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    Gash wound

    So ... one of my Polish hens was in my neighbors backyard, so after I caught her, I happened to lift her up and look at her, and thankfully I did, because she has a huge gash under her head. It is not bleeding or weeping any fluids, and honestly looks really clean. I’ve put her in a dog crate to...
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    Weird lump found with organs when butchering

    We butchered our roosters today. They decided they were going to be mean, and with 2 littles and occasional house sitters, it was just a no to keep them. When we were pulling (we as in my husband ;) ) out the internal organs, there was this large pretty hard thing mixed with the organs. I know...
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    Pox or ...? Black spots on comb - photos included

    Is this dry pox? Doesn’t seem to be dried blood from pecking issues, and I just realized it was in multiple chickens 😞 If it is, can I do anything or just need to let it run it’s course?
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    Breed Standards

    Do the various breed associations have breed standards that chickens are judged against at shows like dogs? I went to research about Polish and didn’t see any information, so was curious what the norm is!
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    Wattles on a 16 week old Polish

    I started second guessing myself and went to research and google was not much help. Can hens have red wattles? I have 2 that look pretty different. I have 2 other roosters the same age (black copper Maran and a barred rock) and it is *obvious* they are boys. These Polish chicks are not crowing...
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    Leaking waterer nipples

    I just made an awesome watering setup attaching nipples to a PVC pipe and a 5 gallon bucket on the other end. The problem I’m having is it is leaking out the actual nipple. Is it a quality issue? Is there anything I can do?
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    4 week old - leg issue

    I have a 4 week old Tolbunt Polish chick that seems to have a weak leg. It seems to be getting around when it needs to, but spends much time down on it. The leg does not seem to get pushed out to the side. These chicks have been on this surface for about a week. It is getting food (chick feed)...
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    Rooster changes from 5 weeks to 12.5 weeks old

    I made this little progression of photos for my aunt to show her how my rooster changed his looks as he’s gotten bigger. Thought others may find it helpful :)
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    Roo or Pullet? 8.5 week White Crested Black Polish

    Who wants to play? All 4 of our 8.5 week old Polish chicks look like this and they don’t feel significantly male or female. I think they were straight run too ....
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    Mareck’s disease in a chick

    I think we had Marek’s in one of our chicks delivered a week ago from McMurray Hatchery 😭 She has been off for 4 days or so, just seeming very weak, having a hard time getting drinks and food. Yesterday I really watched her and it dawned on me she seemed blind. After that realization her...
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    4 mystery chicks - what breed are they?

    Okay, here are my 5 (now 4 😭) unidentified chicks from McMurray that arrived yesterday. Any guesses to which is which? I ordered 2 Speckled Sussex females, 2 Ameracauna females, and there was a lucky extra random 🤔 I labeled the chicks as A-D. A and B are most likely the same breed as they have...
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    The frizzle gene

    I am guessing our Cuckoo Maran has the frizzle Gene. I had never heard of it before. I think I saw it is a dominant gene? Is it a part of any breeds breed standard? Is it desired or does it have a bad rap? I’m curious about it! :)
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    Weak hatchery chick - just picked up

    Hi all! Our 17 chicks arrived 30 min ago from McMurray. All but 1 look great and have drank several times. The weak one was huddled in a corner. We got her out, and helped her drink sugar water many times. She’s starting to perk up a bit, some chirps and some standing without falling over. I...
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    Family of 4 people, 28 chicks, and 4 dogs like long walks on the beach...

    Hi all! We’ve had several chickens in the past, but lost the last batch to a coop that wasn’t predator proof. We were pretty bummed to lose Goldilocks, White Chicken and Black Chicken. So 5 weeks ago my husband came home with 30 chicks, 2 which didn’t make it the first 12 hours. I love taking...
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    5 week chick ID (Polish ...?) and size comparisons

    Hi all! I’ve been trying to sort through threads to find similar looking chicks, but it’s surprisingly hard at these different ages! Trying to ID this chick - 5 weeks old. I’m guessing a Silver Laced Polish or maybe a Tolbunt Polish due to the gold in its feathers? There are 3 of these...
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