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Well, after several days of questioning wether or not to put my little rhode island red down I am finnally glad i decided not to! She is finnally starting to look really good and is walking around and has regained so much of her balance. She is not quite as big as the rest of my brood but she...

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Howdy Everyone! I'm located just north of Ft Worth in the argyle/bartonville area, pretty new to raising chickens but have a flock of 18 going strong! They are about 2 weeks old and growing so fast!

I have had my 20 baby chicks in a cage in my room for a week and a half. I change their pine shavings daily and have never had a problem with odor.

mt 2 week olds love small meal worms, they go crazy for them and its the way i am hand taming them

Mine is doing the same wierd thing with her neck as well, kind of holding it in and to the side, wish she would get better as quickly as yours but she does seem to be doing better, I have her on medicated feed, electrolyte and vitamin water, and termycin antibiotics, she is showing signs of...

Been doing some research and wondering if my little chick could have Coccidiosis???

Well my sick chick is slowly showing signs of improvement. She is still eating and drinking and has begun to stand up on her own. She can walk but very awkwardly and with the use of her wings for balance. She is not completely better but I am hopeful. Still trying to figure out what is wrong...

she finnally pooped it seemed very dry, i am trying to keep her hydrated but she is not looking too good.

she is about 1 week old, isnt drippy or sickly looking, her crop is not full, i have her separated and she is not pooping, when she was walking she stayed really low to the ground and wasn't standing up tall, very clumsy and falling over, she is getting worse i dont think she will make it i...

One of my rhode island reds cant walk without falling over, she is eating but only when i put food right in front of her. She takes a few steps and then just falls over. Wondering what this could be and if there is anything I can do. I have 20 chikcs of mixed breed and another one of the...

at what age??

3 Dogs (Damon, Sadie, Benny) 20 chickens 1 500lb pet Hog (Thorton) 1 goat (Bob Marley) 5 Horses (1 Friesian named Xena; 4 quarter horses) 1 Donkey (Leroy) 2 Cats

Hello all, I'm new to raising chickens and just recieved my 20 chicks in the mail today! Im located northwest of Dallas in a little town called Argyle. Anyone interested in some free white leghorn chicks let me know!

Well..close but i ordered 5 golden lakenvelders (4 pullets 1 roo), 4 rhode island reds (all pullets), and one white leghorn (pullet), so ive gotta pick out my one leghorn pullet from the other 10 leghorn males!