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    Creating isabella Orpingtons

    I have a beautiful lavender rooster and the opportunity to buy 2 crele hens right now which I want to create Isabellas with since i haven’t seen a single person in the country with them yet and I’m just looking for some advice and tips as well as answers to some of my questions if somebody has...
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    Splash rooster colours

    i bought this splash rooster and got him yesterday from an orpington breeder and wanted to know wether they're supposed to have yellow feathers or not? i've never seen them on one and they don't really seem visible in the photos i recieved of him either (the last 3(the ones before that were...
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    An unknown seemingly fatal disease seems to have appeared in my flock

    Yesterday I noticed 2 of my chickens just standing with their heads pulled. They were able to walk around but seemed a bit weak. This morning I found the one dead and 2 more chickens that look like that. the only symptoms are that their eyes look a bit strange and the one has a lot of saliva in...
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    Possible Broken Toe

    I noticed my chickens toe was looking weird about 3 days ago and when I went to go get photos the other toe was also looking strange. I’m going to wrap her toe and put a stick or something next to the toe but would this heal the toe and are there better ways to do it?
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    A chick that won't open its eyes

    This morning we noticed that one of our light sussex chicks (2 days old) wasn't opening her eyes so i gently cleaned them with salt water and it opened its eyes. As soon as i put the chick back in the brooder it closed it eyes. I made sure it drinks water but i havent seen it eating. Why is...
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    What Breed is this?

    I’m thinking dark brahma but the lots of white on the front of the body and feathers don’t really match with all the photos I’ve seen
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    Does orpington feathering have anything to do with gender.

    I have various Orpington chicks (blue, laced, cuckoo) and I've noticed that my oldest one first got wing feathers, then on the head and then the ones on the body started to appear. Meanwhile i have younger chicks who's feathers also grew on the wings first now they're getting some around on the...
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    unsure about my light Sussex’s gender

    I will be referring to my chicken as “she“ during this but i don't actually know if she’s a hen. I’ve had her for 8 months now (and she was at least 1 month old when I got her). She only started growing tail feathers at around 6 or 7 months of having her and they looked liked a hen’s tail...
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    Chick born with twisted leg

    This egg was pipped 2 days ago but the chick just didn’t hatch and the membrane was busy drying out and sticking to the chick. So I carefully helped the chick out of the egg and saw that he has a twisted leg and strange looking feet. Could it be that he hatched too soon or was it caused by...
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