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    Is it possible to feather/wing sex 2.5 week old chick?

    It's possible to hurt them even if you DO know what you're doing. It involves applying pressure to force their reproductive organs slightly outside of the body; essentially causing a partial prolapse. Despite someone saying that you can't vent sex older than 3-4 weeks, I have found that around...
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    Hume Habitat Hatch-a-long Journey

    A couple of days makes a big difference! June 27, 2024. June 30, 2024. July 1, 2024. July 3, 2024. July 6, 2024.
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    Hen with spurs?

    No worries. My oldest has spurs, and is not top of the pecking order.
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    Genetics question...Splash x frizzled mottled mutt

    I hope someone knows, but if not, have you tried the calculator? I also hope they all have the fluffy cheeks. :love https://kippenjungle.nl/chickencalculator.html
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    Anyone else find Sasso meat to be tough and stringy?

    I can't really answer your question because I have no experience with Sasso broilers, but I can tell you that most of the home raised birds I've eaten are "drier," (though not "stringy,") than store bought chicken, with the exception of a few very well spoiled pet birds. I think this may be why...
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    Hume Habitat Hatch-a-long Journey

    I am really loving watching them grow! My daughter wants to name the youngest black one "Tuxedo," it suits due to current coloration and temperament.
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    Is it possible to feather/wing sex 2.5 week old chick?

    Is fast/slow feathering breed specific? My roo has had two molts and you'd never know except that he went from solid black to colorful within about a week, and you wouldn't know he was molting if they weren't all over the enclosed run. The hen I suspect is the bio-mom, Lavender, had a bald back...
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    Is it possible to feather/wing sex 2.5 week old chick?

    I will not be vent sexing.
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    Is it possible to feather/wing sex 2.5 week old chick?

    1. Where did you get the bird? Egg laid by one of my five hens, sired by my rooster, Nightshade. Hatched June 8-9, 2024. 2. Are they from a feed store, hatchery, or breeder? Rooster and one hen from breeder, three hens from feed store. 3. If you bought them from a hatchery, which breeds did...
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    Can someone help me deal with grief?

    Yeah, my Elvira passed just recently. It had been wet and the neighbors goats and chickens spread cocci. Mine were even on medicated feed when they caught it. I feel like I failed her. :(
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    Can someone help me deal with grief?

    I'm so sorry for your loss, I empathize as I know something of how you feel. I recently lost one of my favorites, Elvira.
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    Hume Habitat Hatch-a-long Journey

    They are, and they get more rambunctious every day! Thank you for answering that.
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    Hume Habitat Hatch-a-long Journey

    Hi there, my name is Meg and my young flock has recently had a few additions, and I'm hopeful of a few more in the near future. I grew up around chickens and some poultry, but am pretty new to keeping my own flock. My flock is made up of barnyard mix 2 yo rooster, Nightshade, barnyard mix 2 yo...
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    When do roosters turn into… you know

    The guy was fired, and that rooster passed away a couple months later. I ended up with four out of six birds being roos after him, and still have two. One is currently raising chicks with his harem, and he has no issues with me getting into the run or coop, scooping up chicks, etc.
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    Why are my baby chicks dying?

    I have avoided Cornish X because I have read they are very likely to die of shock due to heart problems from their rapid weight gain. I'm sorry that's all that's available to you and that I don't have any more information for you.
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    When do roosters turn into… you know

    I don't know the specifics on RIRs, but I've had five roosters and none of them were a holes, and one was only ever aggressive towards people in red cars after the bug guy kicked him and sprayed him with a pesticide. :(
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    Chick wounded, possible early hatch with unabsorbed yolk

    The chick has passed.
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    Chick wounded, possible early hatch with unabsorbed yolk

    11) Photos. Showing gash before treatment and other side, when I discovered yolk broken after Blu-kote. Have also discovered fly eggs on bottom beak/throat, dried to wipe them off with cotton swab.
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    Chick wounded, possible early hatch with unabsorbed yolk

    Any help appreciated! 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Standard Chicken, small-size hatchling 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Lethargic. 3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? I found an in-progress hatch...
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    Odds of survival on prolonged staggered hatch with broody (Small flock)

    Chick #6 hatched today, and cut its own neck/face with a foot claw while still partially inside the egg. The wound isn't bloody, but the chick is more lethargic than the others. It did manage to get out of its shell, but I don't have high hopes for it and it seems neither does Lovey.
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