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    Dominant or recissive traits?

    I saw the site, but I don't really understand it. Lol, I obviously don't have a degree in chicken genetics.😂
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    Dominant or recissive traits?

    The father is a Faverolle, the mother is Spekled Sussex.
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    Dominant or recissive traits?

    Are Salmon Faverolle rooster color traits dominant over other rooster color traits? we have 1/2 Salmon Faverolle 1/2, 1/2 Spekled Sussex chicks. Will they the roosters still change colors at 3 weeks old, as the full Faverolles do?
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    Questions about hen hatching chicks...

    YOU ALL ARE AWESOME! Thank you so much for your advice!🩷 the eggs were laid between 3/7 and 3/15. We candled them a few days ago and all but one are growing and wiggling around. So cool to see! I think'll I'll get hold of an incubator for that last one, since I can see it's alive and growiing...
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    Questions about hen hatching chicks...

    We decided to let our broody girl hatch some eggs. We are first timers! We added eggs as they were laid over 4 days. Then, on the 8th day, another hen snuck one in! We have 3 Salmon Faverolle hens, one SF rooster, and 2 Spekled Sussex hens. Do hens usually stay until the last is hatched...
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    6 Week old chicks sleeping under coop

    We've had to teach our things like that... and to go in from the rain! For the first year, our first batch of girls would get SOAKED and we'd have to bring them in and let them dry a bit. (They were Silkies, which don't have water repellant feathers like most breeds). I have found that putting...
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    Soft eggs

    Thanks for your advice!
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    Soft eggs

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    Soft eggs

    I have a 4 yr old Astralorp with the same problem. She lays once a week and all have shells, but break before I can get to them. She is with a bantam Silkie who no longer lays. When I put out calcium, they won't touch it. Is there some herb that will stop her from laying? What is the hormone...
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    help to sex sussex/Faverolle chickes

    We decided to let our broody hen hatch chicks for the first time (for us and her!). We don't know much , but are reading up on things. The rooster is a pretty chill, handsome Salmon Faverolle and we have very nice and happy Salmon Faverolle and Sussex hens. Is the Faverolle gene that produces...
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    Hawk killed favorite hen

    So sorry for your deep loss! I know fully how you feel. I lost my precious Snowy Girl to a hawk almost 2 weeks ago. I cried for 3 days. I never knew I could love a chicken so much. But she loved me and chose me from the rest of my family. She would run to me for safety. Every day, she would call...
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    Review by 'Silkie fluff butts' in article 'Humane Euthanasia: When, Why, and How'

    So helpful! You might add, NU STOCK wound cream is THE BEST wound care cream I've found. It's sold at feed/supply stores. I only wish I had found this article last week. My precious feathered friend was attacked by a hawk. The hawk left her when he saw me. I would love if you would add a...
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    Baby Asprin?

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    Baby Asprin?

    Good ideas! Thank you!
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    Baby Asprin?

    I'm sorry, I can't get pics right now. Her wounds are more on her under side/thighs. I would need a helper to hold her while I part her fuzzy feathers. My daughter is my chicken helper, but she's sick right now. She has 2 wounds that are like a hole was cut out of the skin, one dime sized and...
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    Baby Asprin?

    My precious little Bantam Silky was attacked by a hawk today. She has several gashes and punctures. I'm sure she'll make it if we can keep infection away. It's Sunday and I couldn't find a bird vet. We brought her inside to heal. I heard that baby asprin is ok for pain, but not if bleeding is...
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    Advice on how get our rooster to accept our family

    UPDATE... Now that the holidays are behind us, I finally have time for an update! After my daughter and I discussed things, we decided to try keeping him in the house with us for several days to see if we could get him to bond with us. It was a fun little experiment that I know is not...
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    Advice on how get our rooster to accept our family

    Thank you all so much for your advice! We will definitely be careful as we decide how to proceed. My daughter is 13 and taller than me. So, she can hold her own! We haven't allowed little kids around him, and will continue that policy. I'm not ready to give up on him yet. Until this point, he's...
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    Advice on how get our rooster to accept our family

    We have a flock of 9: 5 mature hens, 3 7 month old hens and 1 7 month old rooster. The youngers are Salmon Faverolles. All were raised in the house until they were big enough to live in the coop. The flock gest along well. They have a coop and pen, but free range our large backyard as well...
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    Chicken bully and jail

    I have a similar situation. My 5 girls have been together for 2 years. There was a head hen that died 2 months ago. These girls have been very docile, with very little pecking or squabbling. Now one Speckled Sussex that has been totally neutral is picking on a Bantam Silke. She ripped out a good...
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