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    Is this bumble foot?

    My Silkie roo began limping yesterday. At first I suspected an injury from when a stray cat chased him into my pumpkin enclosure last week and he couldn't get out. But I finally caught him (he's hard to catch) and took a look, and now I didn't know what I'm looking at. His right claw is...
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    Roos or Hens?

    My chickens are roughly 13 weeks old... One of my silkies has started crowing, so I've finally figured out he's a rooster, but my largest Silkie and my lavender Orpington have me stumped. Roos or Hens? Please help! (Note: My silkies just had a large quantity of watermelon and their usually...
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    12 week old Silkie STILL only peeps and cheeps!

    I have 6 young 3 month old chickens that I got within a week of one another. 3 of them are white Silkies of yet to be determined sex. The smallest of these (it has only recently caught up in size) still only peeps and cheeps like a chick! All of my other chickens make adorable chicken clucks...
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    3 week old chicks not sleeping under brooding plate

    I have noticed in the last week or so that 3-4 of my 6 chicks choose to bed down on top of the brooder plate when they go to sleep. I have it set at the highest height setting and the house temp is around 70⁰. Should I be raising it even higher by using blocks or something? I'm also...
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    Help sexing a Lavender Orpington chick

    My 1.5 -2 week old Lavender Orpington (Pearl) is my friendliest chick and comes right up to me every time I open the brooder. It's my fave! I really am not able to keep roosters and so I am hoping that it's a pullet. Do you guys have any insight?
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    First Time Chicken Mama!

    Hey Everyone! I've benefitted a ton from this forum already and I'm excited to join! This is the first time I've lived in a town that allows me to keep chickens, so I am so ready to begin my chicken journey!
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