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    Heritage?

    I bought a few 'heritage' chicken eggs from a woman three weeks ago. Four of the eggs hatched but because of problems while incubating I lost the other eggs. But my problem is that the eggs that hatched was one buff orpington and three black austrolorp eggs acording to what she wrote on the...
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    How big is too big for new layers

    I just bought a few lohman brown hens and they are all 30 weeks old but some of them are laying very big eggs. Is that good or is it putting a strain on their bodies. The next picture is a egg layed today. This is an egg layed by one of my 32 week old barnfelder mix pullet.
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    First goose eggs

    Hi there I got some goose eggs from my aunt who got them from someone else, I was told they were layed that same week and there was a gander in the flock. I don't know which breed they are but I started Incubating on 11/10/2025 thats 3 - 4 days now. Acording to the research I did they have...
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    Sapphire gem?

    I have a hen here who i dont know the breed of can anyone help? This is the mom from what i could find she can be either a blue wyandotte, Sapphire gem or lavender orpington. This is the dad he is a dorking mix But these are their chicks. This is my rooster from his coloring and posture i...
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    Chicken growing pattern

    Am I on the right forum to ask about chicken growing patterns otherwise wil someone please tell me where to post growing pattern questions and concerns.
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    Freshly hatched chick attacking hatchmates

    Has anyone have this happen before. I recently hatched some chicks and the first three came out in the beginning of day 20. Normal enough right. But about 5 hours later later a new chick hatched and by then those three were walking around exploring the incubater. I didn't want to open the...
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    Does anyone know about genetic mutations

    I have a Dorking mix rooster and his wattles(under the ears) have white dots at first i thought it was because he was old but now that his chicks are grown I see that some of them have the same white wattles (under the ears)
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    Does anyone know about genetic mutations

    I have a Dorking mix rooster and his wattles(under the ears) have white dots at first i thought it was because he was old but now that his chicks are grown I see that some of them have the same white wattles (under the ears)
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    Too many roosters

    Can anyone here help me i have to get rid of a few roosters and i am to biased to decide on my own.
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    Fowl pox

    Does anyone know if the feathers will grow back after a chicken has been healed from fowl pox. I bought a few month old chicks a while back and two weeks into their isolation i noticed scabs and found out they have fowl pox. I've gotten at least half of them healed but they look bold and i just...
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    First egg layed

    Can someone help Identifing my hen she layed her first egg today and i would really appreciate the helpi took a foto of the egg in the sun and shade don't know which is more helpful
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    I'm a little confused. Hen or roo?

    I have these two roo's or well I have always thought they were roos but they are 4 almost 5 months old and their saddle feathers are round like a hen's while their hatchmates that are roos hsve the long pointy saddle feathers of a roo
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    Is developing too fast bad for chicks

    I don't know if I am at the right category but I recently bought afew month old chicks but when I got them they looked at least 2 months old but when i asked the breeder asured me they were only a month old. They are rir and austrolop mix. So am i just lucky that they are devoloped so much or...
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    Weird behavior in my 5 month old chick

    For the past three days one of my 5 month old pullet chicks have been favoring one of the nesting boxes. She is not ready to lay yet so it was strange from the start. This morning when I opened the coop so they can go into their run she came out really exited and energetic, but not 2 hours later...
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    Recently got a new roo

    Everyone always warn me about my cockerels turning into bullies but I have the perfect sweetheart here. We recently got a new 5 month old plymoth rock roo and he was being bullied by some of the chickens in the coop when my 4 month old austrolop roo stepped in and took him under his wing. Now i...
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    Droopy eyebrows

    Hello, i have a chicken here in my coop i don't know her age but she is rather old maybe 4 or 5 years but she could be older, but about two weeks ago her eyebrows or at least the skin above the eyes started drooping. But that is all i see wrong with her she still has a healthy appetite, she is...
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    My hen's eggs have a bloody membrane

    Hello there my chicks are hatching in the incubater as we speak and the eggs from one of my RIR's eggs have a very thick shell and a bloody membrane. This is my second time trying to hatch her eggs the previous time we had to help two of the chicks to hatch because they pipped but they didn't...
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    Eggs in chicken droppings.

    This afternoon i discovered small transparent/white eggs in my chicken droppings i don't know what they can be from i don't see any worms or flies in the droppings please help!
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    Pink combs

    I have 4, 8 week old chick with 1 has a rather large comb but the others are normal sized they are a very light pink colour. Do i have roos or could they be pullets
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    First time raising pullets

    My 14 week old pullets combs are turning pink. Do i need to give them any special feed to prepare them for their first egg? Do i need to seperate them from their brothers? Any help is appreciated.
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