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    MPC Double Laced Barnevelder Roo?

    -6 week old from My Pet Chicken, purchased as female -Suspicions: I don’t have experience with this breed and only got one but I don’t see the double lacing I expected. He/she also has chunkier legs than all other 10 chicks we got and is also the only one with red at the base of his/her comb...
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    URGENT Bantam Silkie possible aspiration

    I found our bantam silky next to the water bowl and her entire beard and face were wet. She is breathing but she was making an odd sound like she was coughing up water. Now she is panting with an open mouth. Is there anything I can do to help her? I think she may have had her whole head...
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    23wk EE Lethargic/Watery poop. corrid?

    I have an Eater Egger who hasn’t started laying yet though she’s about 23 weeks old. She suddenly started sleeping more & eating less. She’s become lethargic & has watery white/yellow poop. I see no obvious crop or vent issues. I brought her inside, gave her hydrohen in her water, made her a...
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    Two Eggs = 2 layers?

    So we’ve been getting 2 eggs a day several days this week. The eggs are looking super different to me BUT we only have one gal old enough to be laying! The others I raised from a week old & they are only 14 weeks! That’s too young right? Tell me what you think! Are these both from my Silkie or...
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    4 week old Behavior/Gender link?

    I’ve read both sides of the coin when researching chick gender/behavior links: that they don’t ‘sense’ their own gender this early so you can’t tell sex by behavior and that some experienced breeders can sex chicks fairly reliably based on many years of studying behavior. So, I’m wondering what...
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    Silkies but feathers looking frizzled?

    Sold as 100% silkies but their feathers look different than most pictures I’m seeing online, they almost look frizzled. Is it just too early to tell what they will look like? Both have black skin, well feathered feet, 5 toes, & seemingly flat area where the comb will be. I know the brown is...
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    Gigantor Chick

    It’s a TSC special. I had to isolate 1 of our 2 silkie babies for health reasons and the other was going crazy alone so we got a TSC special to keep him/her company.... well, this ‘Ameraucana’ chick (I do totally know how the genetics - & buying birds at TSC 😂- work so I’m not expecting a show...
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    **SILKIE**Hen getting ready to lay? (Or roo 😭)

    Our silkie the day we got her (drove 2.5 hrs to get a started pullet/hen. She is supposed to be 5.5-6 months in this pic. Cleaned her up, treated some foot issues and cleared up some poultry lice. Fast forward to this week (4 weeks later) & she has started singing her bocky-bock song multiple...
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    Need Good News- Chick freed from cord around leg

    Our new silkie chick wasn’t walking well and on inspection her cord or something from her vent area was wrapped tightly around her leg and when she tried to straighten her leg it was pulling. I made the decision to clip the part on the front of her leg as it looked completely dried out anyway so...
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    Help Sex The Three EE’s (sold as pullets)

    We have 3 EE pullets (sold as at least) and 4 Golden Comet pullets. All are the same age- 4.5wks or a few days more. I’d love you thoughts (guesses) on which EE truly are pullets. Maybe I’m missing clues. 1. Sunny Grits: yellow (white) chick next to one of our Golden Comets in the top pic...
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    Ducklings meet the Big(ger)s

    We had a short, supervised joint swim today. The female duck immediately jumps in with them and corralles them as if they are hers. Papa duck seemed to care less except that he was watching over Mama duck. (Papa and Mama are just names, they are not actually the parents- they are only 8.5weeks)...
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    Your duck pen....

    I left the ducks out for the first time last night even though the pen isn’t quite finished. The wire is all up and the house is put together. I have locks on the gate but we plan to add a pitched tarp (just temporary plastic cover right now) to the house side, I have a bigger pool, and I’m...
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    • duck duck house duck pen safety
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Ducks Stamping Feet!

    I wondered if my ducks would know to do this without a mother duck to watch but their first time out in the rain, they immediately started stamping their feet to call out the worms!! So cute!
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    Are they KC? Male or Female?

    Our new ducklings are almost fully feathered and I’m feeling fairly sure they are khaki Campbells but I’m unsure if they are male or female. Maybe I need to wait a bit longer? One is quacking and one is still chirping. Last picture is them a few weeks ago. Did you clip flight feathers? They have...
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    • ducklings ducks first flock flight feathers khaki campbell
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    • Forum: Ducks
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