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    [Help diagnose] Golden Sexlink - 2 yr. old / diminished crop and comb / liquid poo / poo-encrusted f

    She has died. Her last day was spent completely immobile, sleeping. No longer would she drink, eat or emote. RIP Delilah. April 2014 - March 2016. Unknown Causes.
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    [Help diagnose] Golden Sexlink - 2 yr. old / diminished crop and comb / liquid poo / poo-encrusted f

    I have another video. https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0L5nhQSTGq038Y;B2865BBE-3C30-45AF-89AE-9E6174098E1D This is her today. It is approximately day 3 of her acting like this. When walking, she takes microsteps and never gets very far. Mother has taken her into a makeshift nest and...
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    [Help diagnose] Golden Sexlink - 2 yr. old / diminished crop and comb / liquid poo / poo-encrusted f

    2 years old. No idea, but not very long. Seems about the same, never weighed. No other hens affected. She drinks on her own; haven't seen her eat, but not watching. Stuck her in a warm tub with epsom salt. Hot room. Let's see if this relaxes her, despite the odd environment. Also, none of...
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    [Help diagnose] Golden Sexlink - 2 yr. old / diminished crop and comb / liquid poo / poo-encrusted f

    I have put her in the coop. She has not moved for two hours. Standing, not laying or sitting as if she would be broody. Eggbound, perhaps?
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    [Help diagnose] Golden Sexlink - 2 yr. old / diminished crop and comb / liquid poo / poo-encrusted f

    Hi, BackYard Chickens-goers, One of my mother's hens is sick. I thought it may be vent issues because there was a large amount of matter stuck to the feathers surrounding her vent. But it was not impacted and she almost shot me with a stream of pungent, liquid expulsion. This is the first...
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    Ameraucana; 13 weeks old, pullet or cockerel?

    Hi. A couple months back I got some chicks from a local co-op; these are my first chickens. So far I think they'll grow up to be big and strong hens except for this one and one other. Pictured here is the Ameraucana that is causing concern; primarily because he/she is crowing occasionally (only...
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    These are my chicks-- playing, fighting, or establishing order? Plus other questions.

    Thanks for the heads up :). They don't seem stressed so the lamp should be fine for now! I put a shoebox of multipurpose sand in their brooder since I noticed them rolling around in the pine shaving bedding. I don't want them to roll around in poop or kick it into their food. so far it...
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    These are my chicks-- playing, fighting, or establishing order? Plus other questions.

    I have another question-- this one in regards to a chicks sleeping habits. How are chicks generally supposed to sleep? I snuck down to the room they're kept in at around 1:30AM and I heard a couple of peeps. I opened the door and sure enough, they were up and about. One was eating, the rest...
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    These are my chicks-- playing, fighting, or establishing order? Plus other questions.

    They sure seemed to like the grass! Even with a lot of space they seem to generally stay together, and they scream really loudly when separated. They're a family already! They eventually seemed to like the yogurt + starter feed combo, although for the first 45 minutes out in the sun they...
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    These are my chicks-- playing, fighting, or establishing order? Plus other questions.

    Thanks for the tips! It's going to be in the mid 60's today so I got a little fence enclosure setup on some grass-- I'm thinking I'll let them out for a little bit! I'm pretty sure if they try really hard they might be able to jump over it, but unless they all jump at the same time(knock on...
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    These are my chicks-- playing, fighting, or establishing order? Plus other questions.

    Hello all, my family just got some three week old chicks and we got them mixed but all from the same local hatchery. The breeds are, I think, Buff Orpington, Ameracauna, Golden Sex Link, Rhode Island Red, and a Barred Rock. All are supposed to be female. It's our first time raising chickens and...
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    Hi I'm new I like chickens

    Unexpectedly, I think perhaps I was meant to be a farmer! These are the chicks! We got them at about three weeks old. They're supposed to be all hens, but being a newbie, I honestly have no idea what I'm looking at 99% of the time-- I just know that it's cute. Buff Orpington, Rhode Island...
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