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    Chicken unbalanced and constant head flicking

    My 3yr Silkie Showgirl Cock Barry has become very unbalanced, regularly falling over and shakes and flicks his head frequently. I first noticed him looking off about 8 weeks ago, maybe longer. Initially I assumed it was either some kind of ear infection or mareks. I treated him with antibiotics...
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    What breed is my drake? Shetland?

    Hi all, just interested to see what you all think? Don't get me wrong I'm aware he isn't some amazing pure bred fantastic example of anything 😅 but he does bear a striking resemblance to a Shetland duck? He was given to me as a sub adult, was hatched by my neighbour in a mixed batch of eggs she...
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    Silver Appleyard struggling to pass eggs

    Hi, my Silver Appleyard keeps having problems passing eggs. She has been laying since December and is approximately 10 months old. She started off well and was laying decent sized hard shell eggs every couple of days. Then after a few weeks she laid a couple of soft shell eggs. She now...
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    Silver Appleyard struggling to pass eggs

    Hi, my Silver Appleyard keeps having problems passing eggs. She has been laying since December and is approximately 10 months old. She started off well and was laying decent sized hard shell eggs every couple of days. Then after a few weeks she laid a couple of soft shell eggs. She now...
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    Showgirl chick foot problems

    Hiya, my showgirl chicks hatched last weekend and one of them (named Mouse) has an issue with her feet. Her outer toes seem unusually short and she holds them very close to her middle toes, which then means the toes the other side then curl round. She could walk initially, in her own way, but...
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    Hello from the UK....Bedfordshire if you're interested

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Hatched my first clutch of Silkie eggs in April this year and now I think I have a problem, I just want more and more birdos! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 9 at the moment, 2 cockerals and 7 hens (3) What breeds do...
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    Bobwhite Snowflake quails...boys or girls?

    Hello! I think I know the answer to this but I'm looking for confirmation.....I have 3 Bobwhites that I hatched and I am fairly sure they are all boys :-( Much as I love the little trio I was hoping for some girls! They are currently 11 weeks old. So questions are a) am I correct and b) how...
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