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  1. HattieScratchy

    what could this be?

    I have a silkie whose neck kinda slides to the right when she looks up. Resets her head back to center and it slides back over. I rescued her a month ago and, of course, just brought her out of quarentine. Its not something i noticed until now, but its possible i over looked it with her being...
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    Chicks from the same hatch growing at different rates

    I know typically this would be an indication of the larger being a cockerel. But these are welsummers and the males typically don't have the eyeliner or V markings on there heads. These chicks are also sexed from a hatchery (i know it's still not 100%accurate).. their feathering seems to be...
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    Blood rings?

    I'm incubating eggs and I'm on day 9. 2 days ago i didn't notice what I'm pretty sure are the blood rings i saw today. Now i can see it in 4 of my 6 eggs.. the other two are really dark shells so i can't see anything but the air sac. i can still see other veins in the eggs, air sacs are all...
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    How long can a broody be of the nest?

    I have a1st time broody silkie that was off the nest for 2.5-3 hrs today... the eggs should be on day 13. It's 43° today of that helps.
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    Would my silkie be disqualified in show?

    I want to greet my daughter into 4h and thought about her showing our chickens. Although, most are from hatcheries and just pet quality. Our silkie roo is so beautiful, but I'm still trying figure out breed standards and what would qualify as a show bird etc.... I'm looking into hatching eggs...
  6. HattieScratchy

    2 Leghorn/ polish crosses plus 1 barnyard mix

    They are just 3 weeks so i know its too early to sex, but just curious of opinions. Mostly in my polish/leghorns. hen is a brown leghorn, roo is a white crested polish. One chick definitely has a more prominent comb. The roo that was bred doesn't have a noticeable comb. the barnyard mix is...
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    Incubation period using a broody hen

    Can someone educate me a little on this? I had a Broody hen hatch our first eggs ever so I'm still learning how it all works really. I'm a "learn as you go" type. 3 babies hatched yesterday which was day 21 for 2 of the eggs, but was only day 18 for one of the babies. They are all equally...
  8. HattieScratchy

    First pipped egg (yay!) Question!!

    This might sound silly (totally new to hatching), but the eggs sitting under my broody seem to be a bit dirty. Is that going to affect hatching or the health of the chicks? Ifeel silly for even asking but i honestly haven't a clue. Tomorrow is day 21.. fingers crossed we have healthy chicks when...
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    Candling day 16

    First time hatching here..i have a broody sitting on 3 good eggs. It was so cool to see them wiggling around in there!!
  10. HattieScratchy

    Anyone have a black langshan?

    I've been searching for a photo of someone holding a langshan hen. Or a langshan next to another breed for size comparison. I know they get big, but I can't visualize just how big. Are they comparable to a Wyandotte? I didn't know much about the breed when I picked one up from the co-op (still...
  11. HattieScratchy

    New here..

    I'm new to chicken this year right now we have 10 "big kids"outsider which include a silkie roo and polish roo (which we will have to find new homes for because they are mean, I have small kids, and I won't take that risk) or hens are a black silkie name Hattie scratchy(hence my name) a buff...
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