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    Bumblefoot

    Second year battling this. 2 separate flocks. Chicken keeping 5 years. Last year we found some areas of loose wire the birds were stepping on and eating (yes eating the had it in their crop when we culled). I lowered roosting bars. And we stopped letting them free range as they were always in...
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    Bumblefoot and Lice

    Just looking for opinions to have different ideas to chose from. I’ve been battling bumblefoot in 5 birds this summer. I’ve been able to cure 2 with Epson salts baths. One bird Stella was treated with antibiotics and pain. She originally had bumblefoot on both feet and I’ve managed to get it...
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    Sexed chicks bought from Hoovers

    Just 2 … marked with black dot are the 1st chick… other photos are the 2nd chick. 8 weeks old bought as sexed Armericanas. Visually I think Roo but don’t know enough about the breed … meaning maybe this style of comb presents more red?
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    What does this mean? Chicken Calculator

    What does self/* mean? Carries lavender gene?
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    BBS Orpington

    A genetic question I’d like to breed BBS Orpingtons can I accomplish this with a Lavender Roo and he’d act as the black? Or what other combination can I do with him? I like my roo. Currently with him I have 3 black Orpingtons but 2 of them look to have some white specks on them. 4 Lavenders...
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    Breeds for County Fair (Ontario)

    My kids (12,11 and 9) are so excited for this years fair. Last year our fair finally had birds again and they were so upset we didn’t enter any for our flock. They’ve been waiting for Chick days to come out to see what breeds are available to raise up some chicks to show themselves. Our fair...
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    Help with nesting boxes

    I have 2 coops. One lays eggs in the nesting box the other doesn’t. We originally made them a wooden nesting box each hole was 12x12x18. They never laid an egg in it. I left it in the coop for a year. They’d lay outside or on coop floor. Picture 1. I then bought the plastic ones again...
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    Lavender Orpington Genetics

    I’ve been reading everything I can but can’t seem to understand fully so if someone can ‘dumb’ it down for me a smidge. I have a flock of Orpington’s. Lavender Rooster 4 Lavender Hens (poor feathers after I bought them the seller wrote me saying she didn’t know why they looked fluffy) 3 What...
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    Too young for no heat?

    Picked up 2 chicks this morning. They are between 5 and 6 weeks old. My plan is to have them as seen in the photo for a week or 2. Thoughts? Should I bring them in at night. Southern Ontario weather is just starting to go below freezing. They were on heat in a garage. But I do feel most...
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    Orpingtons

    Just hatched out some Orpingtons. I got the eggs from someone who had a lavender and chocolate roo covering lavender, splash, blue and chocolate hens (if I’m remembering correctly on the hens) so she told me to expect lavender, blue or chocolate chicks. I had 8 hatch. 4 lavender, 2 chocolate...
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    Lavender Orpington Genetics

    I’m trying to understand. Just learning about Orpington genetics. I have a Lav Roo who has a great personality and after a few bad Roos we want to keep him for now. I have 2 lav hens with not the best feathering. And hatching out some blue/ lav / chocolate… these chicks were covered by either...
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    Broody Mama Quit

    So my mama quit on day 19. No mites I looked. Just no longer broody. Didn’t puff up or anything. She’s already allowed the rooster to mate her … crazy girl. I originally had 12 eggs. I put 6 under her and 6 in my incubator. She’s a bantam so I had thought 12 was too many. So I just added...
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    Viable?

    We’re on day 14. I’m thinking no that they quit but would like confirmation. Both eggs have a dark side and a light side.
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    Posting for my neighbour

    This is my neighbours 4 month old Mille Fleur. Started a few days ago where she was noticing a sore looking eye. And today the eye is swollen and bulgy when it is open. I didn’t see any bubbles and the nose looks clear.
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    To incubate or use broody hen?

    Late hatch I know. I have a dozen orpington (black / blue/ lavender) coming in a few days. I have 2 coops ... 1 with a lavender roo and 1 with no roo. Broody hen is in the coop without the roo. Purpose of these eggs is to set myself up to breed orpingtons next season. Mixing in blacks to...
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    Lavender Orpingtons

    I'll take photos soon but I have 5 3.5 week old chicks. 3 look more feathered out with tails and small combs 2 are slow to.feather out and have larger red combs. My guess is the later 2 are roos. But I've also read they are hard to sex. Thoughts?
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    Any guesses

    I was duped I believe. 6 week old Ameraucana
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    Pure Ameraucana?

    If your able to look into my past posts... I've recently switched breeds. Think because my daughter was attacked in the past by a Salmon Faverolles roo I just couldn't trust the breed anymore... everyone in my family after a discussion was nervous so we rehomed them to someone else wanting to...
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    Rooster Question

    My rooster hatched out in February doesn't give any of us in the family space. He will follow us and imo get into our personal space. This is a bad sign right? He is a Salmon Faverolle. Is this anything I did wrong? I had to get rid of my last boy as he attacked me. I do have another...
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    Humidity Issue

    Morning. I'm.strugglijg with humidity right now and my guess is it's my AC. I can keep it pretty steady during the day but come night it will drop to 28 or so by the time I get up in the morning. My guess is we have our AC on at night to drop the house to a cooler temp. During the day the...
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