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    There was a vitamin deficiency in the egg.. not enough to end the life, but enough for it to hatch stargazing. With vitamin treatment (poultry nutridrench), I have had chick hatchlings recover within the day! Whatever supplement you have access to or use, B1 is crucial in my experience.
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    Questions about Cuckoo Silkies

    ...rooster over non chocolate hens. Cuckoo is addressed later in this post and applies to all responses given. Choclate females, black males.. *probably* with some buff leakage. If recessive white, then chocolate females and black males. If dominant white then possibly chocolate paint and...
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    Silkie breeding questions!

    According to the calculator in the following link, when crossing a chocolate rooster to a splash hen.. you would get 100% mauve pullets and 100% blue cockerels.. This based off of how splash breeds in the bbs.. black cross splash is 100% blue offspring.. so no black boys and no pure chocolate...
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    Do mites ever really go away? Or are they always present in the environment?

    There are tons of mites that exist in the world.. only a few that effect poultry. The first link is about mites in general.. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/meet-millions-mighty-mites-live-plants-pretty-much-everywhere-else I have seen red mites that were not "roost mites" out in my...
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    Normal poop or not? Very concerned

    They are cecal droppings.. which happen about every 7th-10th time.
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    Random Blindness

    A quick google search indicates that it's traditionally corn, oats, barley. All of the ones I saw, if that is indeed what is meant.. were VERY low in protein and definitely not adaquate as poultry feed.
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    Blue Plymouth Rock x Buff Orpington Chick

    Hi, hope you're enjoying BYC! :frow Congrats on your cute baby. Happy hatching! :jumpy
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    Silkie breeding questions!

    The second words & drop down tab is in English. The mottling will not eliminate the sex linking of the chocloate when bred to non chocolate hens.
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    Silkie breeding questions!

    ...mauve pullets.. with 25% black and 25% blue cockerels. https://kippenjungle.nl/Overzicht.htm#kipcalculator Mottling is recessive.. so will not *likely* show up in first generation crosses to non mottled birds.. according to my current understanding. Hopefully you will get more...
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    Splash Copper Marans with Copper Hackle Feathers

    This is a rather good question! To me.. regarding copper Marans.. the blue nor the splash should eliminate the copper coloring.. and if it's not there then perhaps they're not copper but just blue or splash (black) Marans. I personally think that many novices (myself included) have bought the...
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    White jersey giant and chocolate Orpingtons

    Congrats on your cute babies! 🥰 According to the following article and a few other resources I checked.. JG are recessive white... https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/jersey-giants-chicken-breed-information.47788/ So according to my current understanding the chocolate rooster over...
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    how do i get the most unique colors?

    I'll just add that white should probably not be discounted as part of that "rainbow basket".. it really makes the other egg colors pop! I have gotten peach and pinkish colors from Cochin.. but they were only noticeably that color in comparison to the other eggs.
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    Sour crop, don't know whose advice to follow

    Excessive drinking is an attempt to clear a crop blockage.. it may turn sour if it's been blocked/slow for too long. I'd start by following the treatment advice for impacted crop in the following article link...
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    chicken gender??

    Sapphire gems are sex linked with cockerels being barred.. what you're calling polka dots. So that one is a cockerel, presuming the "breed" is accurate. ETA: what is their age?
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    She or he

    Definitely a male as indicated by the very pointed and flowing saddle feathers. They do not need to be rehomed together.. that's up to you. Images for example (usually accurate around 16+ weeks of age, not usually seen starting before 12 ish weeks)..
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    27% game bird feed for chicks

    I have raised Silkies on that before. They did not really grow faster, that I can remember (it's been a really long time).. but they also did not suffer any nutrient deficiencies. While I never noted any kidney or chick issues using the gamebird starter.. that high of protein did reduce my...
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    Is this an Ameraucana or Easter Egger egg?

    Here's a copy of the Ameraucana egg color chart from google images... However, regardless of egg color your hens feather patterns do not match any of the colors in the standard of perfection and therefore even if comb type, beard, and skin/shank color were correct they would still be Easter...
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    Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

    While I also don't see any male specific saddle feathers in those pics.. I will note parthenogenesis aka self fertilization is a (known) possibility in poultry.. they may even start to develop embryos.. rarely making it all the way to hatch, but those that do hatch are usually male progeny...
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    1 chicken died and now another acting like this. Please help!

    Sorry your pullet is unwell. It's difficult to tell from the photos, but her crop looks like it might be inflated.. which should not be the case if she's not eating or drinking.. but could be a cause of those symptoms if it's somehow gotten blocked or become sour. When you feel it, is it flat...
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    Possible blood Ring?

    Weight loss is only an indicator of relative humidity coupled with shell porosity and is not an indicator of the embryo growth within. Happy hatching! :jumpy
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