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    Chick stuck?? Should i help?

    This is a brahma chick that is the last one and still not hatched, it is only day 21 but all the others hatched on day 20...also humidity dropped to 30% because I was afraid to open the bator during lockdown and add more water! Shortly after finally deciding to open it and add more today the...
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    Exploded egg under broody hen!?!

    Two days ago I checked on my broody hen and noticed an egg was slightly sticky, but decided to leave it. Well today I took a closer look and found an egg either exploded or cracked open, either way it was all over all the other 11 eggs! Also her feathers are sticky and stuck together. Are the...
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    Help! Egg exploded under broody hen...

    Two days ago I checked on my broody hen and noticed an egg was slightly sticky, but decided to leave it. Well today I took a closer look and found an egg either exploded or cracked open, either way it was all over all the other 11 eggs! Also her feathers are sticky and stuck together. Are the...
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    Help!! I introducing new baby chickens to emu

    I have one full grown emu, and she was raised with a flock of chickens since she and the chickens were babies...well this year we got three new chicks and they were kept in the house while little, but now are ready to go in the coop, so I put their whole set up with the heat lamp outside in the...
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    Can i put eggs under my hen at different times?

    Will my broody hen sit on eggs the whole time if they hatch at different days? Or should I avoid putting eggs under her at different times? Anyone with experience with this?
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    Silkie gender?

    I have three silkie chicks (which I'm pretty sure are satin/smooth feathered) and I can't tell the gender and wanted others opinions. Second and third picture are the same chick, I'm pretty sure the last 2 chicks are cockrells but let me know what you guys think!
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    How many eggs can I put under a broody hen?

    I have a broody rhode red right now and I wanted to hatch a dozen or more silkie eggs, is this possible or would th at be too many? Silkies eggs are smaller, so I'm thinking maybe I could do it, any thoughts welcome on this.
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    Tips or tricks to making hens go broody?

    My hens have nice quiet nesting boxes, with curtains for added privacy. I also put golf balls in the nesting boxes, any other ideas of what I could do or try to encourage them to sit on their eggs?
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    What breed will give me GIANT eggs? Any opinions welcome

    Right now I have a calico princess that lays me an egg twice the size of my rhode red eggs, and she has never missed a day! I'm looking for other breeds that will give me similar results, I want huge eggs! Any ideas/thoughts/opinions welcome.
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    Giant silkies??

    Last summer at a county fair I saw a chicken that was the largest one I've ever seen, much larger than my full grown buff brahma rooster, it was huge!! And if was all black with full silkie feathering! Has anyone seen anything like this before? Or if you own them please show pictures! Sorry I...
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    Looking for interesting and beautifull breeds or fowl species to add to my flock, and suggestions?

    Right now I have blue laced red wyandottes, silkies, brahmas, sapphire jems, and an emu and I plan on getting ayam cemani, frizzle, polish, serama, faverolle, and marans...I want my flock to be as beautifull, diverse, and interesting as possible so any suggestions on other breeds? Or even other...
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    Silkie chick age and gender??

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    Electric fence or barbed wire for emus?

    I keep my emu with my chickens, and she rammed the fence and was running free! Then my giant dog (saint bernard) chimed in and started chasing her! It was a disaster...anyways I need to think about fencing before this happens again, and was wondering if electric fence will stop her? Or if anyone...
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    Is this what chicken molting looks like?

    I've never had molting chickens before, Is this what it looks like or do they have mites or something?? Any opinions welcome, just want to know what is happening with them!
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    Do silkies molt the same as other chickens or at all?

    Is this what my silkies molting should look like? I've never had this before and was curiouse if she is just scruffy looking or if she is molting? Any opinions welcome, just hoping to get others thoughts?
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    How well does head pattern sexing work for emus? Is there other ways?

    I want to hatch emu chicks in the future but dont know how to sex them, the guy I bought my emu from said mine was a girl based on the head pattern, how reliable is this method? Is there other ways? Any guesses as to my emus gender?
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    Year old emu gender?

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    How to stop chickens from pulling out emus feathers?

    My poor emu has gone almost completely bald on her back from the chickens pulling out her feathers??? We tried separating her from them, but she is so attached to them that she rubbed her neck raw and featherless on the fence trying to get back to them! so we ended up putting her back with them...
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    Floppy comb?

    One of my hens (a sapphire jem) recently started getting a floppy comb, she stays away from the rest of the flock and keeps her head tucked in most of the time, she seems ill, but continues to eat and drink, she's been like this for a couple months now. Any ideas? Had anyone experienced this before?
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    Silkie gender guesses?? Satins (smooth) or silkie feathering?

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