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    Sad after losses

    well, I lost a hen recently to what I'm pretty sure was heart failure. She had the purple comb, she slowed down bad in her last few days and she died in her sleep, about as peaceful as I guess they can. She was about three and she'd struggled with weight her whole life and maybe it finally got...
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    hen lays three different shades of egg

    Hello, I recently separated out three hens I wanted to hatch from this spring and I've been collecting their eggs. One hasn't started laying this year yet n the other two lay on and off. So one lays large eggs consistently when she does, one lays eggs of a light cream tone but hers are also...
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    Who's the father?

    So I've got this roo, mom's a buff hatchery [so definitely not breed standard] brahma and dad is one of three boys: a paint rooster [ayam cemani x white leghorn, as far as I know] with a nice big straight comb, a blue rooster of unknown origin who's produced most of the blues in my current flock...
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    Questions about DIY incubator and current incubator

    Hello, I have been doing a lot of reading as spring approaches on DIY incubators, as chick fever is almost definitely here. The thing is that we have a basic incubator but it's a little giant, and as I've read up on incubators in general I've realized that's not a very good incubator. It worked...
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    Drake having trouble with his legs

    Hello! A couple years ago we rescued two jumbo pekins off of the river, a duck and a drake. The drake had a leg injury when we caught him and his ankle was swollen but his hips were alright. Neither had good health, obviously, so we spent a while just giving them all the peas they could eat...
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    test breeding thoughts for 2025

    So last summer I had this genetic mystery pop up with my birds, where my blue rooster and a black barred hen gave me yellow chicks. Through a lot of help via these forums I was able to learn more about what had happened and it sent me down a rabbit hole where I got to learn about chicken...
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    Rooster very sick, bumblefoot complications

    I'll try to make this as detailed as I can because I genuinely do not know if there's any hope at this point. I checked my rooster's feet roughly days ago and saw what appeared to be a smallish bumble. I attempted to get it out, got most of it, cleaned with alcohol and vetrx and wrapped it up...
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    Polish Roo Eastern WV

    Hello! This isn't urgent but I figured I'd make a post for him anyway. I love him but my flock doesn't have any other polish chickens and so he gets bullied and I feel pretty terrible about it all. He's a very sweet boy, if a bit skittish! It's just that he'd probably do a lot better in a flock...
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    Pics of my flock

    So a lotta these pictures (but not all) are from last fall before things got dreary and muddy over-winter, but I wanted to share some pictures of my flock and ramble about how much I love them! They are all very sweet birds, the roosters I've kept are friendly if a bit skittish (but some of...
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    Unexpected color on chick

    Hello I am new here and I have a question that I haven't been able to figure out the answer to (and it might be a simple answer, but I'm also new to having my own birds). I've attached pics, I hope I've done it right, of the birds in question, though the newest one is still in the incubator and...
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    Hello!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? My family had them growing up, and I got a few last year and have a small but hopefully growing flock now. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 18 right now but may get more, I also have 3 ducks! (3) What breeds...
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