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    DNA sexing for chickens

    Hi BYC folks, I'm a chicken-obsessed mom, living in an area where I can't have roosters. Before I moved to California, I was a laboratory manager at a molecular genetics lab. Having lived through the less-than-fun experience of raising a baby who turned out to be a boy, I have decided to offer...
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    Sick 2 year old hen (adored pet of my 4 year old). Hunched posture, bluish comb, barely pooping PLEA

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) production Barred Rock, 21 months old, feels in good weight condition. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Three days ago she started to stand with a hunched posture and was disinterested...
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    Hormonal feminization of a cockerel

    Hey folks, Last week I started treating my cockerel with estradiol, in hope of arresting his sexual development. I live in an area that doesn't allow roosters, so if he crows he goes. Does anyone out there have any experience with this? I'm dying to see if it will work.
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    Tailed Araucana and Ameraucana / Rhode Island Red: boys??

    Hi, I have a white Araucana that has a tail (someone was improving their Araucanas for some trait) and a red Ameraucana / Rhode Island Red cross. The white one "Georgie" is about 12 weeks, and the red one "Carrot" is about 10 weeks. I've posted these a Facebook site, and the consensus was that...
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    UPDATE: Orps, Polish, barred Rock, frizzle Cochin (picture heavy)

    Here's the link to my original post, introducing my five birds, two of whom I suspect are cockerels: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=4833110 I have new pictures this week; the birds are now 6 and 8 weeks old. Here is Echo's feather development under her wing. I'm...
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    UPDATE: Orps, Bearded Polish, Barred Rock, Frizzle Cochin

    Here's the link to my original post, introducing my five birds, two of whom I suspect are cockerels: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=4833110 I have new pictures this week; the birds are now 6 and 8 weeks old. Here is Echo's feather development under her wing. I'm...
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    Orps, Barred Rock, Bearded Polish, and Frizzle Cochin

    Hey Chicken Folks, I have a backyard flock in a city that doesn't allow roosters, so am hoping for as many pullets as possible. My two buff Orpingtons (Nancy and Billina) and my Barred Rock (Antonia) were sexed chicks. The bearded Polish (Fluffy the Vampire Slayer) and the Cochin (Echo) were...
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    2-week-old Polish appears to have pneumonia

    I just started my chicken adventure last week, after many months of dreaming, and it seems I'm already in need of help from the forum. The sick chick is a frizzle buff bearded Polish (with no bony head ornament, just a poof) I purchased from a local breeder two days ago. She is about two weeks...
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