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    What are these scabs on William's face?

    Hello all! This is my rooster, William. I am so sorry for the horrible quality image. If you look under his eyes and on his wattles, you can see that he has scablike markings. For clarity, I circled where the scabs are. My dominant hen has been attacking him and pecking his face but I just...
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    How do I know for sure if my 6 week old chick is a pullet or a cockerel?

    Here is my 6 week old lavender Orpington x silkie chick. (I'm leaning towards her being a pullet) And here is her brother Fuzzy. Both of them are six weeks old. Fuzzy is definitely a cockerel. I'm leaning towards Lucky being a pullet. How do I know for sure if Lucky is a pullet?
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    6 week old lavender Orpington, pullet or cockerel?

    A month and a half ago, we did an assisted hatch with our little Lucky. Miraculously, she survived. She is growing into a beautiful chick and will be six weeks old tomorrow. About a week and a half ago, we found out that her brother Fuzzy was a cockerel after weeks of uncertainty when his comb...
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    29 day duck eggs, live, no pips or signs of hatching.

    Hello! This is my first time ever hatching duck eggs. I have two pekin eggs in the incubator that are currently at day 29. I candled them yesterday, and they were both alive. But they aren't pipping at all. I read that they can hatch as late as day 32, but is it normal for my eggs to be alive...
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    Did I kill my chick????

    Hello! I'm not very active on Backyard Chickens (my last post, which was about quail hatching) was eight months ago lol), but I am hatching another batch of eggs after eight months, this time lavender Orpingtons. One of my chicks hatched yesterday morning. I am waiting for the other two to...
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    Need advice on hatching quail eggs

    Hey everyone! I created my Backyard Chickens account around two months ago, but I am new here. I am currently incubating a batch of quail eggs (42 to be exact) that are 16 days along. My grandmother was visiting for the past couple of weeks and she told me that you should not open the incubator...
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