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    Salmon Faverolle sex?

    Pullet or Cockerel? Color is throwing me off. This is suppose to be a Pullet. I’ve never seen a Salmon Faverolle this dark, so it is making me nervous. About 5 weeks old, a little smaller than the other Pullets same age.
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    Juvenile Partridge - Will this change to lacing?

    Hi! Will this color pattern on these partridge Cochins change to this?
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    Cream Legbar tail feathers gone wild

    One of my Cream Legbar pullets 3 months old, suddenly has tail feathers gone squirrelly. Is she a he? No crowing, no rooster behavior, comb same size as all the other pullets.
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    Breeding Cuckoo questions White Crested Cuckoo Polish x Blue?

    Hi! I am a newbie to breeding and Cuckoo genetics. I recently purchased a White Crested Cuckoo Polish Pullet that turned out to be a Roo, so thinking about breeding him. Can anyone tell by looking at him if he is single or double barred? I only have 1 White Crested Black hen to breed him...
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    Prairie Bluebell egg size?

    Prairie Bluebells per Hoovers Hatchery claim that they lay M/L eggs; while I stumbled across a nicely written article from Silver Homestead with great photos showing XL/Jumbo eggs barely fitting in the egg cups. Does anyone else have any input on egg size? I’d love to see egg color as well if...
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    What breed and gender?

    I’m unsure of breed and sex? Any ideas? About 7 weeks old
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    Looking for recommendations for Best High Quality BCM breeders (not hatchery)

    I am wanting to purchase high quality FBCM chicks or hatching eggs. Looking for a breeder that has gorgeous birds that lay those darkest eggs. Willing to pay for quality
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    2 questions, how old was this hatching egg, and would have it hatched?

    This is a shipped hatching egg. Upon candleing it looked scrambled and I could see a dark spot. Since I didn’t have room for it in my incubator, I decided to open it. How old was this egg? It’s obviously not fresh if it was developing… Can a scrambled egg hatch if it would have went in the...
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    Need advice, first time hatching. Eggs were shipped, damaged?

    Call me crazy, but my first time hatching eggs is with shipped eggs… I bought a Nuture Right 360 2 dozen shipped eggs, got here overnight. They were packaged excellent, individually wrapped and lots of bubble wrap. Eggs are very dirty. Do I just leave them this dirty? Upon arrival one...
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    Meyer’s free chick identification

    Hi, I got a free chick from Meyers “meal maker” program. Does anyone know what breed it might be? Thank you 😁🐥
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    What breed of chick is this?

    Hi, I received hatchery chicks today, and received 3 extras that don’t look anything like the others. Anyone know what breed this may be? Thank you 😊
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    Eye issue

    I noticed this Pullets eye looking abnormal. Any advice on what this is or how to treat it?
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    Black Copper Marans or Olive Eggers? Please help

    Hi, I ordered Black Copper Marans and Olive Eggers in the same hatchery order, and I can not tell them apart. If anyone can help me, I’d so much appreciate it. Hatch date of October 30th so 5 1/2 weeks right now. To make matters worse, the chicks had a hard trip and I lost quite a few black...
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    Loosing chicks daily since arrival

    I’m loosing chicks almost daily, here is what’s going on. These are a hatchery order, hatch date of October 30th. I received them 9:30 am 2 days later on November 1st. Open opening box, I noticed 3 of the 4 compartments of chicks were very lethargic. I had 2 dead chicks arrival. Brooder is...
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    French Black Copper Marans with white feathers normal?

    Hi, I have 4 French Black Copper Maran pullets 6-7 weeks old. They have white feathering in their breast and white feathers in their wings. Is this normal, and will it go away? These are Cackle Hatchery chicks Thanks!
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    Chick pecked / injured by others, possible vent infection?

    About a week ago I found one of my chicks tail feathers and vent had been pecked by others and it was raw and bloody looking. She is separated and in a bird cage inside the brooder so she can see others. I’ve been applying Vetericyn and Blue Kote. It has been healing up nicely although she is...
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    Frizzle chicks?

    Hello, I have 6 Tolbunt polish chicks and was wondering if these 2 are Frizzles? They are 9 days old. Thank you 😊
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    Low cost swamp cooler

    I’m in AZ, I lost a chicken due to heat a couple weeks ago. I since purchased this evap cooler off of Amazon and it has done the trick for me. I’ve been letting it run 24 hours a day as our lows are still hot at night. It’s definitely made a difference, the chickens will stand in front of it...
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    Help! Silkie stuck egg, prolapse? Gross picture, sorry!

    Six month old silky, I have three silky hens the same age. At least one started laying on Christmas, I have had three eggs so far. Noticed unusual behavior and this is what I find… Please help what do I do?
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    Stress, heat stroke, shock what else can I do?

    Hi all, I have a new flock that is about 2 1/2 months old. Yesterday we had landscapers come and do our yard, and unfortunately they weedeated around the coop while I was taking a shower. Chickies were free ranging near the coop when this happened, and I came out to scared chickens who had...
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