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    Mini rex color help...

    Can anyone tell me what color this is? Mama is white, daddy is black. Do I just have a pretty mix that isnt recognized or did I happen to get something pretty AND recognized from these two?? Mainly wondering if I have a blue or lilac?? New to rabbits. :DThanks in advance.
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    Egg bound?... prolapse??? Help please!

    Just found one of my sweeties like this.... I can feel the egg but I see no way of it coming out without cutting it out?? It is completely incased in what appears to be intestinal lining, etc?? She is a young pullet, just started laying a month or two ago... please help not sure what to do. Have...
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    Please help... question regarding post hatch

    I have 8 eggs that are on day 20... w My grandparents 50th anniversary party is this weekend (3 hours away) we assumed (yes, I know, bad idea) that the babies would be hatching tomorrow or maybe some Saturday and then we got back home on Sunday we would move them to the brooder. Well... we...
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    Shipped eggs with detached air cell lockdown ??

    Hi everyone! I ordered some b/b/s orpington eggs and some b/b/s marans eggs from papas poultry. I have 3 orpington, and 5 marans (out of 23 eggs!:() that have made it to this point. (Day 14) my automatic turner is the type that the eggs lay on their side in, so I decided to hand turn and keep...
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    Black split to blue???

    How do these genetics work? If I have two black split to blue orpingtons ( a roo and a hen) what color off spring will I have? I would assume all black...? Trying to understand what that truly means. Thanks! :frow
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    Help! Silkie newbie!

    I posted awhile back on the splash and everyone said possibly a pullet. Just wanted to follow up on her and check everyone's opinion on the black one. I was fairly certain it was a cockerel but I still question it at times so figured I'd let you all take a crack. Thanks. :) Oh, they are 22...
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    Say it isn't so! Only 1 pullet??!

    18 week old silkies.. I was so hoping to have a few pullets and the ones I thought were definite pullets suddenly seem to be cockerels. Please give me your best guess because I need to thin out my flock if I truly have this many roosters... :( splash... single comb... (hatchery) buff...
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    What is this creature?!?!

    Hey everyone! :frow So... long story short, my dad "accidentally" bought these birds before we realized how odd they are and we are just really curious about what they are. *were sold to him as hens, I strongly suspect they are both roosters but would love everyone's opinion ?* They hold their...
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    Does this sound like a snake??

    We have a turkey hen that has been laying in the same "nest" hidden in some brush for a couple months now... anyways, we left one of her eggs and one wooden egg and have been taking the fresh ones. I have noticed periodically that an egg would go missing but just brushed it off. A couple weeks...
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    Calling genetic gurus!

    Hi everyone! :frow I have a question, and please excuse my ignorance in regards to the area of genetics.. so let me see if I can type this out clearly enough for someone to understand my question. :p A couple months ago my husband and I build a homemade incubator and wanted to try out hand at...
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    New member from Arkansas

    :frow Hi!! I've been reading posts on here for a long time and very glad to be able to tap into some great opinions and advise. :celebrate My husband's family ran a commercial chicken farm for many years, so with us living on the family farm, we couldn't own poultry of any kind. :hit BUT they...
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