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    White Silkie chick with light coloured feet? Help!!

    Hello everyone, I hatched out some White Silkie eggs and most of the chicks have light feet but have the black skin throughout their body, just not their feet? They have the walnut comb, 5 toes and the feathers on the last toe. I will attach some pics of the chick and the parent stock. Any help...
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    Silkie with light feet? Help!!

    Hello everyone, I hatched out some White Silkie eggs and most of the chicks have light feet but have the black skin throughout their body, just not their feet? They have the walnut comb, 5 toes and the feathers on the last toe. I will attach some pics of the chick and the parent stock. Any help...
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    Chick with pasty butt, bum now hard and veru lethargic. Help!!!

    Hi all, This chick was a sickly one from hatch. It's been a week or so since hatch and she can't eat or drink alone so we have to force feed her. We fed her yesterday in the evening around 6-7pm and left her in the brooder. It is now 10am the next day and she got a severely clogged vent from...
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    Chick pecking at air and not able to find drimk and food? Please help!!

    Hi everyone, this chick is a RIR and is 2 days old. She was born with a vitamin E deficiency and could not balance and stand and was always falling on its side. We gave her egg yolk with vitamin E supplements and electrolyte water and she perked up. Now she can walk around perfectly, running...
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    How to differentiate RIR and Buff orp chicks? BO chick with black head markings? Help!!

    Hi everyone, I just had a batch of chicks hatch today. I have 1 buff orpington amongst 7 or so RIR chicks. And literally cannot tell which is which now. I need this buff orp chick for an order and cannot afford to mess it up. I am happy to send pics if needed but they all basically look...
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    How to differentiate buff orpington chicks for RIR chicks??

    Hi everyone, I just had a batch of chicks hatch today. I have 1 buff orpington amongst 7 or so RIR chicks. And literally cannot tell which is which now. I need this buff orp chick for an order and cannot afford to mess it up. I am happy to send pics if needed but they all basically look...
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    Is this a lavender araucana chick?

    Hey everyone, I bought lavender araucana chicks from a seller on ebay. It hatched out today with striping and not silver feathering. On the left is a standard lavender Araucana chick but I don't know if this one is a pure breed. Please help!!
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    chick with unabsorbed yolk sac and insides coming out!!

    Hi everyone, Today my chicks hatched and one was had not pipped externally (it is day 21, day 22 in an hour) I was concerned and cracked the egg, simulating the zipping. The chick came out with a marble sized yolk sac still hanging on. I left it and the yolk was fully absorbed 2 hours later. I...
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    Silkie chicks only have 4 toes??

    Hi everyone! I recently hatched Silkie eggs that I bought from Ebay. They hatched today and majority of them only have 4 toes on both feet. What does this mean? Is it a different breed, mixed, not pure? The seller said she sells show quality Silkie Bantams. Can someone please advice me? Can I...
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    Mareks disease? Slipped tendon perosis in hen? HELP!!

    Hi everyone, This is about my 2 year old hen that was recently attacked by a fox (check previous thread to know about her injuries etc...) but made a full recovery. Her breathing fixed and the puncture that the fox caused has healed and new feathers are coming through. The only issue is that...
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    Partially broody hen? How do I keep her broody constantly? Help!

    Hi everyone! I have a pekin bantam hen who has currently been broody. She was sitting on the fake eggs I have in with her for a day and was growling, screeching and fluffing up if she was bothered in the nest box. When I moved her from there she just laid on her floor and fluffed up and kept...
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    Egg crystalising on day 2? Help!!

    Hey everyone! I am currently incubating shipped cream legbar eggs from ebay. I let them set for 18 hours and put them in. I noticed today that a few of the 12 are crystalizing but no other eggs. I candled to see if a detached air cell could have caused it but no. Instead there is a small mini...
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    Are these symptoms Bird flu?? Help!!

    Hi everyone, I live in a prevention zone against bird flu in the UK. My hen thats around 2 years old was attacked by a fox 2 nights ago but escaped with minor injuries. Since shes older it takes very long to heal and she appears to be lethargic. She is currently make gurgling sounds everytime...
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    Sick chick that can't swallow!! Help

    Hi everyone, I hatched a few chicks 2 days ago and everyone is healthy except one chick. Its having breathing difficulties and will start gasping for air if held etc... the problem is that she isnt eating or drinking and has to be force fed. Another problem is that she dosent seem to be able to...
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    HELP!!! Chickcozy incubator egg turner not working!

    Hi everyone, I have a chickcozy 25 egg incubator and I noticed that the incubator hasn't been turning automatically unless I press the button and do it myself. Could it be because the eggs are too big/heavy because my last hatch had smaller eggs and it worked perfectly fine and rotated every hr...
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    Can I set eggs at 9⁰ C before incubation?

    Hi everyone! I am planning to do a hatch by the end of feb in the UK where temps will range from 8-12 degrees celcius with humidity around 60-80%. I was reading and you need to set eggs for up to a day before incubation. Would it be too cold for the eggs? If so how can I keep them warmer as to...
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    Chick is very lethargic help!!!

    Hey everyone, My 2 month old chick is extremely lethargic and I can't figure out why. He justs sits in one place with his eyes closed and feathers ruffled. Noticed this behaviour last night after he ate some wild mushrooms and it's progressively getting worse. He has been pooping normally but...
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    Egg bound hen?

    Hey everyone, today my hen started displaying her normal, usual egg laying behaviour. Making the 'egg song', scratching at her laying spot etc... This was around 8am and she still hasn't laid an egg. I looked everywhere and haven't found one. She's still eating and very active. Is it possible...
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    Is this ocular mareks?

    Hey everyone, i noticed my chicks eye having darker blackish spots around the edge of the pupil and eye. The pupil itself is still a perfect black circle but there's a grey spot around it too. Is this ocular mareks as it's only on one eye? Here's a pic
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    Lump on chickens breast/ upper leg help!!

    Hey everyone, I posted a thread about this issue before but I haven't recieved much help so I am re posting. I noticed my 2yo hen has a lump the size of a gumball on her upper left thigh. Please note that she was bitten in that exact area by a feral cat 6 months ago but I didn't notice any lump...
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