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    Is this a developing chick or something else?

    I cracked this egg open this evening that had been collected this morning. We collect eggs every day but normally earlier in the day. Today it was later in the evening when we collected. I just want to know if this was a developing baby or something else. Yes I have a rooster
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    Have a question about incubating eggs. Specifically washing them before incubation.

    I’ve incubated several eggs successfully last year. I normally only use the eggs that are nice and clean already to incubate. However, this year I want to start back up but my run has become a total muddy mess that I’m trying to dry out. That may not happen for quite a while. The reason why is a...
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    Trying to figure out what potential egg coloring I could get from a particular pairing.

    I have 2 amazing hens that have gone broody for me. I’m trying to figure out if I should let them hatch some of their own eggs or put my pure breeds under them. Moms are a cream legbar that have been laying sky blue eggs for me for the last year and a half. Dad would be a Swedish flower hen who...
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    Sneaky hen snuck off to go broody. 12 days along. Break or raise?

    I’ve got a Swedish flower hen that recently snuck off & disappeared. We looked everywhere for her for 3 days with no luck. Then suddenly she showed back up at feeding time! We just thought she had been hiding from all the cold weather & snow. Then she disappeared again for a further 4 days...
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    My son’s chicken was a surprise.

    A fun story. So this summer one of my hens snuck off to go brood a clutch of eggs. We found her on her stash of 12 eggs a week later. I decided to candle the eggs to see if any were developing. 8 were. As a family we decided to let her continue to try to hatch her babies. 14 days later & only 5...
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    My first winter down in Bend, OR. How should I prepare?

    I recently moved down to Bend, OR with my mixed flock of about 30 chickens. I’ve got 2 pure breed stock & 1 mixed flock I have just for eggs to eat & sell to family & friends. My 2 pure breeds are salmon faverolle & Swedish flower hens. My mixed flock has red sex links, red speckled Sussex...
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    Broody momma doesn’t want her babies. What do I do?

    I’ve got a broody buff orphington that I’ve been breaking for the last 5 months. I finally let her sit on some eggs to hatch. However, I had 2 other gals who constantly were trying to nest with her & pitched a huge fit when I separated her & her nest from them. As a result I took her eggs &...
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    Cockerel or pullet? Silver laced polish.

    I’ve got a 4 month old silver laced polish that I was fairly sure was a pullet. Now however, it’s started crowing. It’s feathers still look rounded but it’s molting & it’s very scraggly looking. Can anyone help me get a better guess on gender please?
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    Pullets or cockerels? 11 week old lavender orphingtons.

    I got the 2 beautiful birds from a local breeder. Straight run. I’ve read that sometimes orphingtons can be deceptive with their sex until saddle feathers show up or an egg shows up. I’m 🤞🙏 that I’ve got at least 1 pullet but I’m leaning towards both being cockerels. Am I correct?
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    Update on my possible cockerel red speckled Sussex. Am I a boy or girl?

    So this red speckled Sussex has been going back & forth on cockerel or pullet. It’s coloring is brighter then my other 2 pullets & it’s comb & waddles have been larger & more red then the other 2. They’re now 17 weeks old & their molting their juvenile feathers like crazy. All of them seem to be...
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    How did I get a white chick from a black langshan RIR cross?

    This year I had a hen who went broody & no matter what I tried I couldn’t break her. Wire cage. Wouldn’t let her keep any eggs. Kicking her out of nesting boxes. Tried for over a month with no success so I finally gave in & let her hatch some eggs. I’ve got a big & beautiful black langshan...
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    Momma hen seems to have abandoned her 3 week old chicks! Help!

    I have a 1year old black australorp hen we call Oreo. This year she went broody & we let her hatch out some babies. She’s been doing great until tonight. She decided to perch up on the roosting bars instead of snuggling down with her 3 week old chicks like she’s done every night till now...
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    7 week old black copper maran. Pullet or cockerel?

    I got this little black copper maran from a friend who went overboard at the feed store. The store claimed that it was a pullet but I’m concerned that’s it’s a cockerel. I need a second opinion please.
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    6 week old silver polish. Pullets or cockerels?

    I’ve got a clutch of silver laced polish chicks that are now 6 weeks old. I know these guys are hard to sex at a young age. I’m hoping someone can help me figure these little ones out. The first 2 I’ve pictured are 2 days older then the rest.
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    Fairy egg or 1st egg? Pullets are only 15 1/5 weeks old so.....?

    This morning when I went out to check on my gals I found a tiny egg. At first I thought it was a fairy egg but after I looked more closely at it i noticed that it’s not the same color as my adult hens eggs. I do have 3 Easter egger pullets that are 15 1/5 weeks old in with the adults but I...
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    I’ve got 3 12 week old chicks that have no tails! What’s up with this?!

    I this year I allowed decided to try incubating some of my eggs from my black langshans. All are pure black langshans including my rooster. Reason for this is my sister and some of my friends all loved my langshans & wanted some of their own. I had a lot of issues with my incubator at the time I...
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    14 weeks old now. Red speckled Sussex. Pullet or cockerel?

    I’ve asked about this little one before but it’s still making me scratch my head. Comb & waddles make me say cockerel but still no saddle feathers to say for sure. Help.
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    Polish chicks. Pullets or cockerels? 4 weeks old.

    I know it’s a little bit early for me to know for sure the gender of these babies but I’m hoping someone can give me some pointers on how to better tell gender & at what age that I’ll be able to know for sure. The 1st one in the group has scissor beak so it’s face is a little wonky. We call it...
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    Help! Chick hatch went bad.

    This morning one of my eggs piped & everything seemed fine. However, as the hatching went on things went wrong. I noticed blood could be seen on the membrane visible through the chicks progress of hatching. It fought so hard to get out but it was slowing down. Less & less noise was coming from...
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    9 week olds with no tails?!

    I’ve got 3 black langshan chicks that are 9 weeks old now. None of them have tails! They haven’t had them this entire time. They’ve been in a brooder with 2 salmon faverolle chicks that are also 9 weeks old but both of them have their tails. What’s going on? Should I be worried. They don’t join...
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