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  1. mrscrabtree92

    Need to know breed on this hen!!

    We purchased an 11m old hen who is supposed to be laying and we were told it was an americauna. Only she has no beard or muffs so. Thinking Easter egger but she also has a rose comb????
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    Can chickens die from grief or depression?

    About a week ago we lost one of my hens none of them have been sick but it was raining really bad and we found her early one morning on her back in the run. Well we have another hen who was her best friend. They never left each others side always together they were inseparable. After that one...
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    Never ending swarming pesty FLIES!!!!!!

    I've read some things on how to get rid of flies but want to know your ideas and what works for yall. We are going to do a 6ft long planter box with different herbs and plants but the flies are so bad in the run and i dont know what to do please someone help
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    Is this a black laced red roo?

    We got this one thinking it was a blue laced red pullet bit we think its a black laced red rooster?? Thoughts please
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    can someone confirm breed??

    I'm pretty sure this little one is a roo but we were told he's a blue laced red Wyandotte but doesn't really look like one he kinda looks like my easter egger or my gold laced I have. can someone confirm hes a blue laced???
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    Red and swollen under eye also watery eye please help

    A few weeks ago i had a chick who had a watery eye and was sneezing we gave all the chicks oxyteteracyclin and it went away well about a week ago the same chicks eye started watering again but no sneezing its also red and swollen and nothing is working im thinking possible eye infection or...
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    Blue Wyandotte gender and breed check

    We got this one a week ago thinking it was a pullet but now thinking roo. Its wattle is coming in feathers are different it stands up right more and has huge feet. We were also told its a blue laced wyandotte and were wondering if it really is
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    pullet or roo

    Can someone help confirm sex we think they are all pullets buff orpington, olive egger, rhode island red, easter egger "olive" "mother clucker" "rosie" "buffy"
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    Water cups

    So i have these water cups and my chicks drink from them but havent figured out how to peck the yellow spring to get more water out anything i can do to get them to learn
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    Diatomaceous earth questions

    So ive read a little about DE but i was wondering if i should use it and how to use it
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    All my chicks are dying

    I dont know whats happened but we started off with 7 chicks. We have lost 3 already. They have been on corid for 3 days and now we have another lethargic and not responsive. Im preparing myself for her to pass over night like our ladt one did. I dont know what to do or why they are all dying :'(
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    moving to coop

    in about 2 weeks we will be moving our 4 girls to their coop, I read that they need to be "confined" to the coop for 3 or 4 days then let out in the run and they will learn to go back into the coop. if this is true where do you keep the food and water? and our coop is attached to the run and...
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    Brooder heat bulb questions

    We have 2 sets of chicks one set is 4 weeks old the other maybe a week at most. They are in different brooders. Can we put a regular light bulb on the first set instead of a heat lamp? We plan to keep a heat lamp on the second set for a few weeks but im wondering what wattage to use on the...
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    Corid question please help!!!

    Almost positive my chicks have cocci but one also has a respiratory infection. They are 4weeks old and on oxytetracyclin vitamins and electrolytes. I know with the oxytetracyclin you have to change frequently what i need to knkw is can i give corid and the antibiotica together or stop...
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    Off balance "drunk like" chick 4 weeks

    Ive had 3 chicks die in the last month one this morning that was very lethargic yesterday now one can barely walk walking like shes drunk falls over stumbles around someone please help im at a loss and dont know what to do
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    very lethargic chick

    we have 5 chicks about 3-4 weeks old, one of them has been sneezing the past few days and has a watery eye so we put the group on antibiotics and vitamins, now we have another one that is very lethargic not really eating or drinking much and not moving just sleeping and staring at us I finally...
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    HELP sneezing and crusty eye??

    I just got this sweet girl saturday since then shes been what i think is sneezing alot throughout the day i also noticed her right eye is shut alot and is now crusty or looks like watering alot not sure but then i noticed a red streak from her nose almost like blood i have no clue whats going on...
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    Coop and run questions

    First time chicken owners and we built our coop and run. We plan on putting pine chips in the coop but didnt know anything had to be put in the run. We have 5 hens. What do you think about the coop? Any suggestions and ideas greatly appreciated
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    Can anyone help with age??

    We think they are 4 weeks or so can anyone tell about how old
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    Weird noise

    I have a 5 week old buff orpington and its making a noise that almost sounds like sneezing but raspier not sure if its a sneeze or a warning or just a noise but my others dont make that sound is it normal?
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