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  1. Vanilla Gorilla

    Mixing different ages of chicks

    So these 4 were hatched on Thursday, March 7th. Their mother is an Andalusian, and their father is an Isbar. I call them Andalbars. I had to sell their father, he was driving all my neighbors crazy. But I wanted to hatch as many of his babies as possible, so I immediately put another batch...
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    Hatching tiny Leghorn eggs?

    I have two Isabella Leghorns, I've posted about them on here before. My question is this: They've been laying really well for about the last 2 months, and I'd like to hatch some eggs from them. They are about 7 months old. Their eggs are on the small side. Is it okay to try and incubate...
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    Black Isbar rooster + Blue Andalusian hen = ???

    Hi. I guess this question is for the geneticists out there: I have a Black Isbar rooster named Olaf, and I'm currently incubating 7 eggs from my Blue Andalusian hen named Winter. I'm just curious what kind of color patterns I can expect? Based on what I've read, within the Isbar breed...
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    Brinsea Ecoglow 20???

    Hi, I currently have 7 eggs in the incubator, expecting a hatching around March 6th. With that in mind I purchased the Brinsea Ecoglow 20 to replace the heat lamp I've used with baby chicks in the past. Seemed like a better and safer option all around. I guess my question is: I plugged it in...
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    First time incubating advice

    Hi, So I bought an incubator, brinsea mini advance ii, and I'm just looking for general advice and pointers. It has an automatic egg turner. How often, if ever should I be opening it to candle, etc.? Should it be in a sunny or shady location in the house? Do I intervene at all during a...
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    Rooster needs a name

    I have been having problems in my flock with feather plucking and overall stir crazy behavior. My flock was starting to get a little beyond neurotic. I tried pinless peepers, and hen saddles - they both helped. When I thought the problem had gone away I removed both the peepers and the...
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    So....Diatomaceous Earth is good or bad?

    So I posted on here recently about a Blue Andalusian hen I have that has having some minor behavioral issues. I did mis-diagnose a molt, thinking she had already molted - turns out she was just getting started. That aside, she started having respiratory issues - constant wheezing...
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    Isabella Leghorn gender

    Hi, I have two Isabella Leghorn chicks, hatched on July 31st. My 5 year old named them Candy and Bottle. I know it might be a little early, but I'm just fishing for opinions on gender. They both look like girls to me, but whatever they are I think they're both the same. Sorry the pictures...
  9. Vanilla Gorilla

    Blue Andalusian hen not laying...

    So I have a one year old Blue Andalusian named Winter who has stopped laying eggs. The back story being, most of my flock went through their first real molt about a month or two ago. She didn't lose a ton of feathers, but she did molt. She just hasn't laid an egg since, which I thought was...
  10. Vanilla Gorilla

    Broody Wars!!

    Here's my situation: I have 7 hens of various breeds. They have 3 nest boxes to share. This arrangement has worked out fine until recently because of the aforementioned broody wars. It all started with a Cuckoo Marans hen named Sprinkles. She decided she wanted to hatch eggs, even if there...
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    First time with broody?

    So this is my first go around with chickens, and I've never experienced a broody hen before. One of my gold laced wyandottes has been kind of mean and camping out in the nest box for a long time. Not all the time, but seems like it has been getting worse. She has also been making weird...
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    How do I get them to roost inside?!

    So I have posted on here before with little problems a first time chicken owner encounters, and I have another question. I have an original group of 2 cuckoo marans and 2 golden laced wyandottes that I got as chicks back in May. I have learned a ton with these four! This last September, I got...
  13. Vanilla Gorilla

    Damaged saddle feathers...?

    So I've been noticing one of my Cuckoo Marans hens with some tattered looking feathers on her saddle area. She has one other Cuckoo Marans, and two Gold Laced Wyandottes for coop mates, and none of the other three exhibit this same damage to their feathers. I have done a thorough inspection...
  14. Vanilla Gorilla

    Mice!!

    I went to check on the chickens last night, and when I opened up the door a saw a mouse quickly scurry out of sight. I have a couple of questions - 1. Do mice eat eggs? I have 4 pullets just started laying, and I've been seeing a lot of weird egg issues. I chalked it up to having...
  15. Vanilla Gorilla

    Pullet and shell-less eggs

    So I have a 5 month old Cuckoo Marans pullet - she laid her first egg last Sunday, and another one the next day. I thought "hooray!" However, since then she has been dropping shell-less eggs all over the place, usually one a day. I've found one in the coop under the roost, one in the run by...
  16. Vanilla Gorilla

    Welsummer pullet or cockerel???

    So we bought three chicks from the feed store about 3 weeks ago, a blue andalusian, a blue laced red wyandotte, and a welsummer. All three were advertised as pullets. The BA and the BLRW are clearly pullets, but the welsummer is a giant question mark. I've combed the internet looking for...
  17. Vanilla Gorilla

    Just saying hello

    Hi, I have found a ton of great advice on BYC, and finally decided to sign up. I started my backyard flock last spring with 2 cuckoo marans, and 2 golden laced wyandottes. I've had so much fun with chickens over the summer, I just picked up 3 more chicks: a blue andalusian, a blue laced red...
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