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    Chicken's impacted/sour crop has burst - repair and recovery help needed!

    Our chicken had crop problems as a young pullet from eating hay. Her crop became incredibly large, miraculously emptied one day, and has been slowly refilling since. She ended up with a crop that was about the size of a large orange. We originally thought it was a tumor. It did not seem to be...
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    9 week old pullet is sick - may have eaten too much hay. tips please?

    We have a Delaware pullet who is 9 weeks old. She has been out in her coop for a few hours each day, and we suspect that she and our other 9 week old pullet have been eating hay. This morning, not having gone outside yet, she is not feeling well (puffed up, liquid poo) and we think that it is...
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    chickens and wild mushrooms... a concern?

    I'm wondering if anyone knows whether chickens know which mushrooms are poisonous and which aren't. I know that we have mushrooms in our yard, and ones that could potentially pop up in their run. Will they eat mushrooms, and if they are poisonous, will this hurt them? Or do they instinctively...
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    5 week old Australorp gender?

    I don't know if Australorps can be sexed at this young age, but I'd like to know what everybody thinks. These pictures were actually taken when she was about 4 1/2 weeks old, but now she is 5 weeks. I'll try to post better and more up to date pictures soon. Thanks!
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    What happens if a chicken eats a bee? spider?

    My chickens are only 10 weeks old, and they don't have much experience when it comes to hunting insects in their run. My Buff Orpington attempted to peck a bee today, and most likely would have pecked and eaten it if I didn't move her away from where it had unwisely landed on the ground in her...
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    Almost 10 week old SLW gender?

    I posted about my SLW, Sparrow, about 2 weeks ago. He/she is now almost 10 weeks old and I'd like to know what everybody thinks now. She seems to have quite the comb/wattles, as well as a very high tail which looks very roosterish to me. Is that just the breed, or does it indicate that she is a...
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    question about posting pictures on a mac...

    I'm not sure what category to post this in, so I thought I would start here. I am new to BYC and I want to post a picture on a post. In the past I have just used links, but I'd like to actually post a picture in one of my posts. I tried using a link from my website, and I got a small picture. I...
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    SLW tails

    I was just wondering if SLWs have very pointy/stickup tails, and if there is a difference between pullets and cockerels. We have 4 chickens who are almost 9 weeks old, one of which is an SLW. The other three we are almost 100% sure are pullets, by we think the SLW might be a cockerel. He/she's...
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    Australorp pictures please?

    Does anybody have pictures of australorps around 4 weeks of age (both pullet and cockerel)? I would like to compare my 4 week old australorp, who we are suspicious about being a rooster. (This is our first australorp, so we don't know exactly what to look for) Thanks!!!
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    Typical timeline of comb and wattle development?

    Our chickens are 7 weeks old right now, and we are almost completely sure that 3 are pullets, but the last one (a silver-laced wyandotte) is still questionable. At what age do their comb and wattle begin to really grow or turn pink, and at one point should they be fully grown? Is there a...
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    Is my 7 week old Silver Laced Wyandotte a pullet or cockerel?

    We're new to chickens, and recently got 4 chicks: a Buff Orpington, a Plymouth Rock, a New Hampshire Red, and a Silver-Laced Wyandotte. Our SLW seems to be looking a bit like a rooster, especially because his/her comb seems significantly more pink/red than than the other 3. They will be 7 weeks...
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    Is my 7 week old Silver Laced Wyandotte a pullet or cockerel?

    We're new to chickens, and recently got 4 chicks: a Buff Orpington, a Plymouth Rock, a New Hampshire Red, and a Silver-Laced Wyandotte. Our SLW seems to be looking a bit like a rooster, especially because his/her comb seems significantly more pink/red than than the other 3. They will be 7 weeks...
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