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    Please help, chicks keep dying

    You could -- but they will most likely deny it - or they may be unaware of it. The same thing happened to me and the really sad thing is once you have coccdi introduced to your ground it stays there. My best advice would be to either get rid of the chicks. Do not let them on your ground or in a...
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    Please help, chicks keep dying

    They have coccidiosus. Red tinged poo has blood in it, caused by coccidi, which is a intestinal disease for birds.It is contagious, so keep them separate from other birds. Go to TSC and get Corrid powder. It is in white bag with red lettering. It does not say anything about using it for chickens...
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    The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

    I am interested in the heritage red, as a effort to preserve them. However, being a foster parent to traumatized children, and a parent to 7 biological children, we do not have time to show birds. But I am willing to let someone choose a bird from my flock to show it and tell the world about the...
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    The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

    Thanks for all the replies !! As for the toad - that picture doesn't do justice to that toad. One of my dear 8 children found it and it was HUGE. I'll give ya , it is a queer avatar on a chicken page !! Just haven't gotten the right chicken to replace it. Thanks all ya folks !!
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    The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

    I am looking for some Heritage Rhode Island Reds to raise. We have the common hatchery run, but would like the deep red. Where can I get a hold of some eggs or chicks ? Want someone fairly close - MD, NY, PA, , VA, Ohio, KY. Thanks for any help you have !!
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    Is this a Rhode Island Red chick, or sex linked?

    Yes, those chicks are mixed. I have a rir roo over slw and the chicks look exactly like that. The roos will be white with a black spot on thier head. The hens will be a rusty black mixed fuzz.
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    JANUARY ...OUR FIRST HATCHING OF 2013 ANYONE? come join!!

    Do not worry to bad about a pip at the wrong end. I have chicks that hatch out backwards and they are usually fine. I only ever had to help one -- but they must have zipped before you attempt to help them out of the shell. The chick I helped was to big to squeeze out backwards. every time I saw...
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    breeding for a rhodebar chicken

    Oh - did you think I wouldn't like a challenge !? It will take me years, but you see - we have 4 boys and some have a real intrest in breeding birds and so do I. This is a good way for a parent to work with a child - on a project. So, yes I'll read till my eyes are sore and pull up my sleeves...
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    breeding for a rhodebar chicken

    If I cross a RIR roo with a Barred Rock hen, will this give me a Rhodebar, or is there another step to creating these birds ? I've read all sorts of info and everyone has a different idea. Just am wondering if anybody on here has ever tried breeding for a Rhodebar? Thanks !!
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    sex-link chicks

    Thanks for the info !! That makes sense ! Glad to know that I can use the SLW as we have some of those also. Thanks !
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    sex-link chicks

    I used a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte rooster over Rhode Island Red hens. Would the chicks be considered sex-linked or not. I've been reading on this subject, and till I get done I'm totally confused !! I also have a Rhode Island red roo over SLW. This will for sure make a sex-link -- right...
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    HELP IDENIFY THIS CHICKEN!! ROOSTER????????!!!

    Rooster --- his comb and wattles are redder and larger, and his tail is more upright. My nephew has these, and the hens comb is a pink color and the wattles are really small, roos are red.
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    sneezing chicken

    I have a chicken that is about 1.5 years old and she started sneezing Mon. I quarentined her as I am curious as to what struck her. She is also limping. She has no fever, her eyes are clear and there is no drainage from her nose just a sneeze and cough, with rattling breathing every now and...
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    giving a newborn chick to a hen

    Thanks for the advice. I had the feeling that it might not be a wise thing to do ! Thanks again !!
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    giving a newborn chick to a hen

    I have a newly hatched serama chick, and I am wondering if we could put it under a serama hen that is sitting on a nest this eve. after dark. her eggs are due to hatch Thurs. Would she accept the chick or will she kill it ? Has anybody on BYC ever tried this ? Thank-you !
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