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    Please help- when should I help this guy out? Stuck for 24 hours!

    Thank you! I ended up assisting it over several hours- it actually appeared to have an injury to its beak tooth! but it seems really healthy so I’m glad I got him outa there! 🙌
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    Please help- when should I help this guy out? Stuck for 24 hours!

    Hi everyone! This is my first hatch. This little guy started hatching around 24 hours ago but after making a hole and getting his big through he hasn’t done anything on his own. I did a lot of research and then I carefully started peeling off part of the shell around him because it had been 24...
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    Chicks have dry/cracked bumps on feet

    I just got a Batch of chicks- they’re already getting wing feathers. On their feet- all their feet- they have dry/cracked raised areas and lots of them have dried poo over the same spot- so Im wondering if they previously had a dirty or too hot brooder- that the poo sorta cemented on theIr feet...
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    Bobcat attack

    Our orpington Brown chick was attacked by a bobcat last night. Its miraculous that she lived- I don’t think I’ve ever prayed for a chicken but I did last night! Her breathing was so labored I thought her lungs were filling with blood- but this morning- aside from seeming pretty traumatized-she...
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    Unsuccesful hatch from broody hen. What went wrong?

    That is great advice! When my next hen goes broody I will definitely try to pick the best eggs for her. When it comes to selecting eggs- Do they need to be put under the hen in a certain time period after they've been laid? I usually collect eggs around 3-4pm- would they all still be hatch able...
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    Unsuccesful hatch from broody hen. What went wrong?

    Hilda is frequently broody. We have two roosters so when I discovered her sitting on a clutch of eggs I decided to go ahead and let nature take its course. Nature may have indeed taken course- but it ended with no hatched chicks- and a Hen that is still broody and now sitting on air. Im hoping...
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    My jubilee Orpington Hen looks suspiciously rooster-ish

    Thanks everyone! I guess because she .. He never crowed and had that hen walk I just assumed HE must be a hen.. We've got a rooster that crows night and day and is really aggressive so maybe HE just can't get a word in! ;) Its funny how your eyes can deny reality sometimes! His long...
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    My jubilee Orpington Hen looks suspiciously rooster-ish

    That's a great idea! I didn't know you could see if a hen was laying that way- I'm usually stalking their coup! I tried to vent sex my chicks and I thought she was a rooster at the time- but all I had was a YouTube video and zero expertise. Thank you for the tip! I'll attempt it tomorrow and...
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    My jubilee Orpington Hen looks suspiciously rooster-ish

    These aren't the best- I took them with my kiddos Amazon kids tablet! She walks just likes hen! But she def. has the little talons/claw on the back of her legs.
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    My jubilee Orpington Hen looks suspiciously rooster-ish

    We do have a rooster. He crows all day long- even in the middle of the night! Maybe blinky is crowing before I open up the coop? I will def. start listening for that!
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    My jubilee Orpington Hen looks suspiciously rooster-ish

    Blinky is almost one- we raised her from a chick. I always thought she was a rooster. She was bigger, aggressive and walked like one. However- her stance changed and I've considered her a hen since she was a pullet.. Until now! She has a very impressive comb and waddle. Her feathers are more...
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    Rabbits!

    Thank you! I will most definitely put down wire mesh! I've got a Flemish Giant coming this next weekend and probably need to fix this first! BTW- my standard Rex is really pretty skittish. Is there a certain way you hold your rabbits? I try to put her in my lap a few times a day and pet her...
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    Rabbits!

    Question: My standard Rex, Rabbit (hey- my 2 yr old named her- and he says it so adorably that we went with it!!! :)) is digging. Actually she's only dug out once. We have a big rabbit house that is still in the process of being built that she stays in unless she's with us. My husband said he...
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    Sick chick 1 week old possibly respiratory or eye infection

    First time w/ baby chicks and we have one little blue laced wyndotte that appears to have an infection. The first day we brought them home I noticed this little guy seemed to have a tiny piece of wood shaving in his eye- my husband told me to leave it alone because I might injure him and since...
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    Please help! New chicken owner with a very sick chicken.. At least I think she is..

    Thank you for your reply! I missed it because along w/my inexperience w/chickens I'm also inexperienced w/posting to forums! I had somehow posted twice- go figure:) We eventually found out that Henrietta had a respiratory infection- she just didn't start showing physical signs that we could see...
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