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  1. Lucy_Dobinson

    Moving Pullet From Growers to Layer Feed

    Hey all! I have a bit a of a dilemma.. I currently have a 22 week old Silkie pullet in my chick/grower area with two 11 week old Araucana chicks all eating grower pellets, they get along well. I then have my main flock of 8 older girls on layer pellets. In the last week my Silkie has been...
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    Updated pics - Silkie boy or girl? 14 weeks!

    Updated pics from my last thread two weeks ago - are we still thinking boy? Comb hasn’t gotten any bigger, no crowing yet, but still unsure!
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    Silkie, 12 weeks old! Boy or girl?

    Can we have guesses on this 12 week old Silkie? I’m leaning girl just because it’s sibling has much bigger comb ant wattles, and more slicked back hair. But could Be wrong! Tia
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    Update 3: Paint Silkie’s, boy or girl?

    Hey all! Been a couple of weeks since my last post, Last time it was looking like two boys, but I have feelings number 1 is a girl? Poofier hair and much smaller comb and wattles, they are the same age. Opinions? They are almost 10 weeks old :)
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    Two paint silkies! Boy or girl? Just for fun! Part 2 updated pics

    Hey again all! So 10 days later form my last post, two paint silkies here born at the same time. Initially most were thinking 2 is a boy, 1 girl or too early to tell. Any ideas? They are roughly the same size, 2 a little bigger maybe! 2 has less hairdo and bigger comb and wattles - also blue ear...
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    Two paint silkies! Boy or girl? Just for fun!

    Hey again.. I have two six week old paint silkies here... Any guesses on gender? I’m thinking 2 is a boy, one maybe a girl? Or maybe both boys! Number 2 has a more pronounced comb and wattles. I know it’s too early, but place your bets! Will update once I know.
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    5-Week old Silkies! Pullet or Cockeral?!

    Hey all! I have three 5wk old silkie chicks here.. I know it’s early days, but any guesses on boys or girls? The white one is a little bigger than the other two. TIA!
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    Pullets or Cockerels?! Six Week old Araucanas

    Hey all! I have three lavender Araucanas all six weeks old today. Can anyone guess the genders? The first one is huge compared, weighing in at 500grams while the other two are about 200... is this normal to be such a huge difference? Also the first one has a crest already, while the other two...
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    Help! Sick Chick??

    Hi all! I have a chick almost 4 weeks old, who seemed fine until this morning. I weighed her and she only weighs 93 grams, and was all huddled up most of the day? Very sleepy, I felt her crop this evening as it is empty - saw her eating and drinking just yesterday? No bloody poop, and I have...
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    Chicks not gaining weight?

    Hey all! Just wondering, is it normal to have chicks from the same breed and hatch to be drastically different in sizes? I have two Araucana chicks two weeks old, one weighs 85grams, the other only 30grams! The other chick is tiny, but still seems to eat and drink okay? I also have three one...
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    Chicks dying or not gaining weight?!

    Hi all, hoping someone can help me!! I got 4 5-day old Araucana chicks, and the next day 3 1-day old silkie chicks. (From Different breeders) A few days after them seeming fine in their new brooder, eating medicated chick starter and fresh water on a bed of untreated pine, and an electric hen...
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    Help! 6 toed Silkie?!

    Hi all! I know it’s normal for a Silkie to have 5 toes, but one of my chicks I just noticed has 6 on each?! A tiny toe sprouting off of the 5th toe, and a tiny one joined together on the other 5th toe - she doesn’t appear to walk on the 5th toe anyway and gets around fine. Nothing to worry...
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    Help! Boy or girl!? Orpingtons 8 weeks!

    Hey all! I know still early, 8 weeks old - this one has more combs and wattles than my suspected girl, but less than my suspected boy? Acts like one of the girls too - any ideas at this age?
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    Orpington sexing! 7 Weeks updated pics!

    Hi again! Here are some updated photos of my five black Orpingtons at 7 weeks - Still thinking Winston and Peter definitely roosters.. But any ideas on Iris and the others? Winston and Peter are very boisterous and like to peck me, also less feathered than the others, BUT Iris in the last week...
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    6 Week-old black Orpington chicks! Gender??

    Hi again! Update on chickens, any ideas on gender at 6 weeks? Thanks for the help!! :) 1) Peter 2) Winston 3) Iris 4) Mavis 5) Opal
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    Black Orpington 5wks - hen or roo?

    Hey all! Unsure on this baby, pure black orp - I know it’s still early, but any thoughts? 5 weeks old.
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    Pure Black Orpington?

    Hi all! I have three two week old Orpington chicks, I noticed they have pinky yellow splotches on their legs and beaks mixed with black. They are supposed to be bbs orps - black roo and bbs hens. Can anyone tell me if they will turn black in time? Thanks!!
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    Black Orpington Chicks?

    Hi all! first time hatching black Orpingtons, and I know they’re supposed to have a black beak and feet- but two of my chicks have pink beaks (mostly) and patches of black and pink on the legs/feet, Will this change over time to black? The one in the middle as you can see has a full black beak...
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    7 month old brown shaver stopped laying!

    Hi all! I have three brown shavers/hybrid commercial hens, I raised them from day olds. They all started laying about a month ago an egg a day, but all of last week- one particular chicken isn’t laying? The other two are, and the three seem fine and eating etc. it is spring here so mild weather...
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    Counting 21 days?

    Sorry this seems like a stupid question, but how do people calculate the 21 day gestation? I put some eggs in at 11am on the 23rd August. So would I put them into lockdown on day 18 - 11am 11th September? And they would be due 14th September day?
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