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    Silkie with too much fluff

    Hey everyone, My lovely little silkie seems to be too fluffy for her own good. The feathers around her vent have collected poop. I can be sure that her vent itself isn't blocked but there's a clump of feathers below it glued solid. We've tried to soften it and cut it off but it is very hard and...
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    Budgie sneezing and looking sick

    Thank you for the suggestions. Unfortunately, my budgie won't take medicine, and I don't think my parents will allow me to buy it online anyways since we have to focus on food and other things. I've put a damp towel and a heating pad on the second-lowest setting to keep her cage humid, warm...
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    Budgie sneezing and looking sick

    Hey everyone, My parakeet has just had a sneezing attack and looked like she was vomiting. She was wobbling her head around and her face is wet. Additionally, her tail bobs when she is resting and she in general just looks uncomfortable and sick. I can't leave the house to go to the vet due to...
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    lead poisoning risk?

    My chickens don't eat the wire of course since it doesn't flake, but I'm still worried that just being around the wire will make them ill. Also aart, could I ask how I can tell if the wire has a galvanized coating?
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    lead poisoning risk?

    I can't get pictures right now as it is dark out, and we, unfortunately, threw the box away after putting the coop together. I believe the lead must be in the wire mesh around the small run area if there is any in it. Only one hen has started laying (though I can't figure out which one. I...
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    lead poisoning risk?

    Hi everyone! We purchased a small coop a couple of months ago that arrived with a lead exposure warning on the box. Of course, I panicked, but the person I applied to have a chicken permit from assured me that it was okay while she was inspecting my coop. My chickens have started laying eggs...
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    Our first egg!!

    Congrats! What a lovely lady!
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    What is Your Favorite Word to Describe Your Flock?

    I call them many names: - chooks - the ladies - the girls - good SIR (when they're doing something they shouldn't) - babies!! - llama (usually reserved for my silkie bantam) - the lassies
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    how worried should I be?

    Oh, ok! And sorry if this is too many questions, but do you think that the chooks will eat eucalyptus leaves, and why are chickens less sensitive to toxins?
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    how worried should I be?

    Hey yall, Yesterday, I was watering the yard while the chicks were out, and they got frightened by the stream of water and ran into a part of the yard they weren't supposed to, underneath the oleander bush. I don't know if they ate any of the flowers or leaves. What should I do? Should I wash...
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    Here I Am!

    Hi! I'm chooky-dook (which is based off what I call my chickens). I love poultry, especially chickens, and I'm interested in quail and ducks, and also heritage/endangered chicken breeds. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens, or somewhat. When I was...
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