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    Turkey bachelor flock questions

    I have 4 male palm turkeys, almost 2 years old who live in a pole building-turned-coop with our chickens and goats. The pole building is split into 3 sections with cattle panels and the turkeys (although free-ranged) mainly hang out in the middle area and with the goats. Earlier this week, I...
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    Smooth silkie gender?

    Hi all! Shadow here is almost 6 months old (hatched 4/23), and is from a light Brahma hen and silkie roo. His (her??) two brothers look like their mama and have been crowing for weeks. Shadow looks male to me (look at at that saddle!) but doesn’t display any gender behaviors (no crow, dance...
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    What gender are these two?

    Hi! I have two peachicks and hoping you find people can help me determine gender. Marlow (1st two pics) is almost 11 weeks and Milo is almost 10 weeks. We suspect Marlow is a cock and Milo a hen, but we’re new to this. Don’t mind the background; they like to have breakfast with us.
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    Gender help please?

    Hiya bird peeps! I have some youngsters that I'd love to get your opinions/thoughts about their genders on. 1st up is Raven (the black bird - never mind the photo-bombers, lol). (S)He's really flighty so I understand if the pic quality isn't good enough to tell. Anyway, I believe raven is a...
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    Chick with deformed toes? Pics.

    Hi all and thanks for reading! I recently noticed that one of my chicks has a toe that curls under on both feet. Valentine is a 5 weekish (hatched valentine's day) chick that I suspect is a silkie/Braham cross (although could be cochin). (S)he has 5 toes on each foot, and the back (?) one is...
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    Winter solo chick advice wanted

    Hello Peeps! I put 5 eggs in the incubator 10 days ago (there was one particular rare eggs from a hen I wanted to breed) and after candling last night, it looks like only 1 is developing (of course not the one I was hoping for, lol). I was wondering what would be the best approach for a solo...
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    Lost my first chicken :( Could I have saved her? (2nd try)

    TLDR at bottom: Last night we lost our first chicken. :hit:hit:hitWillow was a young silkie, born on June 17th. Three days ago I thought she had a very slight limp, but I couldn't find anything physically wrong. No sign of bumble foot or anything else my amateur self could discern. Other than...
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    Cochins too young to lay?

    TLDR: Are hens laying younger than expected any reason for concern? Or an indication that they're ill or I’m doing something wrong? I'm guess I'm worried for nothing, but it seems odd so I wanted to check with you awesome people! Hi, I have some Cochin girls who hatched mid-may, making them...
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    Duck Dilemma - time sensitive

    Hello everyone! Situation: I need some advice from you duck-lovers out there. A friend of mine tends to jump into things without really thinking things through, and so has 8 ducks that he doesn't want anymore. He says they're too much work and he doesn't want to deal with them through the...
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    How do you pet your turkeys??

    Hi All, Pretty much what the title says; I'm hoping to hear what all your turkeys enjoy/prefer in terms of physical attention. My 4-month olds come running up to me but like to stay juuust out of reach. If I manage to grab one, they're sometimes okay with being held, especially if their feet...
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    New mama freaking out - still need advice please!

    I'm referring to myself, not my hen, lol! As far as I can tell, Henrietta is a happy girl, having never actually gotten to hatch her own eggs before (her previous owner always took them a few days before hatching - poor Hen) So my silkie hen went broody a few weeks ago, and when her own eggs...
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    Royal palm coloring?

    Hiya, I have some Royal Palm turkeys that have brown in them? I was wondering if that was standard or if maybe their great great grandpa Tom was a bronze or something? Two females (smaller on in last picture) have almost all tan coloring and one male has a pretty mix of tan/brown along with the...
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    Broody Hen = Frustrated Roo?

    I'm new to chicken dynamics and I'm hoping to get some insight into my Roo's new behavior (TLDR at bottom since I can get a little wordy) Background info: I have 3 silkies; Sam (my alpha male), his brother Dean, and Henrietta (Sam's favorite hen) that I got as together adults (1 and 2 years...
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    Another dreaded silkie gender question!

    Hi all! Sorry if this isn’t right; my first time posting pictures. Anyway, so I have 4 bantam silkies, 8-9 weeks old and want to know gender to help with naming. What do you think? Also, are they all blue/black? One has some buff (?) feathers starting on his/her neck. Anyway, thanks in advance!
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    Greetings from Wi!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yep, I’m new to chickens. It’s taken me over a year but I finally convinced my husband we can have chickens in our little suburban backyard. I’ve had them about 3 months now. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 1 silkie hen...
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