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    Can a certain roster produce bad eggs

    It's not the hens I know that. They have produced with other roosters and been fine. I recently switched things up to find the problem. I think it's got to be the rooster;(
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    Can a certain roster produce bad eggs

    I have a beautiful partridge silkie rooster that I got a few fertile eggs from a mille d'flurre hen. They hatched but all 3 died after a couple days. No reason, and others in the same brooder all lived and thrived. So I decided to switch up my coops a little. The same roster has now...
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    Indian runner duck eggs aren't hatching

    I have 6 Indian duck runner eggs. Im on day 30 almost 31 and so far only 1 has hatched. 2 grew the wrong way and didn't survive. The person I got the eggs from stored them pointy end up so im thinking that's the problem with those. 1 has just finally pipped into the air sack. But the last 2...
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    Hi there from Everett wa

    I've been on backyardchickens for a while now but I guess I never introduced myself. Im anewer chicken owner AGAIN. I had chickens years ago but decided to get more when the world when on lockdown due to covid. Homeschooling my kids due to school closures I decided hatching eggs would be a...
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    Baby chick with wry neck/ twisted neck

    I had 2 babies hatch Friday. Both from a millie d'flurre hen, silkie roo. They both were both without function on one side. Couldn't stand or walk. The hen it's newer to me and not very friendly. Won't eat even im around. She seemed a little under weight when I got her but looks healthy now...
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    Silver polish roo

    Thank you! He's really a sweet boy. I wish I could keep him. I already have a rooster and I'm not technically allowed any where I live. I hatched him from a shell and have held him from the beginning.
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    Silver polish roo

    I have a beautiful silver bantam polish rooster thread was born in June. I've held onto it in hopes that I was wrong on the gender but sadly it's a roo and I can't keep it. Free to good home. Very sweet hand raised
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    Silver polish roo bantam roo or pullet

    I've posted this before but it's been a few months. For the longest time I thought this was a pullet but almost over night looks like a roo. Thoughts? Pretty sure Penelope is now Pendleton
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    Goopy eyes

    The smoke im my area is at a very unhealthy level. I've been cleaning her eyes and patting dry trying to keep it as clean as possible.
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    Goopy eyes

    I have a show girl that I noticed yesterday has goopy eyes. It's kind of clear maybe a little white. No yellow. She's the only one so im curious if the smoke outside from wild fires is affecting her?
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    Chick born with a mushy part of skin

    Your probably correct. I've hatched many many eggs and this is a1st. I've had where the yoke wasn't totally absorbed but this yoke as. It wasn't coming from the navel, it was on the side of the belly. Glad I moved him out and quickly cleaned the incubator the eggs were in. They weren't due...
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    Chick born with a mushy part of skin

    I had a chick hatch during the night and at 1st glance it looked fine. My son looked at it a little while later and asked my it had blood on it. So I looked and clearly it wasn't ok. I took it out and cleaned it up only to find a part of the chicks skin was mushy on the side if the chick...
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    Sultan pullet or roo??

    I bought this sultan from a breeder who told me it was female. Any thoughts? I don't know much about sultan's it's my first and only. it's between 8 and 12 weeks I was told it was 8 weeks when I got it but I don't believe that and I've had it at least a month. Did I mention it hates me lol
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    Turkeys and Coccidia

    That makes sense. Thank you!
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    Turkeys and Coccidia

    I have 4 turkey babies that are separate from chickens but I'm still worried since a new chicken came in and have 1 brooder box Coccidia. Can turkeys use the same preventative meds? I have tepox 48.
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    Mille Fleur D'Uccle Roo or Pullet???

    My daughter picked out this chick a few weeks ago it's around 8 weeks. It was supposed to be a pullet..... Thoughts??? Carmel is very sweet and acts like a pullet but of course still young and hard to tell.
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    Roo or Pullet??

    I'm hoping of course! But yes your right they can look and feel" that way. She's been raised with 3 kids constantly holding the chicks but she never enjoyed
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    Roo or Pullet??

    I have posted pictures before but it's been a few weeks. Can anyone tell me if my beautiful Penelope is a pullet she is about 8 weeks old now.
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