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    Newbie geese questions

    I have my geese out on grass during the day and will have 2nd cut grass hay in the winter. I am wondering if I feed them a little grain at night is there a concern for sour crop like there would be for chickens? Also I found a grain mix for layers but it has calcium. Is it okay for the gander...
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    Cooking options for 24 wk dual purpose breed

    Wondering what my cooking options are for dual purpose breed (Orpingtons) butchered at 24 weeks might be? I really love a tender juicy roasted chicken but I'm thinking I might be better off using a slow cooker? They are around 4 pounds whole.
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    When to start lighting

    So my 1 and 2 year old hens have finished molting and nice new feathers have grown back in. This years pullets are now 26 weeks and wattles are red and they have been playing around in the nesting boxes for weeks. I want to start lighting the adults so I can start getting eggs again but I don't...
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    Polish chicken with floppy crest

    This is Miriam who is 3 months old. I have my first two Polish this year and her crest moves around and slides over one of her eyes. The other Polish I have has a crest that stays put. Her eye that is always closed seems healthy and I have been trimming her feathers to help balance the weight of...
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    Gender?

    Okay, trying this again at 8 weeks old now. I thought for sure these were both males because I have another blue splash that is half the size if these two with a much lighter comb hatched the same date. I believe number 1 is a roo. But I am not sure about number 2. These are Orpington x Easter...
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    Introducing/Reintroducing

    So I have a complicated situation. I had a hen go broody so I separated her and her chicks from the main group because I didn't want the littles getting through chain link fencing and getting stepped on by a horse or goat. Then I had a pair of foxes show up and luckily I was present at the time...
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    Orpington x Easter Egger cross genders?

    6 weeks old. Some of these are easy because their combs are more red but they all have fairly substantial leg shanks so I'm unsure. The first two birds are the ones I don't know, the second two sets are roosters for sure (the splash has red starting on the saddle) and the last is a pullet for...
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    Help! Punky/sleepy chick

    Shirley, a 3.5 week old Wyandotte hatchery chick. This batch has been inside the house in their brooder box with a brooder heat panel. I have them on Scratch and Peck brand chick starter. I removed the heat a few days ago because I had plans to move them outside today. Got them all moved out and...
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    Grafting to a broody - mixed age chicks

    I have an Orpington who just hatched all 4 eggs she decided to sit on. I had just started a batch in the incubator when 5 days later she made this decision. So now she has 4 day old chicks and I have 13 chicks from the incubator that are 6 days old. Would it work if I tried to give her some of...
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    Rooster "nesting"?

    What is he doing? He does this a night too and I thought maybe his feet hurt from a too narrow roost so I put up 2x4s wide side up and he's roosting on that but still does this? Is this his way of being "cool" like the hens? Or what?
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    Easter Egger Egg Color Odds

    I realize that they are mutts and all but has anyone noticed if there are any very rough odds are of egg color? Like is blue a higher percentage, then green, then pink then cream?
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    Baby button care

    I'm so excited. Mom did such a good job brooding these guys! I noticed yesterday she was sitting tight, not getting off the nest to eat so I figured they were busy hatching, yup they sure were! I've left the pair together while mom was sitting, and all went well. Now this morning Dad was hanging...
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    Chicken newbie with rooster - comb frostbite

    I found my handsome sweet Orpington buddy looking like this last night when I went to lock up the coop. I freaked out and brought him in, because it looks to me like how frostbite starts on human fingers, first purple then white. I thought it might warm up if I caught it in time. Will normal...
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    Large Easter Eggers

    Hello! I'm wondering if there are any specific hatcheries or breeders that have larger EEs? I have an Orpington rooster and want to get some EEs but the larger the better so he doesn't squash them!
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