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    Foot/leg injury — week old chick

    Thank you. This is helpful. What did you use when you were soaking her foot? Just warm water or did you add something to it.
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    Foot/leg injury — week old chick

    I wasn’t able to upload a video. I don’t see any greenish spots, her toes are not curled, and her stance seems okay. She holds the foot in front of her. Thank you for your reply. Any help is appreciated!
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    Foot/leg injury — week old chick

    One of my baby chicks is avoiding putting weight on one leg. There is no visible sign of bumblefoot or an injury. She lets me gently move and manipulate that leg and foot without complaint. Any other ideas of what to look for or do would be appreciated. Knock on wood, she does seem to have more...
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    Ugh ... lost all 4 chickens last night

    The egg production was much higher than normal. We typically average 3 eggs a day and they tend to late morning to early afternoon. It’s really weird that there would be 13 eggs in about 30 hours. While the nest box is big enough for two, we had never seen two in it at the same time. They always...
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    Ugh ... lost all 4 chickens last night

    I hear what you’re saying. The neighbor said there was no obvious indication of injury. They first stopped by at dusk to lock the coop and the chickens were still in the run. They went back and closed the pop door at 11:30 p.m. I’m waiting to hear from my husband on what time they were let out...
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    Ugh ... lost all 4 chickens last night

    It sounds like they may all have laid multiple eggs in their last day. My husband said there was 2-3 eggs on Thursday late afternoon/early evening, 5 eggs midday Friday, and our neighbor found 4 more this morning. They are usually midday layers so there being eggs early in the morning would be...
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    Ugh ... lost all 4 chickens last night

    We have/had 4 chickens - Australorp, Buff Orpington, Plymouth Rock, and a Wyandotte - each was 14 months old. All seemed totally fine yesterday and all laid eggs yesterday. We left town yesterday and the neighbor said they seemed fine as they went into the coop last night. When she came by this...
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    Do Orpington's grow more slowly?

    I have four 19 week old chickens. One from each of the following breeds: Buff Orpington, Plymouth Rocker, Gold Laced Wyandotte and an Australorp. They are still on chick feed and we will be transitioning to layer feed in the next few days. The Orpington is considerably smaller than the other 3...
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    ⠀ Food Soiled Paper?!?

    Can chickens really safely eat food soiled paper. This Austin program sounds cool but this is the first time I've heard that you can intentionally feed paper to chickens. http://www.southernliving.com/healthy-living/going-green/austin-texas-zero-waste-raising-chickens
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