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    7 week old BYM gender check

    Abner is a 7-week old presumed cockerel. His dad is a Bielefelder and mom is a Wyandotte/Black Copper Marans. I had gotten good at determining gender of my Wyandotte mixes within the first few days due to their comb appearance. Cockerels combs are wide and yellow- distinct. Pullets combs are...
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    Poults… wild or domestic?

    These 2 poults were wandering in our front yard last evening. I’ve found conflicting info online about how to tell if they’re wild or domestic. Someone on FB said they’re wild and contact DNR. But other folks have said you can only tell based on behavior. Based on behavior, I think they’re...
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    One week post fox attack... is she just stressed?

    Last week, my 2 Marans escape artists got hit by a fox. One was killed and one survived with wounds to her back. The wounds seem minor- compared to many posts I've scoured here- and seem to be healing well. They're dry and beginning to scab over. In the last week, the hen (Doobie), has perked up...
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    Sicilian Buttercup… pullet?

    I have 2 feisty little Sicilian Buttercups I purchased as sexed chicks. It’s my first time with this breed. One chick, Blossom, is particularly feisty. She spars constantly with my EE cockerel even though she’s half his size. I just thought her feistiness and boldness was her breed. But now...
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    Is this a Buff Orpington?

    I got 3 BO chicks for my broody hen from TSC. One of them is beginning to develop some light coloration on the tops of her feathers. This is my first time with BOs so I don’t know if this is a normal coloration of chicken down or if perhaps I have something other than a BO.
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    Swollen rear toes on rooster

    Hans is a 1 year old Bielefelder rooster. His rear toes looked a little inflamed a few weeks ago. I suspected SLM and so I dipped his (and most of the rest of the flock) legs in vegetable oil a few times. This seemed to be the most efficient option for the amount of chickens. No one else had...
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    Are these the 10%?

    I’m suspicious of 2 of my hatchery sexed birds. Spudnut is a 6 week old Easter Egger. She is the largest chick in her clutch, larger than the BO. (The size difference was significant around 2-3 weeks but has evened out more now). Her feathers have come in cleanly like a pullet. Comb is a little...
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    Chicken memorial tats?

    I’m contemplating a tattoo to memorialize my Peanut Butter who I lost back in November. I’m a soon-to-be 44 year old women with no ink. I tend to think small, dainty, & simple is the way to go with tattooes since they change as we age. I’m thinking about an image of a feather. She was a...
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    This is a cockerel, right?

    This blue BYM chick, 5 weeks old, has had a large comb since he was about a week old. But it’s never really turned red, and it’s sort of stopped growing. I still think it’s a boy, but was curious to hear if anyone thinks there is a chance it’s a pullet. The other chicks in the pics are from...
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    Days old chick’s leg cut by string

    Hi all. I finally got some Silverrudd Blues (bucket list breed) from a feed store today and discovered a thin string (or umbilical) wrapped tightly around this one’s leg. I suspect it’s been there since hatch as it was already beginning to heal over in places. From what I can tell, the string...
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    Is this Barnevelder a splash?

    This is Pablo. He and his brothers are the product of 2 blue laced Barnevelder parents. I’m guessing that he’s splash. But in photos, splash colored birds appear white to me. Pablo is more light blue/silver. He’s only about a month old, so his coloration may still change. But has anyone had...
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    Young laying hen growing spurs. Is it genetic?

    I know hens can grow spurs, crow, etc... But I always thought it usually happened in older hens who had quit laying or in situations where a dominant hen took over the role of a rooster. But Cassie is growing spurs and she is just barely over 1 year old. She is activtly laying. She is in the...
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    All My Color/Gender Questions in one thread

    Everytime I hatch chicks, I wind with up a bunch of questions about their colors, genders, breeding, features, genetics, characteristics, etc... And I am really not a "wait and see" kind of gal. As a result, I have a bunch of different threads in this topic about my chicks. Since I have so many...
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    Why is this chick yellow?? Just when I thought I had a basic grasp on color genetics…

    I’m hatching 3 eggs from my Marans max hen, Cassie. It’s the first time I’ve hatched her eggs. Shes a black hen w/ silver patterning on her chest. The rooster is a black copper Marans. I 100% expected black chicks from this mix. Here’s what’s hatched: The black chick hatched first. It has...
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    Maryland Permit to Sell Poultry & Frederick County's Limited Agricultural Activity Questions

    Does anyone here have the Maryland Permit to Sell Live Poultry? If so, does someone from the state come out and inspect your property? If the state does inspect your property, do they also check if you're compliant with county ordinances? Or do they operate entirely independent of one another...
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    Who dug these holes? Squirrel or skunk?

    I think these holes were dug by squirrels, but looking for some validation. They’re a few inches deep at the most and in my front yard (not directly near any chicken coops). It’s just a lot of holes in a small space and a few are on the larger side. The biggest one is next to my women’s size 8...
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    Chicken Tetris- a question about integration

    It’s not Tetris exactly. It’s more like that kid’s game where you move the squares around to try to make the picture. Or maybe it’s a chicken rubix cube. Anywho… I need to move some birds around and they need to move at the same time because they are occupying spaces I need. So I don’t have a...
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    Acidified Copper Sulfate- contradictory info re: dosage

    I’ve been reading and (over) thinking how to go about administering ACS to a hen with a stubborn sour/doughy crop. 1/4 tsp in a gallon of water seems to be the recommended dose. So of course I go to mix up my batch and realize my bag package says this: I ordered it from Twin City Poultry...
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    Need suggestions on indoor set up

    My special little girl, Peanut Butter, needs an upgraded indoor set up so I’m looking for suggestions. PB is a “large fowl” Barnevelder who weighs in at a whopping 3 lbs. She’s an indoor/outdoor girl, but she doesn’t do well in extreme weather conditions. As it gets colder, she’ll need to...
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    Lavender hen shedding dark feather sheathing during molt?

    This may be entirely normal and I’ve just never noticed it before. My 2 year old lavender Orpington hen, Willow, is currently molting. But instead of the normal white/grey sheathing, hers is dark. At least, I’m pretty sure that’s what it is. I am currently working on a grass impaction in her...
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