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    Soft lumps on multiple roosters’ legs

    Hello, I first noticed this issue in my 1-yr-old EE rooster’s leg, he has a swollen spot around where his “ankle” would be, although it wasn’t hot or reddened. I noticed he was sitting down a lot, but is still able to walk normally, and seemed to behave normally otherwise - crowing, mating with...
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    Uh oh, another cockerel?

    Update: my little Thistle is a rowdy teenage cockerel now, still very sweet to me though and gets along well with his brothers and the rest of the flock (although I’m sure the older hens are getting sick of him already)!
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    Lump under hen’s tongue

    My flock is positive for both Marek’s and Avian Leukosis. This hen isn’t vaccinated, I bought her well before my flock got infected - she’s was one of my first birds. It’s odd, and I’m far from an expert, but I examined her more thoroughly today and I didn’t notice any smells, and honestly, it...
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    Lump under hen’s tongue

    I didn’t notice a bad odor, although I didn’t really check for that. I’ve noticed her odd swallowing for quite some time now, so I don’t think it’s something that appeared overnight. Thankfully her trachea looked nice and clear, and she’s had no trouble breathing at all. Maybe if I take a video...
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    Large Wound care and at-home surgery: anecdotes.

    Amazing! I’ve been lucky enough to never have had bird injured like that - mine have either been so bad that euthanasia was necessary, or not too bad and just needed wound cleaning and TLC. But, I’m inspired by your initiative, I think I’m going to learn how to suture a wound and order a kit...
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    Point of lay pullet acting lethargic

    Seconding the electrolytes, Poultry Cell is great, maybe give her some egg yolk or softened feed by syringe if she’s not eating for long periods of time and you can’t tempt her with treats. I had a hen like this, she was just about to start laying and started acting miserable, she even started...
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    Lump under hen’s tongue

    Hello, I’ve been noticing that my 4-yr-old Wyandotte hen has been swallowing with some effort - it doesn’t seem to impede her eating or drinking, she just seems to swallow more noticeably when eating and drinking. She’s otherwise healthy and seems energetic and strong, for her age. So, I...
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    Pullet or cockerel - Hmong chick!

    Awwwww 🥺🥺🥺 My Jojo has a little sibling/cousin/relative that looks just like him! Sounds like a real character too!
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    Pullet or cockerel - Hmong chick!

    Thank you! I’ll tell her you said that!
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    Pullet or cockerel - Hmong chick!

    That silver one looks a lot like one I hatched this year, and she ended up being Quail which is interesting. I’ve been learning a lot about genetics since I hatched my first eggs from my own flock this year. (Hmong on bottom, BYM pullet on top) I haven’t had too many problems with...
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    Uh oh, another cockerel?

    Well, it hasn’t quite been two weeks yet but Thistle has grown a lot, but not in the comb and wattles department. They’re just about 7 weeks old now. I’m thinking she may be a girl after all, she’s still very pale.
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    Pullet or cockerel - Hmong chick!

    Oh wow, small world! Yeah, about half of my chicks that have hatched from them (8 total, 5 last year and 3 this year) were always skittish, but the rest are sweet and friendly in a mild-mannered way. I think Nicole of SFF breeds for health, temperament and retaining the native variety of her...
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    Pullet or cockerel - Hmong chick!

    I got them from Sugar Feather Farm in Vermont, they raise a lot of rare breeds there and have been super nice and helpful. I’ve gotten a nice variety of healthy and beautiful birds.
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    Help with understanding leg color genetics!

    I see, thanks! I knew there had to be something I was missing.
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    Uh oh, another cockerel?

    This chick is just a darling, super friendly but also a troublemaker! My Swedish Flower hens were all like that as chicks, it’s so cute seeing how these chicks inherited their parents traits since I know the parents so well. Their name is Thistle, guess I made a good choice choosing a...
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    Uh oh, another cockerel?

    Huh, that is interesting. Of course, it’s much more complicated than I thought! The E locus can affect the shank color too. You learn something new every day!
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    Uh oh, another cockerel?

    It’s just that I know (or have a pretty good guess) on who its parents are - mom is a Swedish Flower hen (crested) with yellow legs and dad is, I think, an EE with slate legs.
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    Help with understanding leg color genetics!

    So, I’m awfully confused. I bred some of my birds together for the first time, not trying to start a breeding project or anything, just for fun - breeding my friendliest and healthiest birds, etc. just to keep for myself. So this got me thinking about how I could learn genetics to try to figure...
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    Uh oh, another cockerel?

    This is an odd one. I hatched a couple eggs from my own flock, although I’m not sure exactly who the parents are. About 6 weeks old now, that comb looks awfully big… I was sure it was a pullet, I’ve been learning about chicken genetics, particularly leg color genetics. So, if a rooster with...
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    Pullet or cockerel - Hmong chick!

    Those bronze hens are absolutely stunning! Hmongs really are amazing, they’ve quickly become my favorite birds to keep, because of their beauty, variety in colors and shapes, and charming calm personalities (although that varies too- I have some shy and flighty ones, too). Also, some more...
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