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    Wyandotte Mystery

    My hens have been getting their backs and tail feathers torn up. I separated two chickens that I thought might be roosters. Can you Wyandotte experts help me out with deciding if this is a rooster? The saddle feathers look and feel like long soft pine needles. The back feathers are narrower and...
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    Spots and Wrinkles in Yolk

    Thank you for your quick response. My hens suddenly have naked backs, and someone on a forum asked if I had a rooster. No one has been crowing or looking like a roo. Is it possible to have a rooster that doesn't crow?
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    Spots and Wrinkles in Yolk

    How can I tell if eggs have been fertilized? As I cracked open our eggs for breakfast, I noticed that the yolks looked wrinkled. Some had white spots. Others had blood spots. Can someone please explain?
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    Black Star? Roo or Hen?

    Ginger, the chicken in front, was supposed to be a Black Star hen. She is much bigger than her peers and makes a loud honking noise that sounds more like a goose than a chicken. Your thoughts?
  5. YaYasDottes

    Moulting or Feather Pecking?

    Here is a picture of my 'honker.' Do you think she is a rooster? She is supposed to be a Black Star, but she sure doesn't look like the others that have iridescent black/green feathers.
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    Moulting or Feather Pecking?

    This is my coop and run. I spent hours with the chickens today and discovered one of the gold Wyandottes was ripping feathers off others and swallowing them on the spot. She was also chasing them away from feeders and waterers. I put her in a separate coop by herself, and the entire flock...
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    Moulting or Feather Pecking?

    I don't think I have a rooster. But one of my Black Stars is bigger than the rest and is making a sound like a goose honking out a trumpet fanfare before a king's arrival. Six of my Wyandottes are 6 months old. Two are 4.5 months. The bald patches are on three from the oldest group. The honker...
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    Moulting or Feather Pecking?

    My three silver Wyandottes all have bald backs like the one pictured.
  9. YaYasDottes

    Moulting or Feather Pecking?

    Thanks for the good advice and article link. My 14 hens have 80 square feet of coop and 128 square feet of run. They get 16% protein layer feed to eat, fresh water daily, and all kinds of amusements, such as produce dangling from the ceiling, extra perches outside, treat toys, and plenty of...
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    Moulting or Feather Pecking?

    Is this moulting? Or is a bully ripping out the back feathers of my silver Wyandottes? If it is bullying, how do I make the offender stop?
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    What breeds are these?

    Which one is the Easter egger?
  12. YaYasDottes

    What breeds are these?

    Seriously???? Any idea what kind?
  13. YaYasDottes

    What breeds are these?

    Mt. Healthy Hatcheries in Cincinnati area. Do you recognize any of the other breeds?
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    What breeds are these?

    I ordered 3 black stars, an Easter Egger, an Olive Egger, and a Cuckoo Maran. I can only identify one Black Star in the group. The one with gray feathers and a black head is much fluffier and has wider feathers than the rest. She is quite standoffish.The multi gray one looks like a pigeon and...
  15. YaYasDottes

    Strange caterpillar may have nearly killed two of my chicks

    So sorry for your heartbreaking loss. I used to live in Orlando, and there were deadly caterpillars living on our oleander bushes. They had sharp needle-like quills all over their bodies. A beautiful wild bird crashed in my backyard one day, with similar symptoms to your chickens. It died within...
  16. YaYasDottes

    Wyandotte Cockerel for Sale or Swap

    Drumstick is NOT a headless roo! 😄 Here is a better picture of him.
  17. YaYasDottes

    Wyandotte Cockerel for Sale or Swap

    My month-old Gold Wyandotte is a fantastic Rooster in Training. He is very gentle with the hens, stands on guard when he senses danger, and subtly rebuffs challengers. He is my favorite of my new flock, but I can't keep him in the city. His Silver Wyandotte flockmate, Jujube, is full of vigor...
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  18. YaYasDottes

    How many roosters can you find?

    Thanks for your answer! Someone else verified a week ago that the chicken in picture 2 is a cockerel. His name is Drumstick. He is a very gentle protector of the hens and doesn't pick fights with the other cockerel(s). I can't keep him here in the city. I can sell, trade, or slaughter him. It...
  19. YaYasDottes

    How many roosters can you find?

    Please tell me if you think these Wyandottes are cockerels. The black Star chick is 5 days old. Don't males have a star on their heads?
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    Coop Foundation and Predator Wire

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