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    Vet wrap for comb frostbite prevention

    We're just going below freezing out here and I'm trying vet wrap on my Leghorn rooster this year to see if it helps protect his comb. Anyone out there tried this? I'm wondering how long I can leave it on there. I'm thinking I can leave it on for a few days to a week. It's not on tight. I'm...
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    Feathered Shanks genetic conundrum. Pti-1^L vs. Pti-1^B

    How am I getting feathered middle toes on offspring from parent birds with clean middle toes? If I understand the genetics properly, the Pti-1 is an allele that has 3 options: clean shanks, Langshan single toe feathering and Brahma two toe feathering. The Pti-1^B brahma type is supposed to be...
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    Gauloise (Bresse) eggs due to hatch on 19-20th

    A fellow BYCer encouraged me to start a thread for this hatch. There is much debate as to whether Gauloise outside of the Bresse region can measure up to their reputed quality. These eggs were from the UK, which reportedly has German and French lines that can be traced to the Bresse Centre of...
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    Chick can't stand up - a solution without culling

    I had a chick that after 12 hours just laid on its side with both legs thrashing up around its head. It was strong and looked fine otherwise. All other 30 chicks who hatched at the same time were up and running within 4 hours. I taped a long pipecleaner shaped like a fish's tail to the legs...
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    Barred Rock Roo with gold - What are the genetic possibilities?

    New to this forum and to chickens in general. Here is a picture of my barred roo about 4 months old. He was sold to me as a 3 week old Plymouth Rock "hen" at a large open air market here in Hungary where I work. I bought him with two other chicks that did turn out to be hens. I believe they...
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    Expat in Hungary

    Hello, I'm totally new to keeping chickens, and have enjoyed learning and following various topics on this site. I'm from California but live in a small village in Hungary with my wife and 1 year old daughter. It's an adventure learning to keep chickens here in a foreign country without easy...
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