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    I need to cull her right?

    pancakes was hatched on Tuesday. Seemed good at first. Waked a bit funny at first. After a few days I thought how come she isn’t eating. She would go out of the cave to the food and water with the others and then just cheep loudly. Realized she wasn’t eating or drinking. So I started hand...
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    Unhealed/unabsorbed yolk?

    Had our fourth chick hatch out this morning and immediately noticed yolk and blood smeared all over the incubator. I’m not sure if one of the other chicks stomped on it before it had time to absorb or exactly what happened. It had quite a mound of blood and goo stuck to its butt. Anyway it was...
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    Broody with no babies, what to do with her?

    its now day 23. We heard chirping from one egg on day 20 but no noise now. I don’t think they are viable but she is dead set on sitting. She’s fairly young, only about 9 months. Should I give her more eggs? Should I try to break her broodiness? Should I just let her sit until she decides she’s done?
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    How long after I hear cheeping should they pip?

    I’ve got a younger silver laced Wyandotte that decided she wanted to be a mother at the beginning of August (way too late for our cold dry Alberta air IMO). I finally let her keep three eggs on August 7th. Although my five year old helps with chores so it’s possible they were laid on the 6th...
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    Mean Bielefelder Chick

    I purchased 6 couple day old chicks on the 21st of March. 3 Bielefelder pullets and 3 Euskal Oiloas straight run. One of the B’s is a total, well, she’s a big “B”. Within a couple days she was pecking the eyes of the EO’s. Then a couple days later I caught her vent pecking an EO baby. I caught...
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    ....because fun!

    Got me 5 Silver laced Wyandottes, or so he says. They are about 14 weeks old. I’m thinking 2 are cockerels, maybe the rest are hens? What do you guys think? I’m thinking the furthest and second from the front are the boys.
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    Barred Rock vs Belgian Maline

    Hey all, we are fairly new to chickens. We have two barred rock hens and five brown layers. We are looking at getting chicks in the next few weeks and the breeder I have chosen is recomending Euskal Oiloas (which are one of the ones I want) and Belgian Malines for their docile nature. I...
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    Wry Neck or something else?

    Our poor Toast. She is our favourite and my 4 year old sons pride and joy. I started posting this on a different thread that was originally about something else but wasn’t get many responses. Although the ones I did get were very helpful, thanks ladies. Noticed her this morning with a crooked...
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    Unwell hen, calcium covered fart egg. Egg bound?

    My girls all seemed well this morning. All were up and out running about (free range, door is always open) eager to get their scraps. Scraps were scrambled eggs, strawberry tops, peas, oatmeal, cucumber. All together maybe a cup and a half for 7 hens. Went to check them before we left for...
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    Help me pick my chicks

    Happy New Year all! Just doing some online chick shopping but I’m new to chickens and need help picking this years spring chicks. Currently we have 5 Miller Browns (brown hybrid egg laying machines) and two barred rocks. I have found a localish breeder that offers a few different breeds and I’m...
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    Possible Frostbite

    New to BYC, and fairly new to chickens. I’ve been learning a lot through constant internet research. I have 7 chickens; 5 Miller browns and 2 barred rocks. All are about 8 months old. It has been very cold up here in Canada for the last week or so. We have a heated, insulated coop with a heated...
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