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    Swollen feet and joints

    One of my young pullets has swollen and hot feet and hock joints on both legs and can’t walk. She has no signs of bumblefoot, no lesions. She is also pretty young to get bumblefoot, I’ve only ever seen it older hens. She eats and drinks and is alert. No URI symptoms. No one else has it...
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    What color is this chick?

    Hi all. Does anyone know what color this is? We thought it would be red pyle but then it got darker. When it hatched it was a pale white/gold with red highlights. Is this calico? Thank you.
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    Is this silkie a paint or a splash?

    I just rescued this silkie hen from an auction and and I'm not an expert on silkie colors. Is she a paint or a splash? Thanks!
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    Can I put newly hatched chicks in with a hen with 3 day old chicks?

    I have a few chicks hatching right now, maybe 3-5 chicks depending on what actually hatches, and I have a hen with five 3-4 day old chicks. I'd like to add these to her chicks if possible. Has anyone had luck sneaking chicks under a hen when they're a few days apart in age? Thanks!
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    Did cream legbar roo pass on autosexing trait?

    I just hatched a group of chicks from a cream legbar rooster and a variety of hens of different breeds. A number of chicks from various hens have the light spot on the head that indicates a male in purebred cream legbar. Did that trait pass to the crossbreeds? Are these definitely male? Thanks.
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    I guess this is a cockerel! Thoughts?

    I've had my doubts about this silver laced wyandotte "pullet" from just a few weeks old because she/he got red in the face very early. Now at 13-14 weeks this really looks like a cockerel doesn't it? Big legs, suddenly getting bigger than everybody else, getting some longer feathers in. Darn...
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    I think I've been scammed!

    Has anyone had any dealings with a company called Backyard Chicken Company? I've seen their chicken related items for sale through Facebook on and off and finally ordered a product from them. They took my money 13 days ago and I haven't heard boo from them since. Now looking in more depth at...
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    Chickens killing baby sparrows

    Sparrows keep building nests in my coop and when the babies fledge the girls kill and eat them. I've removed countless nests but one got by me and now I've got screaming babies in there again. This morning the girls were running around with one. Does anyone know if it's possible to move the...
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    Why don't chicks with moms get cold?

    Ok I've done the mail order, chicks under a light thing several times...you know, 95 degrees, then 90, then 85, etc. This time I let the chicks hatch naturally and left them with mom. Since day 1 (they're still under a week old) they've been out pecking and scratching and running in the pen...
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    What's with the crazy orange feathers? Still a blue cochin? And sex?

    This is a MM mystery chick that I believed to be a blue cochin, but now she's got bright orange feathers coming in on her shoulders. Anyone ever see this before? Is this still a blue cochin? And at 4 months, do we think this is a pullet? Thanks all!
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    Mystery chick and packing peanuts

    I got my Murray McMurray chicks today and had 5 extras, 1 mystery chick and 4 packing peanuts. Can anyone ID them? This is my mystery chick. And this is my packing peanut (got 4 of them). Thanks for your help!
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    Help! Serious eye injury

    One of my girls was attacked by a cat and suffered serious head injuries. I've been nursing her for four days, giving her tetracycline by dropper and trying to spoon feed her a little watered mash with crushed feed and egg yolk, although she takes very little. My biggest question is if this...
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    Do dark eggs take longer to hatch?

    I'm on day 21 with eggs of mixed colors in the bator and all of the lighter eggs have hatched but the dark ones are doing nothing. Has anyone else had this happen?
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    Just had my first hawk loss

    I'm so bummed. A large hawk just killed my little Bitty, a sebright mix, my smallest chicken. We heard them screaming and my son ran over and chased it off but it was too late, Bitty was dead. I only have a small flock and can't afford to lose them so I guess I can't let them free range...
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    Help! Chicks beating on one cockerel!

    I just moved 5 4 week old chicks into their coop, with a light in the corner for warmth, where it stays mid 80's. The coop is 4x6, bigger than the box they were in, with ladders to roost on and lots of room. All of a sudden they are viciously attacking the only obvious roo in the group...
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    I Did It!!!

    I just hatched my first chick! I can't believe it actually worked! He's rolling around and thrashing and yelling his head off! For real I have to leave him in there until they all hatch? I have one more hatching but nothing from the other 5 yet. Today is day 21. How many days do I give the...
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    Hi from NJ!

    Hi, I've been lurking and learning since spring when I picked up 6 RIR and 2 Jersey Black Giants pullets from the local feed store. One Giant "pullet" is now crowing and boy is he neat! He was Isabelle but now he's just IZZY. After reading the incubating posts I borrowed my neighbor's LG 9200...
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