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    Sanbornton NH roo needs rehoming

    Rescued what I blieve to be a year old Austrolorp roo, I’ve already got too many roos in the flock to keep him. Very healthy and gets along well with the whole flock, not great with very small children though. Other than that he’s great. Lemme know if anyones interested
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    Can you tell what mixed breed this is?

    I hatched some mixed breed chicks from my own flock and some of them came put very cool! Theres a couple that look similar to this little one as far as fun feathers and the head feathers go. I can tell this one is definitely part silkie because of its black feet and extra toes. Anyone have any...
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    What breed are these hens?

    Couldn’t get the best pictures but I have some dark gray hens with little tufts of feathers on their heads. I can’t remember for the life of me what breed they are. Anyone have any idea?
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    Originally thought this was gapeworm

    Hey everyone, This is about one of my turkeys. I know theres a separate page for turkeys but no one ever replies there. Hopefully someone can help me. October 10th, my female turkey got attacked by my dog. Miraculously, she wasn't dead and no bones were broken but the wounds were very bad. She's...
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    Can you tell who my roosters mom is?

    Hey guys, A couple months ago I used an incubator to hatch some chicks, and a broody hen raised them. She did awesome! She's an Austrolorp named Annie. Only one of the chicks I hatched was black, and he turned out to be male. He's absolutley gorgeous. Now that hes older I'm wondering if Annie is...
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    Rooster mating

    Out of curiosity, will a rooster mate with the hen that raised him? I have a hen who hatched and raised a brood of about 14 chicks, 3 are male and 2 have begun crowing and mating. I've seen males mate with females from their same brood, but will they pursue their mom?
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    BAD dog bite wounds

    Hey guys, need a lot of help here! This is actually about one of my turkeys but no one ever replies in the turkey section so hopefully someone here can help me. One of my turkeys was out past dark and got chased into the woulda by my dog. He does not like the turkeys and ended up attacking her...
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    Chick laid a tiny egg?

    Hey guys, I went out to the coop today and while checking on the chicks in the brooder, I found a teeny tiny egg. I've heard of fairy eggs happening early in a hens life before their hormones are fully developed, but these chicks are barely even fully feathered, not even a month old. I took a...
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    Rooster doesnt like my turkeys

    Hey everyone, I've recently aquired two turkeys. They're still quite young so I can't tell their genders but I'm quite sure ones a tom and ones a hen. I was expecting them to be A LOT smaller, and figured I could raise them around the chickens so they could get used to them. (And yes I know all...
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    I bought turkeys.

    Alright, I have a flock of about 80 or so chickens. I love my backyard flock but I've been wanting to spice things up for a while. I did some research on whether turkeys could live with chickens and was delighted to learn that they can. I know all about blackhead, but I'm not worried as its not...
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    Help?

    Alright, I've got a weird one. I havent seen this in the almost 6 years I've been raising chickens. I have a month and a half old Cuckoo maran. She's out with the rest of the flock during the day and in the chick brooder at night with the other chicks. A couple nights ago, I had gone out to...
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    Whats a well balanced diet for my flock?

    Hey guys! Growing up, my parents always fed our flock layer feed pellets and they free ranged daily. Twice a month I buy two 50lb bags of layer feed pellets and one 50lb bag of cracked corn and mix that together, as well as free ranging daily for my 75+ chickens. But I've often wondered if...
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    Rooster problems

    Hey everyone, I have a BIG flock of chickens. Almost 100. And with them I have two bantam roosters, two standard sized rooster, and one couple month old cockeral I'm hoping to keep. My two standard roosters are around the same age, a rhode island/new hampshire red, Mick, and a Lavender...
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    Why is my rooster making this noise??

    My year old Lavendee Orpington rooster started making a sort of whimpering, whining noise today when I was out in the coop. I tried to post a video but the site kept saying "error" ... He is one of 3 roosters in my coop, and he's at the bottom of the rooster pecking order. The rooster that is...
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    Lavender Orp x SLW or EE

    I have a year old Lavender Orpington rooster I want to breed with my EE, I wanted to know if any of her blue/gray feather coloring might show up in the offspring? Someone also suggested I cross my SLW with him and was wondering what her offspring might look like, and if the lacing would show up...
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    Swollen Hock

    Hey everyone, My main man BigMac hurt his leg after flying off the roost and landing wrong. I noticed he was limping and resting often. I figured he would be fine and let him be. The next day I found him lying on the floor of the coop. His hock is warm to the touch and pretty swollen now, and he...
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    16 RIR cross chicks

    Hey! I recently hatched eggs from my flock. They're almost 5 weeks old now. I have a pretty diverse flock, but my two roosters are RIR. At this age, is it normal for the chicks combs to start turning pink? Some have and some have not. Of course I don't know which are male or female, but I'm...
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    Auntie Fergie

    Hey guys! I’ve recently had 18 chicks hatch and my broody hen, Annie, has been caring for them. She does a great job! This is the 2nd time a broody has hatched eggs, but only the first time I’ve allowed her to care for them. She’s in the brooder pen with the chicks, which is a smaller coop...
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    What breed are these two hens?

    Hello everyone! These are two of my hends, Dottie and Rosemary. I’ve been stumped on what breed or mixed breed they might be. Dottie (first pic) Is much larger than my other hens and is pretty high is the pecking order. She doesn’t take anything from anyone, but mostly minds her own business...
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    27 eggs hatching now!!

    I wish I had started a hatch along thread when we first started incubating, but oh well! I have 21 mixed eggs in an incubator who are just starting to pip, and 4 under a broody and shes already hatched 2! One other hatched but unfortunately she didnt make it, and another pipped but never made it...
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