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    Sexing Brahma Chicks

    Good evening, Wondering if anybody would be able to help sex my 7 week old Brahma chicks? Many thanks
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    Determining Brahma Colours

    Hi all, I have some 6 week old chicks, all bred from a blue salmon cockerel and a variety of hens (gold partridge / blue partridge / splash / lemon Pyle) - does anybody recognise the colours of these chicks? Thanks 😊
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    Brahma Chick Sexing

    Hi all I have 5 Brahma chicks 4/5 weeks in age. I know we can’t tell the sex for sure at this age but wondered if anybody had any ideas? Photos below
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    Difference between USA and UK silkies

    Good evening, I am UK based and currently own a few silkie bantams. I keep seeing ads for USA silkies and was wondering what the difference actually is between USA silkies and other types of silkie?
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    Sexing Brahma - Comb Differences

    Good afternoon all I have a group of 3 week old Brahma and I have started to notice quite clear differences in the combs of the birds, one is much wider and shaped differently. Does this mean anything in terms of sex of the chicks or is this just a normal difference you can get in both sexes...
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    Are these eggs fertile?

    Good evening all I have a year old Brahma cockerel who is definitely top of the pecking order however I’m not sure he is mating with the hens and therefore producing fertile eggs. The eggs from these chickens don’t seem to be coming on as well during incubation as eggs from hens with my other...
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    What Colour Could My Brahma Chicks Be?

    Hello everyone I currently have 7 eggs in the incubator (my first time incubating eggs) From the mixes below, does anybody have any idea of the colours I may get? Group one: Gold partridge Brahma hen Lemon Pyle Brahma hen Blue Partridge Brahma Blue Splash Hen Blue salmon cockerel Group two...
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    Any idea what breed my rabbits are?

    Hello everyone I adopted two agouti rabbits from a pet shop around a year ago and was wondering if anybody has any idea about what breed they might be? My guess is that they may be mixed breeds, the little one maybe a netherland mix? But I’m not sure as I have not had those breeds before
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    Are my eggs fertile

    Hello everyone I have 2 cockerels in my flock who seem to now be at the top of the pecking order (they were both young when we got them and so we’re being hen pecked) I have seen both cockerels trying to mount the hens but am unsure yet if the eggs are fertile. I have taken some pictures below...
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    Sexing Brahma Chicks

    Good evening, I have 3 3 week old Brahma chicks - I think it is probably too soon to sex them (first time raising chicks) They are all developing at a very similar rate, what sort of things should I be looking out for to tell if they are pullets or cockerels? There is one blue partridge, one...
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    How to tell a fertile egg

    Evening all As you’ll be able to tell, I am very new to incubating/hatching birds. We’ve had hens for just over a year but bought a cockerel for the first time last week He is a young bird and I don’t think has mated yet with any of the hens. Does anyone have any foolproof way of checking...
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    What Colour Brahmas Would I Get?

    I have been keeping Brahma hens for just over a year and currently have - A gold partridge brahma - A blue partridge brahma - A lemon Pyle brahma - A splash brahma - A silver partridge brahma - A Colombian buff brahma I am interesting in getting a cockerel and have been offered a Blue...
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    Silkie Staying In Coop

    Hello all, I have a 10 month old silkie who keeps staying in the nest box during the day. It has not laid since Tuesday and is not sat on an egg or anything. When you go to pick her up, she makes an angry noise but only once and as soon as you let her out she is running around, eating, drinking...
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    Brahma Developing Strange Looking Chest

    Hello, Not sure if this is a problem or not - as I am relatively new to keeping hens! I have a Brahma who is 25 weeks old, and has recently developed a vertical indent down her chest - almost like cleavage. Can anybody confirm if this is normal? She is perfectly healthy in herself, eating...
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