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    Is my eldest hen starting to decline?

    My eldest bird in the flock is a Midnight Majesty Maran named Jessie who will be turning 5 on July 20th. She's always been the top hen in the pecking order and has maintained that position all her life, earning her the nickname "The Matriarch". Supposedly MMMs live for 5-8 years, but I haven't...
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    Is this a Mallard or Rouen duckling?

    Not too familiar with either breed. Thoughts? They are 2 weeks old (hatchery stock)
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    Duck head wound?

    3 day old rehab duckling. What's going on with its head?...that isn't a bot fly larvae is it? 😬
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    Cornish Cross Sexing

    2 weeks old tommorow. Thoughts?
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    Dog Attack Injury [GRAPHIC PICTURES]

    Came home from work on the 26th to see one of my hens injured. I'm thinking she might've flown into the neighbor's yard and been attacked by their dog. Picked out the debris and made a saline solution to flush out the wound and applied a generic triple antibiotic ointment (no pain relief). The...
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    RIR, Almost 4 Months Old

    Rhoad Island Red. 15 weeks old, will be turning 4 months old on Sunday 24th. I realized today that they're older than I thought, time sure flies. I thought Mars was a roo but when I realized how old he was...my last RIR roo had a way bigger comb/wattles at his age but that just might be a...
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    Turkey poult with tremors

    Turkey poult from work that got banished to the sick tank yesterday. About 5 days old. He's been shaking like this nonstop and can't really walk and ends up getting stuck on his back. Any idea what's going on? Neurological issue? Disease?
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    °˖✧ Starstruck Silkie Shack ✧˖°

    Welcome to the °˖✧ Starstruck Silkie Shack ✧˖° Featuring stories and pictures of my wonderful silkies! There are still some standard chickens in the flock but the forum will be mostly for the silkies✨ Introductions: 1. Larry (♂️) - Hatched September 4th, 2021. He got a cut at the base of his...
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    Laying Hens & Hawk-Chasing Roo - West Monroe, LA

    Downsizing flock. Pick up only. Rooster free, laying hens $20 each • Rhode Island Red - 1 (♀️) • Jersey Giant - 1 (♀️) • Silkie/Leghorn - 1 (♂️) • Silkie/Midnight Majesty Maran - 1 (♀️) • Leghorn - 1 (♀️)
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    Do these stunted silkies need supplemental heat?

    In early June I got a group of 20 silkie chicks. At about a week old they contracted a particularly aggressive strain of fowl pox that ended up having a 55% mortality rate. I still have 2 of the remaining 9 chicks. They appear to have stunted growth. (White female = Creampuff, buff male = Big...
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    Hen scalped by rooster, is it infected? (GRAPHIC)

    A coworker had a 6 month old barred rock hen that was scalped by a Jersey Giant/Leghorn rooster. She has been sperated inside the house, wound cleaned/drained, treated with Neosporin (WITHOUT pain reliever) and microcyn poultry spray at least twice daily. This incident occurred 3 days ago, here...
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    Found Hen Dead, Egg Yolk Trailing From Vent (vent picture)

    My 2 year old Turken, Vinnie, passed away today At around 7:30am I fed them and she was acting as normal as everyone else, trailing behind me with the rest of the flock in the breakfast parade to the food container. It was 47°F this morning so I kept the teen chicks in the brooder until it...
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    Hawk ID - Louisiana

    There's been some dispute with a relative about what kind of hawk this is Edit: a link to the thread of the whole story for those that are curious - https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hawk-attack.1597508/
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    Hawk Attack

    Had my second hawk attack today (last one was almost 2 years ago). Had a 2 month old silkie with a single pinhole puncture wound and a OEGB hen with a few little cuts and a bloody eye (caused by the cut at the corner of her eye, no actual damage to the eye suspected); will keep a close eye on...
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    1 Week Old Mystery Bantam

    Light grey legs, 4 toes, non-feathered
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    One Legged Bantam Advice?

    Recently took in a mystery bantam chick with a deformed leg. A few toes are fused together and I suspect the same for their hock/ankle. They get around on one leg just fine currently and stuff their crop full exactly like any other chick. Just turned 1 week old. I plan on watching them closely...
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    Result of breeding two 6-toed silkies?

    I recently ended up with two 6-toed silkies (same number of digits on each foot). They're only 1 week old now but I was wondering if there would be any adverse effects if they bred with each other?
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    Does this Cornish Cross have Bumblefoot?

    Went out of town for a couple days and had a friend come over to feed my flock while I was away. When he came back in the afternoon to put up the chicks about 2 days ago he noticed my 4 week old Cornish Cross had a wound on his foot. He said at the time you "could see all the way down the...
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    Silkie Sexing

    Need a second opinion on these chicks. Both bearded Chick #1 - Hazelnut, 8 weeks old Chick #2 - Goose, 10 weeks old
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    How big of a prey will a wolf rat kill? Are my ducklings safe?

    I have 4 one month old ducklings. Are these slightly-smaller-than-a-football sized birds still prey for these similarly sized wolf rats? They've outgrown their 100 gallon brooder and I have them in an exercise pen during the day. I'm only 60% sure the Jurassic Rats won't bother them. I know...
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