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    Chicken Suddenly Blind

    this is the best i can take, i tried taking a picture of the other eye but she keeps it closed. I think I can see some weird red in her eye but I can’t tell what it is? Mareks disease? Today she’s a little less eager to eat and drink but she still is fighting
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    Chicken Suddenly Blind

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    Chicken Suddenly Blind

    Hello everyone! i have a slight problem with my 1 year old chicken. I was opening the door in the morning to let all my gals out and i saw one of my hens had one of her eyes closed and had some discharge coming out of her eye. otherwise she seemed fine. i cleaned the area with some warm water...
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    Not eating oyster shells?

    Hi everyone you might remember me with my little chicks if not, Hello! My chicks are now so big (they grow up so fast:hit) but anyways, I have 1 rooster and 3 hens 2 out of 3 are laying but now here in New Jersey it getting cold so they stopped. But recently I found a soft shell egg that was...
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    Dust baths for chicks/chickens!

    So I’ve been asking a lot of questions about my chicks and I am very greatful that you guys are answering me! But I had a question for dust bathes for chicks but I will later on use when they are grown up. This is my first flock that I have had and I have been reading that they need dust baths...
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    What breeds are they?

    This is the 4th one :)
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    What breeds are they?

    Hello everyone! I had a question anyone know what type of chicks these cuties are? I have one more and I’ll post him in a second!
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    I accidentally stepped on my chick I don’t know what to do

    Hello everyone thank you for responding and calming my nerves down :). It is the next day and she seems to be doing great! I’ve seen a her drink and eat multiple times through the days. I haven’t been handling her other than just taking her out to clean the bin. But she is walking on both legs...
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    I accidentally stepped on my chick I don’t know what to do

    Update: his foot might be a little hurt because he keeps picking it up. There is some food on the ground since the others have made a mess so he sometimes (maybe once) pecks at it. Still no water though, I have tried to dribble it on his beak and he took the smaller tiny droplet
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    I accidentally stepped on my chick I don’t know what to do

    I accidentally stepped on my chick and idk what to do I have a little pen set up for my 4 chicks and I’m always EXTREMELY careful but when I took a step today to get out of the pen, a chick hurriedly went under my foot and I stepped on it, I quickly picked up my foot and I didn’t put all my...
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