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    Maine

    Hi Mainers, We’re thinking of getting chickens in the Windham area (so as per the town we can’t have roosters). I’ve had chickens in the past (in CA) and we had a resource to offload roosters that we couldn’t keep. I’m undecided if we’ll hatch or buy sexed, even though sexed aren’t always...
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    Bay Area/North Bay: 3 mottled bantam Cochin & 2 serama cockerels!

    Really really really wish we could do this, but we live in a residential area (that allows roosters) but already have 2 and can't have 7 :hit Definitely not hatching eggs again.
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    Chick chin tucked in, rubbing top of head on ground ... wry neck?

    She (the only girl of 4 bantam cochins) ended up completely fine! She was a little wonky for about a week, but it slowly went away and I didn’t get vit e quick enough so I didn’t really treat her with anything. I think she might have bonked her head when they were playing or something. I don’t...
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    Yet another silkie gender guessing game (10 weeks)

    Yes! He crowed for the first time a few days ago. He's started to turn into a little bit of a punk (probably because his hormones are kicking in) but he's VERY sweet to the serama chicks and doesn't even come out for free ranging time anymore cause he wants to stay in and take care of them (:
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    Bay Area/North Bay: 3 mottled bantam Cochin & 2 serama cockerels!

    Aw darn, that sounds like a perfect situation! I wish I had that. So close yet so far. I feel like I’ll probably have these guys until my resident roo says no haha.
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    Bay Area/North Bay: 3 mottled bantam Cochin & 2 serama cockerels!

    Updated pics of the Cochins :)
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    Yet another silkie gender guessing game (10 weeks)

    Well, at 5 months I’m 99.5% sure that this is a cockerel :/ They still haven’t crowed yet, but that sort of makes sense because they live with a more dominant rooster. I wasn’t super certain until a couple weeks ago when it started nipping and biting, and then I noticed it tidbitting (towards no...
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    Bay Area BYCers!

    Hi! This is a long shot and I’m not sure if you guys are posting roosters in need of rehoming on this thread but I have some 7 week old boys that need new homes. I’m located near Guerneville but could meet within reasonable driving distance! They are 3 mottled bantam Cochins and 2 seramas. It’s...
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    Can I feed my chickens frozen blueberrys raspberrys and blackberrys?

    Sounds like an excellent idea! They may wait until it melts and then eat the fruit, or eat the fruit and ice.. both are fine! It would be a great hot day treat. Lucky chickies
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    Bay Area/North Bay: 3 mottled bantam Cochin & 2 serama cockerels!

    Hi! I have 3 mottled bantam Cochin cockerels and 2 serama cockerels looking for a new home! They’re all 6 weeks old and just started living outside full time. Same old story... I would love to keep them all but I already have 2 roosters and not enough girls for all of them. The bantam cochins...
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    Help! Injured hen!

    One of my girls had something really similar, though it was more of a gash straight through the skin and some of the fat in the same spot. Hers was definitely caused by the rooster, even though he was less than a year old and his spurs were growing in, but still pretty short. She also had broken...
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    Chick chin tucked in, rubbing top of head on ground ... wry neck?

    Hi there, I have a 2 week old bantam Cochin who, a couple days ago, suddenly started an off behavior of keeping its head tucked in (beak to chest) when it’s sleeping, and when it starts to awaken it rubs the top of its head on the ground, shaking back and forth, and usually backs up. The night I...
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    California - Northern

    I second Alchemist Farms up in Sebastapol... it's a little further for you, but worth it. The bantams they have are bantam cochins, silkies, and seramas!
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    Hello does anyone have any reviews on the Janoel 12 incubator?

    Pretty positive they’re all made in China. If that’s something that bothers you, you really have to seek out different brands of incubator that aren’t
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    Hello does anyone have any reviews on the Janoel 12 incubator?

    Of course :) If you search it up on YouTube too there’s some good videos!
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    Hello does anyone have any reviews on the Janoel 12 incubator?

    I have the magic fly auto egg incubator, which I believe is the janoel 12 (just under a different name). I’ve had pretty good luck with it.. it’s a good basic incubator BUT if I could have done it over I would have gotten something a little more expensive. I recommend getting one, or two...
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    What to do?

    Because the blood vessels (and maybe the yolk) are still being absorbed, I would put it back in the incubator and give it some more time. Make sure to keep the humidity up/maybe wrap it in a damp paper towel because there’s a risk the membrane will dry out now. If, in a few hours, it looks like...
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    Yet another silkie gender guessing game (10 weeks)

    Oh that’s really good to know, thanks! I’ll keep this updated :)
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    Yet another silkie gender guessing game (10 weeks)

    Yeah it is confusing. The streamer like feathers on the crest aren’t any harder than the rest, but I’m not sure if they are more firm in males anyway. It weighs about 26-27 ounces, if that helps! And no, it never showed any boyish behaviors but it’s only companion for awhile was another...
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    Moving around chickens within 2 flocks

    Of course, I like your points as well :) I think it all boils down to what you are comfortable with letting your chickens go through and the pros and cons of each potential outcome. I sat down there (quietly) for a long time and watched them and checked on them multiple times just to make sure...
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