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    Incubator pkwer outage

    I've got some eggs coming into day 3 of incubation and I've just had to return the incubator on after the powerboard tripped. From when I last saw the incubator turned on to discovering it off the maximum time it could have been off is 3.5 hours. Temperature was at about 24C. Do I have to be...
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    Salmon Faverolles critique

    Hi all, I was wondering if there was anyone here who could tell me if it would be worth taking these two Salmon Faverolles hens to a show? I've never been before and was planning to go to open days and other shows this year to learn more but everything has been cancelled due to Covid of course...
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    5mo Polish gender

    I have this 5 month old frizzle polish who I kept because up until now I was certain it was a she. There were definate boys in the hatch who were obviously male at such a young age that I felt confident keeping her back. Now I'm not so sure. No crowing yet obviously but can anyone tell if it...
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    Iowa- Egg farm hens needing homes by the weekend

    I'm not much help, I live in Australia but just came across this post on Reddit for anybody who can help. An egg farm in Bode, Iowa is shutting down. They are currently giving the hens away. Any not gone by the weekend will be killed. Address given as 1721 130th street Bode, Iowa 50519. Contact...
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    What colour is this japanese bantam?

    Thank you!
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    Roo with crossed beak

    This is my boy Nugget, he's a little special but we love him and as you can see he has a crossed beak. He's reached 10 months old ok and seems to be in good condition. He sometimes struggles with picking food up but can get there eventually. I was wondering if a bit of a trim of his beak might...
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    Polish chick genders

    Hi, Not sure if it's possible yet but I was wondering if anyone had an idea of what genders these babies genders? Am trying to decide which of the babies I hatched I should keep back and these two are my favourites. They are 7 weeks old. Thank you!
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    Possible stunted growth?

    Hi, This is my Pekin pullet Cora. She hatched at the end of October so is 16 weeks old. Any growth since I bought her has been so minimal that I haven't picked up on it, she also still has very pale skin on her head. She gets around really well, has no trouble moving or eating and holds her own...
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    What colour is my Cochin?

    This is my lovely 7 week old girl Madame Maxime. I was thinking she was a partridge but the markings on her feathers look a bit different. Please ignore the purple on her feathers, I sprayed her with a coloured wound spray so my parents wouldn't accidentally sell her with the others while I was...
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    Pekin, definately a pullet?

    I've got this 17 week old Pekin Bantam pullet up for sale and I want to confirm 100% she is a girl. The breeder showed me a male from her hatch and you could really see the difference. I guess I'm just being paranoid but I want to be sure. No crowing obviously, she's a bit bossy but otherwise...
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    Japanese Bantam help

    Hi all, My sweet girl Suzi Q (named by my mother after the singer, mum got kicked out of church camp as a teen singing her songs) turns 19 weeks old today and I have a few questions about her. She’s still pretty tiny (the photo isn’t current though), when can she be expected to mature and when...
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    Colour questions

    Hi, just wondering if anyone could give me an idea of what what colour these chicks are? The silkie came from what was supposed to be cuckoo eggs. The breeder does have splash silkies but she is 12 weeks old and doesn't show any splash markings yet. The splash are also kept separate to the...
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    Could she be a he?

    This is Nugget, she's not the prettiest silkie in the world but she is loved even more so because of her quirky looks and personality. She eats pretty well despite her beak. Nugget hatched some time in May I think, though am not 100% sure. I'm positive that she is a hen, she's not laid yet but...
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    Anyone want to play guess the age?

    Hi, does anyone have any idea of what ages these chicks are? They are buff orpingtons, black sussex and coronation sussex. Also if anyone would confirm that the sussex are coronation and black that would be awesome. Thank you!
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    Colossal stuff up- cracked egg

    I am using an incubator you cannot add water to by opening it up and yesterday I must have missed the auto turner slot and stuck it in an egg because I opened it to this this morning. It's a polish egg currently on day 15. There is still movement in the egg. It's a pretty big hole as you can...
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    Chick not thriving

    This little cuckoo silkie will be two days old in a couple of hours. It hatched out under a hen but I pulled it off her and her siblings (was concerned about the hen that hatched them out, she is very young, I don't think she's even laid her first egg yet! But she was a very determined broody)...
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    Help needed, dead chick

    Hi bought a bunch of orphingtons and sussex chicks last Sunday. Ages are a bit mixed, I think they start at about 5 weeks. All were off heat and were roaming free. They seemed pretty healthy, the adult birds in the pens seemed healthy too. I found one dying on the ground this morning, with a...
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    Bantam Wyandotte chicks

    Hi, These adorable little babies recently hatched from some gold laced wyandotte bantam eggs I bought. I'm just wondering about their colours. I would have thought if they were all gold laced they would be the same colour at hatching. Just wondering if anyone thinks I may have some different...
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    Non standard bantam hatching times

    So true bantams are supposed to take around 19 days to hatch. Is it the same for non standard bantams? I have a silkie sitting on some bantam wyandotte eggs and am just wondering when I should expect them to start hatching?
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    Introducing youngsters to an established flock

    I have a 12 week old Japanese Bantam pullet and an as yet unknown 9 week old Silkie baby I am keeping. I have been selling the chicks from their hatches I was not planning on keeping and the last of them are due to go to their new home this afternoon. They have each other for company obviously...
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