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    Hen with bad leg

    So she was definitely not vaccinated against it, because I bought fertilized eggs and put them under my broody hen. There are three other chicks that were raised with her and nobody else is showing symptoms. Hopefully, if it’s Merak’s, nobody else will get sick. So, if I’m correct in my...
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    Hen with bad leg

    So I have a hen that was born August 2 of this year, not sure what breed she is. Went out to the coop a few days ago and she was just sitting on the ground, and when I went to pick her up, she tried to get away, limping very badly. I re-searched some causes on this website and I’m currently...
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    Can I put 2 hens with chicks in 1 brooder?

    So I have 2 hens that hatched chicks in the nesting boxes around the same time. I have moved them to a separate area brooder, but still in the coop, so the other chickens can’t get to them. I put a divider between the hens with their own chicks. Soon they will be ready to go outside and there...
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    Bantam raising chicks with regular size

    Now really discouraged. Are silkies or other bantams prone to illness easier than regular size? I just came home and found my last silkie (1 year old) died in the nesting box overnight😢 Last couple of days seemed to be a loner, but still eating and drinking. Just thought she was missing her...
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    Bantam raising chicks with regular size

    So a lot has happened since I started this post. I was able to find some fertilized eggs and put 6 under her. I also isolated her in the broody pen which is in the coop and only separated by a gate until she found the eggs and decided to sit on them. That only took overnight. She did great the...
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    Bantam raising chicks with regular size

    Currently my coop has four regular chickens, one Bantam Cochin , and one bantam silky. My Bantam cochin has gone broody and I’d like to give her some fertilized eggs to hatch. Will she be able to protect the chicks once they are hatched from the larger hands? I plan on isolating her in a...
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    Silkie Breathing Hard

    So an update on my poor Gabby, she comes out of the house and seems to be eating, but still has the open mouth labored breathing. I was able to feed her some dried meal worms and very enthusiastic about eating, however it looked like it might be hard for her to swallow. So we got her, opened her...
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    Silkie Breathing Hard

    The antibiotics seem to be helping. I’m somewhat new to chickens so not very good at checking all of the things suggested other than visually. I am in Utah and currently in a cold spell of below freezing. She looks to be doing much better and the hard breathing has turned into a more mild case...
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    Silkie Breathing Hard

    I have never dealt with this in my flock. I called the vet and he gave me an antibiotic for respiratory issues. She has been on it now for 3 days and she is still breathing hard and the squawks are not coming out very loud. So now affecting her vocal. She is still eating and drinking but will...
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    Silkie Breathing Hard

    I have a young pullet that is about 9 months old. She became broodie about 3 weeks ago, but has since been broken. She has always been vocal but noticed that a lot of it is spontaneous and looks like she can't control. When it happens, it is a loud screech and she sticks her neck out. Since she...
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    Wild quail in chicken coop

    So I have a large chicken run area surrounded by chain link fencing. I have seen quail around the neighborhood, but this is the first time I’ve seen them in the chicken coop. They come to forage some of the scratch that the chickens haven’t eaten (they are spoiled). Does anybody know if I can...
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