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    Chick leg issue.

    Hi guys I have a Chocolate Cochin chick with a leg deformity. The mom would not sit in the right nest in the cold weather so her eggs went could and I took them in for incubation. Everyone but one hatched in great health. Initially I thought this was curled toes but I don’t think that’s the...
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    Broody Hen now a mom

    It’s been 5 degrees. Highs of 10 Fahrenheit. Our broody box is located in a shed building that connects to the coop but it’s an insulated building we have for storage. It’s always around 30 maybe more warmer without running any heat. I only have 20 chickens and the coops size is not what I’m...
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    Broody Hen now a mom

    Hi just a quick question for some insight on what you would do. I have a hen in a broody box with some chicks. It’s been super cold out but I was wondering if she and the chicks would fair well if I put them out with the rest of the flock. I think it would be better for them but wanted some insight.
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    Broody Hen with no Eggs!!!

    Just a feed for how this ended. My chocolate Cochin seemed to lose her eggs multiple times. She would lay on them for a day and then lay in the nesting box next to them after she was done taking her break. I found myself moving her to her eggs numerous times. So I said enough is enough once I...
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    Broody Hen with no Eggs!!!

    Should I let her brood in the coop then? Ours gets pretty cold so we add a tarp and a heated water pad. I think her space felt cramped and she didn’t like being moved. She did not accept any eggs. She’s just got right off them. The heat lamp from the brooder wasn’t hitting her directly. I’d say...
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    Broody Hen with no Eggs!!!

    I have a chocolate Cochin who has been consistently laying throughout December. The past few days she’s gone broody. It excites me and we’ve had hens go broody but when I checked to see how many she had I found none. She sat their broody on nothing for 3 days. Thankfully I saved 13 of the eggs...
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    Red/purple poo

    Found some red/purple poo from our 13 week old chicks. Was only one chick pooping this. It’s almost like a jelly beet root red I read this could be normal for shedding if it’s lining in the intestines. But that it could also be coccidiosis. We do have corid on hand. We also have goat wormer. How...
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    Silkie/Ameraucana mix

    We have a beautiful chocolate silkie/ameraucana mix. He/She was essentially a mistake out of an ameraucana egg. A little surprise. The lady who sold and incubated the eggs was upfront about the cross breed mistake and we gladly took the bird. He/she is over 13 weeks and fully integrated with our...
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    Urgent! Coryza?

    What is a good source for tylosin. We have a poultry first aid station and try and add to it even if we aren’t dealing with the issue. Better to have the meds on hand then searching last minute.
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    Urgent! Coryza?

    I will look into the sulfa. I figured it was the swap we went to. These birds were kept in a trailer for over 24 hours. There was so much droppings and the man claimed he only gave them all half a bag of feed. The birds came ill from what I could tell. Drooping head, laying down, sneezing, and...
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    Urgent! Coryza?

    My parents decided to buy 4 birds for $2 each at our local swap. Against my opinion. I instantly didn’t like the conditions the birds were in but they got them. Fast forward 3 days. Pretty sure 2 developed infectious Coryza. My question is what to treat this with, more aggressively. And what’s...
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    Silkie breeding

    Thank you!
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    Silkie breeding

    I’m very confused. I currently have a frizzle silkie hen with a naked neck. Am I right to assume a frizzle satin would be bred out of her if I gave her a satin roo. https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/c4049bac-f572-4055-bd1d-0d8472a9a793/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-25%20at%204.42.48%20PM.png
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    Worms?

    I can definitely do that. Do you know the best wormer to get her. Since I’m not sure the type of like to get her something that can cover a good variety. I’m about to head out and get her that now
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    Worms?

    Definitely not that and I hope I never see that in my life. Ew 😂
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