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    Injured (?) baby chick not using leg and laying on side

    We have a young silkie hatched Feb 23 (now is March 13) and was in with a second one. She is now segregated. One morning (about 5 days ago) I went to check on them and she was laying down on her side and doesn’t want to use one of her legs so she kind of shuffled around and pokes it out on...
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    Chickens and geese or chickens and ducks?

    I absolutely love waterfowl and would like to add some into my flock of chickens. I love Cayugas and I love black East Indies as well, but I also love American buff geese, pilgrim geese and Sebastopols. I’m looking for something that will be friendly and cute but also get along very well with my...
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    • cayuga duck ducks and chickens east indies geese and chickens goose help waterfowl
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
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    What would best protect my chickens?

    I’ve heard many different suggestions. From female pilgrim goose all the way to Muscovy ducks, I’m looking for something that will protect them from everything including dogs, while also keeping itself safe and also being friendly towards its people. What do you all suggest to protect my flock...
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    Broken or dislocated leg on a 2 day old chick

    She’s been in the brooder but hasn’t been able to get both feet under her, we had to boot her feet due to curly toe but it seems as though one of her legs is broken or dislocated. It’s swollen and the joint is huge and unaligned and rough, she can only drink if I give her a syringe and is really...
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    Chick can’t stay upright... HELP!

    Hey everyone- I had a little silkie chick who resulted from my female silkie getting out of my breeding pen and into my maran pen. So she’s half partridge silkie half black copper maran... but she’s having some trouble. She hatched out on her own, but she had curly toe, so we got her some little...
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    Sexing a 2 month old Ayam Cemani

    I’ve never had cemanis before- so I’m entirely new to the whole sexing them thing. I only have one chick and (s)he is 2 months old now. What do you think (s)he is?
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    I AM LOOKING FOR HATCHING EGGS

    I am looking for some black copper maran hatching eggs. I had a very very beloved rooster who passed away recently and I am now without a breeding rooster. I am looking for some high quality black coppers with super dark eggs. Fertile hatching eggs or day old chicks. You must be willing to ship...
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    Silver partridge silkie

    What would I breed to get a silver partridge silkie? A grey or blue with a partridge?
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    ISO Silver partridge silkie eggs

    I am looking for silver partridge silkie hatching eggs in Alberta, BC, or Saskatchewan, or Chicks in central Alberta. Thanks!
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    What gender are these little ones?

    I’ve got 15 chicks, black copper Marans and olive/Easter eggers. Some of them are pretty obvious who’s who’ve but the others are more difficult. Help! The marans are 5 weeks and the eggers are 6.
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    Sexing Chicks

    I've got 20 chicks, black copper marans, easter eggers, and silkies. The silkies are 7 weeks old, the easter eggers are 6 weeks, and the marans are 5 weeks. When and how do I sex them? Is there a way to do so before the roos start to crow? I can send pictures of each individual chick if need be...
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    • blackcoppermarans easteregger gender help oliveeggers sexing sexing 6 weeks sexing 7week silkie
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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    What type of eggs are these!?

    I was out kayaking today and came across a nest! It was super cool. I can’t for the life of me figure out what it belongs to though! The eggs are long and narrow and about the size of a silkie egg, and speckled. The nest was right out in the water, what do you guys think it is??
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    day old chick keeps flipping on her back or gasping for air... help!!!

    She (or he) hatched yesterday morning, her air bubble in the egg was slightly irregular but she hatched on her own. She keeps flipping onto her back or will wake up from a nap gasping for air. It’s heartbreaking! There is no click when she breathes normally but when she’s gasping there’s the odd...
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