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    Lethargic chicken, tail down, jerky head-please help!

    A week or so ago I notice my Silkie chicken (2 years old) was having watery poops-every so slightly green. Eating and drinking fine so upped vitamins etc. The last couple of days she’s become really lethargic, barely moving and has had a mucky butt. I’ve been giving her warm baths to keep it...
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    Leghorn or Phoenix?

    Hi, I wondered if you could help me to establish the breed of this chicken. I initially thought brown leghorn but it has quite a long tail and Google search suggests Phoenix. It has greenish legs! TIA
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    Any idea on breed?

    I have hatched three chicks under a broody. I got the eggs from a local farm and they SHOULD be bantams. They are approx 10 days old. I have labelled the chicks 1,2 & 3 in the pictures. I’m thinking chicks 1 might be a cream legbar, however, I don’t remember the egg being blue-was more likely...
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    Why are my other hens pecking my chicks

    I’ve had three chicks hatch under a broody mama. They have been shut in the coop away from the other two chickens since the chicks hatched (although I’ve been letting the other chickens sleep in there over night when it’s dark) and they’re dopey. Today the chicks are a couple of days old so I’ve...
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    How long will broody sit on nest after eggs have hatched?

    Mumma hen successfully hatched the last of three eggs yesterday. How long will it be before she leaves the nest? She was still trying to push some of the broken eggshell under her like she wanted to incubate it so I removed all shell traces. If she stays broody and refuses to leave the nest...
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    Is this chick shrinkwrapped?

    It’s been about sixteen hours since this guy externally pipped and there has been nothing since then. He is cheeping though. I noticed a yellowing on the membrane and wondered if this means it’s too dry? How long do I leave it? TIA
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    Hen stealing and breaking broody eggs

    Hi all, I have a broody Pekin who has been sitting on 6 fertilised eggs for the last 18 days. I have two other chickens who just lay their eggs on top of her (which I have been removing) and no problems. Then yesterday I found three broken eggs on my lawn (well away from the coop) with fully...
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    Chickens keep stealing my broody eggs!

    Hi all, I have a broody Pekin who has been sitting on 6 fertilised eggs for the last 18 days. I have two other chickens who just lay their eggs on top of her (which I have been removing) and no problems. Then yesterday I found three broken eggs on my lawn (well away from the coop) with fully...
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    Are these eggs fertilised?

    Went to cook my eggs and noticed there was what looks like a little bulls eye in them so wondered if they could be fertilised? This bantam has only just started laying this week and we got rid of our Silkie cockerel a couple of weeks ago of the same age-approx 5 months. Never saw him cover her...
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    HELP!! Chicken bullying!

    Hi, I’m fairly new to chicken keeping and had three bantams (Silkie, goldtop and Wyandotte) that were getting on really well. Now they are at POL I decided to add two more POL bantams (polish and millefleur). I have tried to do it gradually by keeping the existing chickens in a cage next to the...
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    Silkie cockerel

    Hi, sending a picture of my two silkies. The darker one I’m pretty show is trying to crow but it’s more of a loud ca-caw than a cockadoodle doo. He/she is huge compared to the paint one and has thicker feet. Any chance he could still be a hen before I give him back to the farm I got him from? He...
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    Silkies-male or female?

    Hi, I have two Silkie chickens one grey and one paint (I think). They are about 16 weeks old and I have no idea of gender. Sometimes they hold themselves like cockerels and other times not. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. I understand it’s hard to tell until they lay/crow. I’ve...
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    Brooder size

    Hi, how big a brooder do I need for 4 three week old bantam chicks? They’re currently in a plastic tote box but I’m worried they’re getting too cramped. Any pics of brooders you might have will be useful. We don’t have loads of space so compact is ideal without them suffering. TIA
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    Newborn chick shaking its head

    First time chick mum here! I’ve just brought a two day old bantam Silkie chick (along with others) home from a reputable Hatcher. It keeps shaking it’s head constantly like it’s trying to shake something off. Otherwise seems fine and is eating and drinking! Any ideas what could be wrong?
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    Day 20 Silkie eggs! No movement!

    Hi all, I am new to hatching chicks and I have two left of my 6 shipped USA Silkie eggs. Candled on day 17 before lockdown and both were moving well. One has a saddled air sac but hasn’t seemed to cause problems so far. I’m now on day 20 and can’t hear any cheeps or rocking of eggs. I managed...
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