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    Sick broody help pls:

    My local vet just puts the chickens down! She's not broody anymore and is just caring for one chick.. the others aren't due to hatch for another 5 days. I have tried encouraging her to eat but she isn't having any of it. I have a heat lamp over one side of the cage so the chick can come out and...
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    Sick broody help pls:

    My favorite Hen has been broody for 7 weeks, I got her some fertile eggs 4 weeks ago that are just hatching now, but she has hardly been eating/drinking in all this time. She has terrible diarrhea just like water and this morning I noticed blood in it. She doesn't seem lethargic, but this is...
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    Broody Hen question pls. With pic

    I have a new broody and was wondering if anyone could help me with these questions? *Does the broody hen with eggs need her own pen? Will she need to be by herself with the chicks after they hatch? (I only have 2 hens who are sisters and best friends, If I had to separate the broody it would...
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    Broody hen wont sit on eggs?

    Well the title says it! My Silkie has gone Broody for the first time (or I think that's what's up)! I bought some fertile hatching eggs since there's no cockerel in with her and put them in her coop, but she didn't sit on them, I have tried picking her up and putting her on them and pushing...
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    What's wrong?

    Just bumping in hope someone else has saome answers? I have tied the chicks legs but it couldn't walk and fell flat on it's face? So given up on that as it wouldnt be able to get to the food/water. Is 10 weeks too old to correct spraddle leg? It looks like one leg is bent the wrong way at the...
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    What's wrong?

    Thanks. In their brooder they have 2" pine shavings. The chick was just on the kitchen floor for the photo. I have put a towel under the shavings now too. Can chicks develop spraddle leg at 10 weeks? Thanks.
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    What's wrong?

    Suddenly one of my Silkies, who is 10 weeks old can't walk/stand. One leg is slipping one way and the other the other way? At first it was just on my kitchen floor and I thought he just had a weak leg, but yesterday I found him flat out. I've taken a photo to show you what I mean. I do remember...
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    Neurological defect?

    I'm new at chicken keeping so if this is a normal trait of a chick/chicken I apologise in advance for my stupidity! I have 4 2 week old miniature Silkies. Twohave vaultedskulls, two normal. Oe of the vaulted skulls Silkies has been doing a weird thing. I hear really loud peeping (the sort of...
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    Photos of my mini silkies

    They were lost in a postal strike for 4 days as eggs.. but all hatched! 2/4 have lumps on their head. Can anyone tell me what these are? The eggs were from a show silkie. Thanks.
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    Photo of my miniature Silkie chicks

    They were lost in a postal strike for 4 days as eggs.. but all hatched! 2/4 have lumps on their head. Can anyone tell me what these are? The eggs were from a show silkie. Thanks.
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    Should I help? UPDATED WITH PICS.

    My four miniature white silkies have ALL pipped.. 2 days early. I was all ready with tweezers, cotton buds, etc and was going to help them out tomorrow night.. But I guess now I don't have to! This time I dry incubated. Will update with pics if anyone wants to see?
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    Bedding..

    Is it okay to use sand as a bedding for a 3 week old baby chick? Will eating too much harm him? What does everyone else use?
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    Should I help? UPDATED WITH PICS.

    This will be my 5th or 6th batch of eggs. Out of those I only got 1 chick!! They all developed fine right until the last minute then died in shell before pipping With each hatch I have collaberated thermometer and hygrometer, replaced both, tried higher/ lower humidity, turned more or less...
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    Lonesome Single Chick no one wants to adopt!....**Update** Adopted!

    If your other Hens wont take it yet, and you dont want to get another chick, a hand mirror in the brooder works wonders. My now 3 week old was exactly the same, but is happy by himself with his mirror buddy!
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    An odd egg.

    What an amazing photo!
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