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    White Silkie EE’s

    I’ve had over a hundred chicks in the last three years. Ive never had silkies before. They’re 11 weeks old. Pretty sure I have a cockerel and a pullet. What do you think?
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    What is this? How do I fix it?

    Just got a few day old welsummers home. This is my 7th batch of chicks but I’ve never seen this before. What is it? I was doing a check for pasty butt and saw this instead.
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    What do you wish you had known before incubating?

    I’m getting a Brinsea Mini II advanced incubator this Christmas. I’ve never incubated eggs before. What do I need to know before I get started? All advice is appreciated.
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    8 week old Blue Ameraucana.

    Need some help sexing. Pullet or Cockerel? I’m stumped.
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    What bedding do you use? & what are your reasons for it.

    Hi all, Wondering what types of bedding you all use and why? I’m building an A frame tractor coop and need a lightweight option that preferably I don’t have to clean completely out weekly.
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    Mystery needing solved.

    need help I figuring this out. Put four eggs under broody 20 days later two babies are chirping. We removed them (mom wasn’t keeping one warm enough) to find three eggs have hatched. Meanwhile she’s still happily sitting on two eggs. She’s in a cage where no one can escape. I searched the...
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    Gapeworm.

    I’ve read so many different treatment methods for this. I have a cockerel who lost his crow about a week ago. A few days ago he started gaping every time he took a breath. He has normal fecal droppings, he’s acting completely normal aside from the loss of voice and the gaping. The rest of my...
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    Squeaky crow.

    woke up to find my rooster crowing, instead of sounding very loud. He sounds like a squeaky toy. He’s showing no signs of respiratory illness. No wheezing or dischard found. It sounds like something is stuck in his crop?!?? I gave him boiled egg and some coconut oil to help dislodge what’s...
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    Broody Pullet Experiment

    I just set four fertilized eggs under a determined broody pullet. It’s my first year into chicken keeping. Wish me luck. Advice needed! I’ll be updating daily!
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    Broken back toe.

    Hey guys, I have yet another question regarding a pullet in my flock. She injured (either broke, or sprained) her back toe a few days ago and was unable to walk on it. DH and I tried splinting it by putting a cotton ball on the pad of her foot to spread the toes out. She’s now putting slight...
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    Broody but still laying eggs

    I have a pullet born 12/18/17 who has been displaying broody symptoms for a month. She has lost a lot of weight and is overall very weak. I currently have her in a wire bottomed “broody breaker” but she just isn’t budging. Should I break and get her some fertilized eggs? I currently only have...
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    Feather Picking.

    I have twelve twenty week old pullets that are currently molting. I noticed that one of my pullets has been picking all the loose feathers off her hatch mates. I removed a broody from the coop today. & added in two twelve week old pullets three days ago with the playpen method. I’m sure the...
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    Broody Pullet?

    I have a six month old Easter Egger that is displaying signs of broodiness. For the past week her behavior has changed dramatically. She’s rather puffed up all the time, and after she lays her egg in the afternoon (takes her about an hour to lay) she sits on it. She tries to bite me when I...
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    Communal Nest Box?!?

    I need some opinions on communal nest boxes! I’m reconfiguring my nest boxes and was thinking one big nest box with a single divider in the middle? I currently have my nest boxes inside with a heavy door on the outside to access it. We planned on moving the nest boxes to the exterior to add more...
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    Cockerel feather pulling

    I have a 12 week old cockerel that has been pulling feathers and eating them. He goes for my pullets saddle area in particular. He’s in my garage isolated for now. I’m new to chicken keeping and have never seen any aggression issues before. Any suggestions?
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    Gender on Welsummer

    I have a ten week old Welsummer who’s gender has stumped me. Gut is telling me Cockerel but I’m hoping I’m wrong. Pullet or cockerel?
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    Can I make the move outdoors safely?

    I have twelve - seven week old chicks. I’ve prepared a broody breaker in my coop as my “playpen method”. They’ll be in that during the evenings and cold/rainy days. I’ll be turning the brooder enclosure I have them in now into a run, that will run parallel to my current run. I’ll put them in it...
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    Ameracauna Cockerel?

    Well here I am yet again wondering if I have a Cockerel on my hands. I’m pretty sure I know the answer but wanted some expert opinions. This Ameraucana is almost six weeks old. I know the standard wait for Ameraucana is about 10 weeks before you can for sure know. But this feathered baby started...
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    Run design, so many questions.

    DH and I have been building a large coop and run for the last few months. Where in the world do I put the feeders, or the dust bath? I live in the PNW of Oregon, beautiful warm summers & wet nasty winters. We just had a pretty windy storm and I’ve noticed that even though the run is covered...
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    10 week old pullet or cockerel?

    10 week old Ameraucana
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