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    Fertile or not?

    My first time layer pullet layed her first two eggs and they looked very nice outwardly, so I wondered if they were fertile Only have the second egg but they were layed within two days so if the second is fertile I’m guessing the first one was likely also
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    Does anyone else have chickens that like belly rubs??

    My runty chicken likes belly rubs and will stand next to me until she gets them The other chickens get jealous and peck her and then jump on my lap for attention Usually chickens don’t seem to like getting petted but she seems to like it
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    Severe balance problems in 8 week cockerel

    Recently my neighbours adopted two of my young cockerels, one previously had wry neck, now resolved, now the other one has developed severe balance issues over the past week, the bird keels over in one direction, can still walk and stand Legs are visibly uninjured, seems to be neurological His...
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    Did I get lucky? Cockerel behaviour

    I’ve been surprised at how relaxed my cockerels are, I was expecting them to chase the pullets and fight with each other on occasion, also expected some signs of aggression from at least one of them I have three cockerels that are five months old, and they all get along really well, with each...
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    Cartoony chicken drawings 😁

    Trying out a new art style of cute goofy lil chickens I’ve drawn a few of mine but I’d love to draw some other people’s chooks if anyone wants 😁 Let me know what you think of them
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    Which rooster might be best to keep for breeding

    I have a dominant white rooster, pekin bantam, I really like this colour and the combos it makes but the rooster is very flawed, body shape is all wrong and he has a messed up wing, I hatched two chicks from him to test if the white was recessive or dominant, and I hatched two roosters, one had...
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    Considering hatching chicks to sell, advice?

    By no means am I definitely doing this, I’m curious about it though, what I should advertise towards with my birds, and what the costs and what I should sell birds for Curious if this would be worth doing or not My goals would be maybe to make a little bit of money (not enough for a job or...
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    Wheezing chick with crackling lungs - emergency ASAP

    4 week bantam chick was completely fine yesterday, now crackling in throat and gasping Nothing I can see in the throat and no discharge anywhere
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    How do you guys treat mites and lice in highly feathered chickens

    My chickens have a mild case of lice, and I’ve been trying to treat it with various powders and a spray but they don’t go away, I’ve also treated the pen and deep cleaned I just can’t reach all their feathers And if I drip them in something their feathers suction and they don’t get wet
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    Rooster with respiratory symptoms

    Got home and noticed all the feeders were empty, when I filled them up chickens were gorging themselves And I noticed one of the boys was frothing from the mouth a bit and panting He wears a collar which I instantly took off when this happened, but he’s been wearing it for several months with no...
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    Any idea on 6 week polish genders?

    Raising some Polish for a friend, any ideas on the genders? They are roughly six weeks old I suspect 2 and 4 are cockrels but I don’t really know
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    Emergency- wry neck please help asap

    She was fine yesterday but she sits like this and can’t move her neck, what do I do!! 😭😭
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    Ear infection in rooster?

    I have a cockerel who has ear feathers matted with some kind of discharge, from what I can see it doesn’t look too bad, some brown gunk around the ear hole but no viable swelling or complete blockage, he otherwise acts normal but he’s kinda a goofy bird so hard to tell Advice for treatment? If...
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    How close do you think she is to laying?

    Her comb and wattles are bigger than my adult laying hens if the same breed now so I’m wondering if she’s close to laying, she’s also been inspecting nesting boxes
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    Mouse in the pen

    I came across a mouse in my chickens feed, but when I came near it it didn’t run away it just sat there I poked it gently with a stick to see if it was alive and it slowly scuttled away, do you think there was something wrong with it? Should I do anything to secure the coop?
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    I decided to let my broody sit on some eggs

    I’ve noticed some of my older hens going broody and I decided to let one sit on the eggs to see what happens I want to test out the genetics of my white barred cockerel out of curiosity, he is the only one mature enough to try and mount the hens yet none of my hens have ever hatched eggs before...
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    Slightly purple comb tips on cockerels

    I have two cockerels who have slightly purple comb tips, no signs of respiratory or any other kind of distress, they seem perfectly healthy What might this be? I just posted the one with the most obvious purple Edit: it’s currently summer so I know it’s not frostbite
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    What colour is he?

    I have a 18 week old Pekin bantam cockerel and I’m wondering what colour he is When he was young he appeared buff mottled, then he lost his spots and now he looks like this What colour is he?
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    Pullet throwing up water

    My runty little pullet threw up some clear liquid, I’m assuming it was water, a lot of it too, then she seems totally fine This has only happened once, something to worry about?
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    What happens when you cross dominant white with black?

    I’ve heard many things and I’m curious what I’ll actually get, I have a cockerel who (I think) is dominant white with a few barred feathers and some pure black pullets, what would I get off I crossed them? And what would I get if I crossed him with the silvery hen pictured below?
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