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    Polish Crested Plucking attack

    HI everyone I need some advice, I have a polish crested who I bought who didn't have any feathers due to plucking from previous flock. Then once I brought her home the same thing happened to her within my coop if girls and almost everyday she had a bloody head. I used EVERYTHING from Vaseline...
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    I have a crazy hen

    okay so I have this bantam hen it is in the coop with 3 others one who is her own size and 2 Rhode Island cross. I moved them in with the others last fall and they have been great ever since no behavior problems whatsoever then all the sudden about 2 months ago she started hiding in the coop and...
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    clear or red heat lamp?

    I am getting some baby chicks on Saturday and when I previous had chicks I used a clear heat bulb and then switched to a red heat bulb. I broke my red heat bulb and I was wondering if it really mattered whether I used red or clear?? I heard that Red lamp makes them less aggressive but I never...
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    2 month old silkie sebright mix? hen or roo?

    This is Sunny, we are thinking that this might be a Roo but not 100% sure, Maybe a silkie Mix This is Pebbles, we are pretty sure this is a hen. That is more of a seabright mix This is Mocha, we are pretty sure that she is a hen, that is also a silkie mix
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    Limping, dislocated hip? 2 month old silkie mix

    Hi guys! So my 2 month old Silkie Mix I noticed about a week ago was favoring her left size. I noticed that her toes were pointing out to the left, away from her body. I also noticed that it feels like she has a bump or deformity on her left hip area. over the past couple of days it seems...
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    Cochin silkie?? and???

    You know the drill......I think my bottom 2 or cochin silkie crosses and I'm not sure about the top ones. And I think they are all hens but I am not sure.... They are all 1 month old Thanks :)
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    Guess that gender!! Pics. included!!

    So I have 3 little babies that are about a month old each and I am trying to see if they're any clear signs if they are hens or roosters so I figured I would start here!! This is Mocha and Sunny and this is little Pebbles Thanks guys!!! :)
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    Bantam Chick...Mareks??

    Okay so I posted a couple of days ago that I had a woobly chick who was so unbalanced and the more I read about it I think that she might have Mareks or Rickets but I have no clue..the chick is only about 3 weeks old... She is much better than she was, she has put on some more weight and has...
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    New to the BYC Flock!!!

    Hello I figured I would do a little introduction. I joined this site so that my family and I would be able to find information as we grow our little farm at my house. we currently have 4 red crosses and we just bought 4 baby bantams that are about 3 weeks old now. :)
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    how to sex Bantam chicks?

    I have chicks that are about 3 weeks old and I just wanted to know how long until I will be able to tell if they are male or female. What can I do to figure out what their sex is? Also if they are female how old will they be when they start laying eggs? Thank you!!!!
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    HELP!! (FIRST TIME CHICK MOM) baby bantam chick woobly and unbalanced!!

    I am hoping you guys can help me out. I have a bantam chick who is about 2 weeks old. Yesterday she starting wobbling and falling over while she was walking. She constantly sits back on her legs and is having a hard time standing up. When she trys to walk she falls over and backwards and sits...
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