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    Stubborn respiratory issues in the brooder.

    My hen Minnie didn’t want to take care of her chicks anymore so I brought them inside completely unknowingly they had respiratory issues. Had them in there just for a day before taking them to stay outside but it’s past a month (probably almost 2) later and I’m still completely unable to get it...
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    Ending chicken Racism?? Coparenting broody hen troubles.

    I have 2 bantam hens named Glitter (splash) and Sparkle (blue). They’ve been brooding for weeks now and nothing has hatched so when a few hatched in the incubator I tried sneaking 3 underneath the two hens but did an awful job and they saw them. Glitter did not care and happily accepted the 2...
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    Can I feed any of this to my chickens? Hunnigreen sorghum, soybean seeds and oat groats.

    As mentioned in the title i have Hunnigreen sorghum, soybean seeds and oat groats that someone gave me 5 bags of today and I’m just looking to find out if I can feed this to my chickens since the information I found on it online isn’t the best or clearest on wether I can or not. If they need to...
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    Large neck wound

    My Easter egger got attacked by 2 dogs and there’s a huge chunk of skin missing from her neck, I’ve never had to deal with wounds before and it being in the neck is so much worse. Below are some photos of how it looks. I probably need to clean it but there’s like a gap in the neck (circled in...
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    Wobbly hen who’s not looking well.

    yesterday I noticed my hen not being able balance or walk properly. I checked for bumble foot and scaly leg mites first but saw nothing, then I checked the feathers around the face and vent and didn’t notice any bugs but there was something that might’ve looked like eggs so I gave her some drops...
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    Will breeding Orpingtons and Pekins in the same space work?

    I have 2 pekin hens and will be getting a rooster for them next week. I was wondering whether it would work if I put my pekins in the same enclosure as my large breed orpingtons. The lavender flock is already familiar with the pekins and my orpington rooster is a true gentle giant who has never...
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    Creating isabella Orpingtons

    I have a beautiful lavender rooster and the opportunity to buy 2 crele hens right now which I want to create Isabellas with since i haven’t seen a single person in the country with them yet and I’m just looking for some advice and tips as well as answers to some of my questions if somebody has...
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    Splash rooster colours

    i bought this splash rooster and got him yesterday from an orpington breeder and wanted to know wether they're supposed to have yellow feathers or not? i've never seen them on one and they don't really seem visible in the photos i recieved of him either (the last 3(the ones before that were...
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    An unknown seemingly fatal disease seems to have appeared in my flock

    Yesterday I noticed 2 of my chickens just standing with their heads pulled. They were able to walk around but seemed a bit weak. This morning I found the one dead and 2 more chickens that look like that. the only symptoms are that their eyes look a bit strange and the one has a lot of saliva in...
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    Possible Broken Toe

    I noticed my chickens toe was looking weird about 3 days ago and when I went to go get photos the other toe was also looking strange. I’m going to wrap her toe and put a stick or something next to the toe but would this heal the toe and are there better ways to do it?
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    A chick that won't open its eyes

    This morning we noticed that one of our light sussex chicks (2 days old) wasn't opening her eyes so i gently cleaned them with salt water and it opened its eyes. As soon as i put the chick back in the brooder it closed it eyes. I made sure it drinks water but i havent seen it eating. Why is...
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    What Breed is this?

    I’m thinking dark brahma but the lots of white on the front of the body and feathers don’t really match with all the photos I’ve seen
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    Does orpington feathering have anything to do with gender.

    I have various Orpington chicks (blue, laced, cuckoo) and I've noticed that my oldest one first got wing feathers, then on the head and then the ones on the body started to appear. Meanwhile i have younger chicks who's feathers also grew on the wings first now they're getting some around on the...
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    unsure about my light Sussex’s gender

    I will be referring to my chicken as “she“ during this but i don't actually know if she’s a hen. I’ve had her for 8 months now (and she was at least 1 month old when I got her). She only started growing tail feathers at around 6 or 7 months of having her and they looked liked a hen’s tail...
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    Chick born with twisted leg

    This egg was pipped 2 days ago but the chick just didn’t hatch and the membrane was busy drying out and sticking to the chick. So I carefully helped the chick out of the egg and saw that he has a twisted leg and strange looking feet. Could it be that he hatched too soon or was it caused by...
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