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  1. CoastChick

    17 week old wattles uneven?

    My chocolate Orpington- Brigid Polpetta - is not laying yet- if I remember correctly she has a ways before laying- but I have noticed one side of her wattles looks almost shriveled ?? They have been bright red for a few weeks. The texture doesn't feel any different from the other side (and...
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    Pullet or Cockerel? 12 week Chocolate Orpington

    Can this Chocolate Orpington have that weird feather gene where it looks like the feathers are curled? Or am I seeing saddle feathers? I’ve told Brigid 14million times she will break my heart if she’s a boy … 12 weeks old …
  3. CoastChick

    Still hope for Pullet??

    5 Weeks old. Gold Sex Link bought from feed store and was decidedly darker (2 days post hatch) with a gold U shape on butt. Now, the comb and wattles seem to have popped overnight and are a dark rosy pink. Much more light yellow feathering than my presumably female Buff Orpington. Is there...
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    What is this boney protrusion on chick?

    My 3week old Black Sex Link has these boney looking protrusions on the top of her wings - is this normal? She’s a sweet little thing - loves to snuggle but doesn’t act like anything is hurting. I’ve not seen it on any other chicks before - but maybe it’s just the contrast of light skin and...
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    Lost toenail ? Injury question.

    I noticed My 4 month old EE “flamingoing” last week and inspected her feet. Looks like she lost a toenail and just the quick keeps getting bumped and then will bleed. I’ve been cleaning it up and using quikstop gel and vetericyn - I opted not to bandage it originally because I thought it would...
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    Best way to rehome 2 roosters?

    Unfortunately, two of my chicks that I got this last spring are crowing and I cannot keep them. I have inquired if my local vet has a bulletin board or a share service for locals in the area that may want to be adding two young cockerels. I have posted locally on Nextdoor. And in a local’ish...
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    13w won’t stay out of the Hen feed.

    I am currently integrating my 13 week olds in with my two-year old hens. While the two groups have their own coops, when they are free ranging during the daytime the little girls seem to have a fascination with getting into the big girl feed in the big girl run, which is a layer feed of course...
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    12 Week Old Easter Egger Gender?

    Soooo, please tell me no. My Easter Egger… might be my 3rd roo?? This is 12 weeks old EllieMae. No boy sounds, comb looks pink to me and scrawny legs - but I’m getting a vibe from feathers. And she repeatedly has been bossing around my barnevelder boy. So far 2/5 from my supposed to be female...
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    Lavender Wyandotte Comb?

    I have a 12 week old Lavender Wyandotte -or is she an Orpington? (The feed store sign was inconclusive 😁) Emmilou has the weirdest comb and curly feathers. It could be a rose comb - which all my other Wyandottes seemed to have but it has this wee little nub and is otherwise flat? Is this a...
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    10 Week Old Barnevelder - thought /hoped pullet - but she’s trying to crow!

    I have a 10 week old, who I am hopeful is a pullet- she looks to have more rounded feathers, soft features, beautiful eyes, mustard legs, but she has a bright comb and adorable little wattles. I have a little Easter Egger cockerel who started growing last week.. also 10 weeks old. His feather...
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    What do you think this sweet 6 week old chick is saying? She sure loves cuddles!

    My 6 week old EE only does this with her human sister, she climbs all over me and my son but she seems to do this chirpy purr with my daughter. What could she be saying?
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    Packing on the nesting material? Just for fun video.

    My EE, Fiona Patsy is hilarious in her antics… but I think this one is probably rooted somewhere in natural behaviour - but why? She’s not my only hen to do this, after laying, she will start pulling up her nesting box (excelsior) material and piling it on her back. ?? At first, I was thinking...
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    What do you do with eggs laid while in antibiotics withdrawal period?

    I hate to toss them? But I can’t imagine they should be put in compost - wouldn’t that contaminate the compost? And if I cooked them up and fed to chickens, wouldn’t that be prolonging the withdrawal? Not to mention exposing the other girls to the antibiotics? What do you do with the eggs laid...
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    Limping pullet- no overt signs of injury?

    My gold Wyandotte, Hen’Solo, suddenly started limping this morning. I can’t find any signs of trauma to her foot or leg. There doesn’t seem to be any swelling? Or a Bumblefoot looking problem? I cleaned her chicken feets and sprayed a little anti microbial and I am keeping her in the run (they...
  15. CoastChick

    Garlic affect chicken poop?

    I started adding some garlic to my fermented feed (scratch and peck mash) and have noticed in the last 2 days the chickens all have really dark green-black poop? Is this normal? Some are normal with the urate cap and some are cecal looking - but the colors are definitely different. In...
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    Wyandottes sexing - 8.5 week olds

    I have two of these gorgeous “Girls” But I am really starting to worry that the darker one is going to go by he/him pronouns? Pearl is the lighter grayish girl, timid and bottom of the pecking order. KyloHen is the darker weighs more than Pearl has a wattel showing up and generally looks...
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    Young pullets like to sit IN door.

    I have been looking into getting an auto door, planning on it. Probably the run chicken T 50 or the chicken guard. However I have two young pullets who seem to prefer to sit right in the doorway. Every time I see them there I shoo them away and tell them that they can’t sit in the doorway, but...
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    Predator proofing nesting box hatch?

    A thought occurred to me, my nest box hatch just opens with a slight push, and it’s not so far off the ground to think a raccoon couldn’t get in there easy peasy. What are some ways to predator proof a lift-able hatch only a couple feet off the ground? I currently have a brick on the top 😂 I...
  19. CoastChick

    What are these white … things?

    So I’ve noticed on both my RIR(7weeks) and my Red Sex Link (9weeks - shown in photo) have these white specks showing up on their feathers. What are they? Is it just from where the new feathers are emerging?
  20. CoastChick

    Need to move to larger brooder area, but not ready for the coop outside.

    I have 3.5 week olds and 1.5 week olds in TWO plastic tote brooders, but they are quickly outgrowing their spaces. The little girls are way too small to be put with the girls who are 2 weeks older. I'm contemplating using a wire crate with a separator wall so they get used to each other while...
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