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    Water belly...maybe?

    Hi all, curious you opinions. I have a nearly 9 month old buff orpington pullet that maybe has water belly? Isn't that uncommon for a bird of that age? I know it is all a mystery what is happening inside until a necropsy... Here is the background- about 2 months ago I brought her in for a rear...
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    What's up with this poop??

    Can someone help me decide what to do about this poop? Is a fecal float test in order? It is foamy...but not always Background- I acquired a young cockerel from a friend a few weeks ago, he is an Olive Egger/BCM mix about 5mths old. He has been safely integrated into the flock, and has settled...
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    Struggling chick

    Hi all, I have a chick that is maybe 12 hours old, hatched under a broody hen. Previous 5 eggs hatched on Thursday...there were 4 eggs remaining until this one hatched this morning (I am not sure if this chick was delayed or on time, as a few days into hen sitting she stole an egg and had rubbed...
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    Buff orpington rooster x SLW hen

    Can someone help me understand if this cross produces sex linked chicks? And of so, any idea of the color/patterns per gender to be expected? I have seen some conflicting information. I am thinking that maybe my pullet chicks would be primarily golden/buff, and cockerels would be darker and show...
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    Is this egg fertilized?

    New to having a cockerel around. When I have been cooking up eggs, I have been doing fertility checks. This is the first I have seen that "maybe" looks fertilized to me. Eggs are collected daily. 3 of my 7 pullets are laying (2 BCM for almost a month and 1 BO for about 2 weeks) He (BO) and all...
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    New to the forum

    Hi all, new as a member, though I have searched info here for a long while. Finally settled in our property and started raising a new flock! 1 have 8, 5 week old chicks (2 BCM, 3 SLW, 3 BO) they will be due to move into their new coop next week. These have been my first chicks raised from day...
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    Gender help

    Hi all, new-ish to chickens, first time raising day old chicks. I have 8 chicks, all hatched on 9/16, so just over 5 weeks old. 2 black copper marans, 3 silver laced wyandottes, 3 buff orpingtons. All 3 of the BO were slow to feather, 1 I am about positive is a roo. Of the SLW, one was very slow...
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