

    I’ve noticed that one of my silkies has been having trouble with her left foot. I noticed it several weeks ago when my roo was trying to mate with her. Her leg was king of out to the side and she couldn’t stand up when he got off of her. Today she was on the back corner of her pen not moving...
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    Is my girl broody?

    So I’ve got a banty that has started laying on eggs more consistently. She’s always been the more maternal one in the flock (she’s about 8 months old). I never really thought anything of it. But lately she’s been puffing up at me when I go to collect eggs. Still didn’t think anything of it until...
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    Egg decrease

    I have been getting up to 11 eggs up until about a week ago. Now I’m lucky to get anywhere from 2-4 eggs. What’s happening? My girls are about 8 months old and have laid eggs almost daily. I know egg production decreases, but my girls are still in their prime, not molting, and very healthy. Is...
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    Should I toss my eggs?

    I have had eggs sitting on the counter as I have collected them. I got slack on keeping up with how old they were and they all got mixed together. How long is too long to trust eggs on the counter? I would say it's been a couple to a few weeks.
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    Safe to eat or throw out?

    So I live in Middle Georgia where it has been cool and rainy the last few days. Last night it was raining too much for me to collect eggs by the time I got home. Today we moved them to a dryer area and I collected the eggs. Some were laid right on the ground and obviously got very wet. Most were...
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    Normal cockerel/roo behavior???

    As I was checking on my flock this morning, I noticed in my other pen, my silkie cockerel was behind my laying "box" crouched down and what appeared to be purring. He kept doing it until I went over and rubbed him. It was almost like he was in some kind of trance. Then I kept on doing what I was...
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    Is this normal?

    I've got a bantam that started laying (she laid 2 or 3 eggs) then she just quit. She hasn't laid any in a week. Is this normal egg laying behavior when one first starts to lay? My other 2 pullets that have started laying have given me an egg almost every single day since they started laying. Is...
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    Treatment for open wounds due to fowl pox

    My chickens have fowl pox and their blisters have started opening and bleeding a little. Some are oozing some yellowish pus and others are cracking and bleeding. What is the best way to prevent infection?
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    Is this safe??

    So I don't know a lot about DE but I'm learning. I took some to the pen with me and of course it was all over my hands. I was spreading in the dirt where they take their dust baths and I noticed an egg beside the nesting box. I wiped my hands off and picked up the egg. Now I'm being paranoid...
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    Shell-less egg concern

    I have a pen with 5 pullets. Two have started laying. This morning I went to the pen and found a shell-less egg. I'm concerned that one of my laying girls is going through something. My other thought is that I could have another pullet beginning to lay. Isn't a shell-less egg common with new...
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    Is this egg fertilized?

    I have a pullet that started laying on Saturday. She has laid a great egg each day since Saturday. I had one of her eggs today on a sandwich. When I cracked it, I saw the white circle. Does it look like it's been fertilized? (Yes she's with a cockerel)
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    My girl is laughing

    I have a pullet about 20ish weeks old. She is a bantam what looks to be possibly and old English. She constantly makes noises that sound like she is laughing. I understand that chickens make all kinds of noises, but this one is new to me. What do you think it is?
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    How much longer before I get some eggs?

    I have 10 hens. One of them laid her first egg Saturday. I have noticed that some of my girls are being mounted by Roos. Some still reject them. I have read that they do not let the rooster have his way with her until she is sexually mature. Does this mean that she will start laying soon? How...
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    My first egg!

    I got my first egg this morning! I'm so egg-cited! I just had to share!!!! Yay!!!
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    Possibly pox or mites?

    I've noticed black spots on some of the combs and wattles over the last week or so. I tried to look it up but getting lots of possibilities. I've come across the possibility of pox and notes. Could you give me your opinion? Thanks!
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