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    Not sure about laid date - what about lockdown?

    Hi everyone, As my first try at incubating, I bought 3 Auracana and 3 Olive Egger eggs. The supplier doesn't know whether they were laid on Jul 5 or Jul 8. When should I do a lockdown? None of my incubator is transparent so I can't see what's happening without opening the top. Thanks for any advice.
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    Some more breed help, please

    Hi everyone, The dark one is completely black, to the extent that her feathers have a blue sheen in the light. I was told the light one is a Silver Sussex. Beyond that I'm clueless! Thanks for the help.
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    Help with breed please

    Hi everyone, Help with identification here would be appreciated. The dark one has a beautiful gold neck. Also, advice on how to get decent pictures as my chickens won't stand still for 5 seconds! Thanks.
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    Help identifying and "hopefully not roos" please

    Hi everyone, I'm posting 3 pictures of my 14 week old chickens. I'm fairly certain that I have a Brahma and a Rhode Island Red, but don't know what the gray one is with a very fluffy moustache! Can anyone definitely identify them and tell me whether hens or roosters please? Thanks!
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    Brahma "chick" missing feathers on back

    Hi everyone, I have a 6 week old Brahma (hopefully hen!) and although she has lovely feathering, there's a strip down the middle of her back where there are only the bases of small feathers. She's been like this since I got her at 1 week. I've monitored her and no one ever pecks her back nor...
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    Identifying fatal disease by symptoms (as best possible)

    Hello everyone. I'd like to know, if possible, what's killed 7 of my 8 hens (roughly 2 years old) based on the symptoms. Maybe then I can avoid it happening again (obviously no gaurantees). All have been healthy with a very varied diet and laying regularly. They have a large open run but a...
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    Bad breathing and no appetite even after vet visit - no longer relevant, thanks

    Hi everyone, I have 1.5 year old Marans who stopped eating on Friday but was still drinking quite a bit. On Sat her breathing sounded like a low clucking. This got worse and she became very lethargic. Yesterday I took her to the vet who said her lungs are very wet and gave her Marbocyl which I...
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    Orpington won't leave the nest!

    Hi everyone. Amongst my 8 hens (no roosters) I have a one year old Orpington who was laying normally and suddenly (about 10 days ago) refused to leave a nesting box. She won't even get off to eat or drink. I try to make sure that there are no eggs for any length of time, but it makes no...
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    Sick hen and not sure if there's anything more to do after the vet visit

    Hi everyone, I have a 10 month old Legbar hen who stopped laying about 2 weeks ago. She seemed fine and I took no notice assuming it was just because our winter has kicked in. Last Wed I noticed that she was very lethargic and eating and drinking very little. On close examination she had a...
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    Filing a beak that was trimmed

    Hi everyone, I'm posting in this group as I think that this is a case of an injury. If it's the wrong group, which is the best one for this question? I have a Leghorn who was born about mid May and as a commercial chick had her beak trimmed. She arrived at me aged about 4 months and I was...
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    Help sexing a Marans please

    Hi everyone, My Marans was born about Apr 10, so roughly 5 1/2 months old. Does this look like a pullet? Obviously no eggs yet :hit Desperately wanting the answer to be yes! TIA
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    General earliest age to sex chicks confidently

    Hi everyone, I know that it's breed specific, but roughly at what age should a skilled person be able to tell the sex of a chick with almost certainty? Last time I got a bunch of 2/3 week old chicks from a breeder almost 1/3 turned out to be cockerels and I'd like to avoid this in future if...
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    Please tell me this is a Buff Orpington hen!

    Born about April 5th, so roughly 5 and 1/2 months. This morning "she" started making funny crowing-like noises. I really don't want to have to get rid of another rooster but the neighbors give me no choice if that's what it is. Thanks!
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    What gender is my Brahma light please?

    I bought 10 chicks that were all supposed to be hens but so far I've had to get rid of 3 of them as they turned out to be noisy roosters. Can anyone tell me what sex this one is? Born May 20, so about 4 and 1/2 months. Thanks.
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