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    Chicks foot stuck in its bellybutton?

    I had a chick hatch out this morning who has her foot stuck in what looks like her belly button (essentially). Part of it feels dry and hard. Has anyone seen this before? I assume I need to cut it out but I thought I better ask the group first. Any advice is much appreciated!
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    Wound under wing - do I need to separate?

    Hello all, I have a 10 week old Bielefelder hen who got caught in some wire and tore her skin under her right wing to the point where it was fairly bloody. She is limping on her right leg and sitting more than standing but she seems perky and alert, just a little sore. My question is this, if...
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    Arrived as SFH egg but what is he really?

    Hello all! I have a young cockerel that was sold to me as a Swedish Flower. He is barred and has green legs and feet. Any idea what I have here? He is the grey in the photo of the chicks and is about 6 weeks old in the other photo. Thank you for all of your help!
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    Small chick, small eye, weird chicken sounds

    Hello All! I am still very new to chickens and have a question about one that hatched about six weeks ago. She has always been smaller than the rest, her left eye is significantly smaller than her right eye (she seems to have a hard time seeing from this eye) and her feathers always seem...
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    Sleeping on the floor vs roosting

    Hello all! I built a lovely coop for my 6 week old chicken’s and they are sleeping on the floor!! I showed them the roost and I have seen them use it during the day but at night they all huddle in a corner and sleep on shavings. Is this normal at 6 weeks?
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    4 weeks + red comb/wattles = cockerel?

    Hello all! I have 8, 4 week old barnyard mixes and 5 already have red combs and wattles. From what I understand at 4 weeks this is a sure sign of a cockerel. Is that right? Or is there still hope? Photo is just to show how red the combs are. Pullet from the hatch is sitting on my hand, her...
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    High fatality towards end of hatch - please help

    Hello everyone! I just hatched out my second clutch in my incubator. All went well day 1 but the humidity did sky rocket to 80% with all the hatching (with no way that I know of to bring it down). Day two chicks were hatching but struggling to dry off. They were left in the incubator overnight...
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    Chick laying on back. Concerning?

    Hello all! I have a chick laying on it’s back and just want to make sure this isn’t something to be worried about. It doesn’t seem low energy or sick. Should I be worried? Is this weird? Sometimes it lays on its side with its feet stretched out too. It doesn’t have trouble walking and seems...
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    Single chick dark markings barnyard mix

    Hello everyone! I just hatched out some barnyard mix chicks and was wondering what is going on with the coloring with this one. All the chicks are white / yellow except biscuit (one other has a little black on its wings). I wondered if maybe this was a sexlink trait? Pictures are of parents...
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    Hen attacks chicks - advice please

    Hello! I have a broody hen (broody #1) that killed her last clutch at two days old. I thought perhaps it was stress so when she went broody again I put her in a nice quiet spot with my other broody (broody #2) both had plenty of room and seemed content. Broody #2 hatched her clutch first and...
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    When to remove eggs from broody?

    Hello everyone! How long should I wait to remove unhatched eggs from a broody? Today is day 23 and no peeps yet. This hen stole another broody’s clutch. She has only been sitting for about ten days. Will she remove them or vacate the nest if they begin to rot? Or will she just sit there for a...
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    Help! determine age of incubation

    Hello everyone! I had a broody hen who kept changing nests so I took her eggs and threw them in the incubator. I think I have a bit of a staggered hatch and I am not 100% sure how old these chicks are because she was on and off the nest for days (along with another broody momma). I just candled...
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    Settling eggs after driving - question

    I am driving about 5 hours with some eggs today and was just curious how long I should let them rest before setting them in the incubator? Mostly freeway driving but I would rather be safe than sorry.
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    Swedish Flower Hen Show me your flock!

    I just picked up my first batch of SFH eggs and I can’t wait for the first pip! Show me your flock to tide me over!
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    Advice - confused broody

    Hello all! I am new on the forum but have been watching and reading from the sideline for some time. Now I need some advice on a broody. Two months ago my 18 month old Ameraucana hen went super broody. She hid her nest and by the time we found it she was sitting on 18 eggs. She hatched her...
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