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  1. FunClucks

    New chicks

    Sorry to hear about the yellow one. It happens. Glad the others are doing well! Enjoy! I find the ones I raise myself in the brooder are much less flighty and more inclined to like people than hen-raised chicks. Although the hen-raised chicks are easier for me. So there's positives here...
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    Favorelle gender

    Never mind my comments then, hope others can help you. If you've got a population that has been sold to you as being sexable by color, more power to you.
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    Rescue Rooster needs help!

    Human B vitamin complex (B50 or B100 pill - pop it in their beak and they'll swallow) is the treatment for curled toe paralysis, basically the only thing you listed you might could do something about. In bad cases it can take 1-3 months of daily pills to make a difference in the chicken's...
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    Favorelle gender

    Way too early to tell at 3 weeks. You can usually tell by comb development, but that isn't until 5-6 weeks. Looks like you are trying to feather sex them. This can't be done unless your chicks come from a population that was selectively bred to allow for correct feather sexing. Most...
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    New chicks

    They're so cute!!! Here's hoping they are fine!!! Probably will be, wishing you luck!
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    Suggestions? URGENT

    Glad I could help. On a scale of 1-10 (not worried at all - terrified), this injury is IMO probably about a 2-3. Totally healable, no long term bad effects. If mine don't eat (shock, or what not) I dribble some Nutridrench (basically molasses water with vitamins) across the side of their...
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    Suggestions? URGENT

    @CabritaChicks I'll provide a second voice - yes, chickens with that much skin torn off can regrow it all completely, feathers included. Give her about 6 weeks or so, and you'll never know she had an injury. As long as she's eating and drinking, she'll be just fine. As others have stated...
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    How long does a cracked pullet egg last?

    I usually have enough eggs, I feed any that are cracked back to the birds right away. If I crack it when I'm collecting it, I'll just use it immediately. If a bird cracked it, I'm not sure when it happened or how dirty the appendage they cracked it with was, so I usually just feed it back...
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    Which feed should I continue buying?

    Sure you could use oyster shells from the restaurant. Folks have had a hard time breaking them up into useable size for the hens and capturing (not losing) the smashed bits. If you can do that, you can use the oyster shells no problem. Even the larger sizes, if the hen can try and pry bits of...
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    Which feed should I continue buying?

    That's awesome that you have some girls so old! I feed all my egg shells back to the chickens - if it's from my flock, I see no need to bake them. They can go back the same day I crack them, or dry on the counter for a few days. Then I smash them slightly with my fingers into ~1/4" pieces...
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    General Genetics Help Needed, Please.

    Most roos will show human aggression much earlier than a year, but for some it can take a while. I'm cautiously optimistic if they make it to 6 months, and then after a year, I'm pretty confident. Still, we never fully trust a rooster. Someone always needs to keep an eye on them when doing...
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    Which feed should I continue buying?

    If I had to pick between the two, I'd go with the feed on the left, the 17% protein feed. The more protein the better if you care about the long term health of your birds. It has more protein (obviously) but it also has more calcium. Are you providing calcium and grit free choice to your...
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    General Genetics Help Needed, Please.

    Some of the longtime chicken keepers on here have noticed that the rooster's temperament is not really done developing until after a year or possibly 2 years. If you have a nice roo and he's over a year old, your odds are good he'll stay that way, but of course there are no guarantees with live...
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    FAIL thread

    Absolutely! I mean, you feel bad, but you laugh as you tell him it's okay, so that totally counts!
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    All Flock Feed in Queensland Australia?

    If you do a Google search on Purina Flockraiser, and see the nutrients list, this is a typical All-flock feed that is used in the USA. See screenshot below. This will give you something to compare to if you're looking for all-flock type feeds in Australia.
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    All Flock Feed in Queensland Australia?

    All flock is the same thing as chick crumbles or possibly pullet pellets. Look at the calcium level of the feed. Chicks get the lowest level of calcium, maybe 1% or less if I recall correctly, while layers get around 4%. If pullet pellets have the same amount of Calcium as the chick crumbles...
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    Barred Rock Hen not laying, lethargic, puffy feathers

    She sounds really sick. I'm sorry no one answered your post. Next time, edit the original post instead of posting a second time - folks see that second post and think someone answered you, and then no one actually opens the thread. How is your hen now? What did you end up doing? Watery...
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    rooster picking own feathers? idk but what do i do

    Looks like your hens may be over-grooming him. Rare that he'd be doing it to himself. have you tried pinless peepers on your hens? Or on him if he's really doing it to himself? Also, did you check for lice and mites? Pics look good, so I doubt it, but figured I'd ask. Was he starting to...
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    Real Araucanas

    Try the Araucana breed club website to see who is breeding them now.
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    General Genetics Help Needed, Please.

    Selling BYM chicks is fine. But you'll get more money and probably a lot more interest if you can sell purebreds. You'll have to separate them out for breeding a month or more before you collect the eggs to be sure the parent roo is the one you think it is. Generally, it's best not to mix...
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