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    Chickens are the most beautiful bird in the world? Of course!

    This team of photographers is saying the chicken has been waiting for “it’s moment to shine” check out this article about the 200 portrait campaign and book soon coming out! Click here to check out the article such interesting breeds posted!
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    Feathered Feet Vs. Mites

    recently I took one of my girls to get checked out by the vet for leg mites. (Different girl than photo). The vet said that my hen did not have mites.... but the one I took in looks the best out of all of them. I didn’t press the matter because it is a new vet and she came out and stood in the...
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    ISO How to Draw a Chicken Step by Step

    I LOVE the art I see everyone post on this site. I'm awed by the detail and the color I see in your pieces. Often I feel like the step by steps I find online are like the image below. I saw there were some art classes on art threads back in 2012 but I can't seem to find any recent ones. Are...
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    3rd Grade Genetics and Inheritance Unit

    Good chicken folk/breeders of Backyardchickens I need your help. I am teaching a unit on traits and inheritance for the next few weeks and had an idea. Instead of looking at drawings in an online textbook, why not look at examples that are more authentic and ongoing?! This idea just struck...
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    ISO Ventilation advice: Small coop & small flock in windy MA

    Hi all, I built a coop for the first time this summer. It is 4X6 feet with a slanted sunturf roof. The highest wall is 5ft, lowest is 4ft. The front and back both get wind so to prevent drafts I sealed the gaps. It is here I find myself in a pickle when it comes to ventilation. The windows in...
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    Pullet Egg Song or Concern?

    Hi all, I have a pullet that was hatched in April that has been acting a bit different the past week or so. She’s getting a little more aggressive towards feet (we think they believe it to be a chicken) and making odd noises yesterday. Is this... teenage chicken behavior? link to video of...
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    Nerve damage?

    Hello all. 10 days ago I saved one of my bantams from a foxes MOUTH as they boldly tried to snatch her while I was in the yard with them. Needless to say after my primal screaming and willingness to give chase it dropped the chicken and ran. Gizmo (the hen) was unable to stand. I brought her...
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    Mille Fleur leg color

    Hi all, I got some chicks from Ideal Hatchery and I noticed that one of them has yellow legs and the rest have blue. Is this a genetics difference within the breed or should I be concerned? The rest of her skin looks the same as the others and she appears healthy. below I am including photos...
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    Green/blue Skin Around Wound

    Hello all, Two days ago one of my 3 baby bantam roos got hurt in the chicken pen (4x8 feet for 9 chicks). I have no way of telling because I did not see, but I think there was a fight. They are about 8 weeks old and have been play fighting. I observed the chickens for a while and could not find...
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    Do you add anything else to your coop's litter?

    Hi all, I'm getting my coop ready for my chicks and had a question about the coop floor bedding. Do any of you use an add in for oder, moister, mold, or anything else BEFORE adding your top layer of bedding? (ex: Diatomaceous Earth or Barn Lime under hay) I was thinking of dusting the floor...
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    ISO Chicken Friendly Lease Option

    Hi all, My boyfriend and I are moving to the area south of Boston from my family's home in CT. We currently have 9 bantam chickens. Naturally I want to take my flock with me. The thing is... I'm unsure of how to go about finding a new home that is chicken friendly! There isn't exactly a...
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    D’uccle black mottled & brown

    Hi everyone. I have a black mottled d’uccle that is almost 4 weeks old and a brown that is almost 6. The black one has a very large red comb compared to my brown when she was the same age. The brown one has a small pale comb at 5 weeks still. Do you think that black chick is a roo, or do the...
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    Fading Chick

    I have a week old chick that has chronic pasty butt. She is the only one who has it. The brooder is 90 and I am feeding them starter feed, vitamins, probiotics, and yogurt. She has had this affliction for days now and she's starting to look smaller than the rest (not gaining weight). She is...
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    Pasty Butt to Constipation?

    Good Afternoon, I cleaned a chick from pasty butt and caught her doing like a sort of wheezing noise while trying to poop. The brooder is down to 90. Her vent is a little inflamed but can fully move.
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    oily chick

    I had an extensive pasty butt cleaning this afternoon and a 5-day chick got pretty covered in oil and water in the process (I heard oil stops the poop from sticking on feathers). However, since the process took so long a lot of oil got on the chick. I'm anxious that it is not drying off. I have...
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    Eye Pecking

    I have a 3 week old and 1 week old I am trying to put together. The 1 week old keeps pecking at the 3 week olds eyes. She isn't crying out when she gets pecked but it is literally right in her eyeball. Is this something I should just let them sort out among themselves? Thank you
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    Introducing Chicks

    Hi everyone. I have a 3 week old and 1 week old I'm trying to introduce and live together in a brooder since I have 7 brand new on the way. Every time I put them together the little one goes for the big one's eyes without hesitation or breaks. Not maliciously but constant. The large one is...
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    Sneezing Chick Dead in 4 Hours

    Please help me understand what happened. I am concerned for my two remaining chicks. I had two 2 week old Mille Fluer chicks I hatched myself. Both were appropriate weight, feathering nicely, ate, and drank frequently but dead chick had curled toe (unsure if related). Both had symptoms of...
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    Hatching Trouble Shooting. Eggtopsy Pictures

    We are feeling a little low in my household today. We set 9 eggs... only two made it. After performing an eggtopsy on those that did not hatch, a trend of fully formed chicks became clear. 4 never positioned, 2 positioned but not internal pip, one internal pip but no external pip. All eggs I...
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    Forced Air/ Ventilation

    Good Morning Ya'll, I would like to know if you need to open ventilation holes in a forced air incubator with a running fan. I see people's posts telling me to do this, especially during lockdown, but no one has made the distinction about bators. My bator has a loud fan. Isn't it doing enough...
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