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    How can I help her?

    I've kept BYC for twenty odd years but never in that time have I had a hen less than one year old begin a molt - and never in December! Then again, until 2024 my hens were never housed outside 24/7 in an unheated yard and house. My girls, up till this year, all came and went freely through a dog...
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    Rooster’s comb turning purple??

    I haven't heard "randy" used for an overly amorous dude in ages. Not since I left BC some forty years ago. It's true, many young roosters deserve that name. My six month old RIR named Reuben is as randy as they come - and his coxcomb goes through several color changes a day from cardinal red...
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    1 Week Old Alarm Clock Chick

    I once had a PBR that did the same. I finally had to put her in a bird cage inside the brooder box so she could be with her sisters but unable to peck at them. It shut her up from constantly squawking (and I gave her a lot of individual attention, too). Funny thing is that once they were eight...
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    1 week old Chick dropped dead.

    She may have been piled on by the others while they snuggled to sleep and suffocated. She may have just been weak. The bedding may be dusty? She may not have tolerated the heat. I've found my chicks prefer and are more active if I keep the brooder at 80°f after one week. But it can be breed...
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    Help please: How can little teeny 4d old chicks have tiny wormies crawling out of their butts?

    Sounds like a serious deep, deep cleaning or even move of the henhouse and coop is in order. And get rid of any unsterilized bedding dirt from the nest boxes. I know many prsons consider it more natural than shavings or pellets but soil holds moisture and microbes that attract pests like those...
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    Pullet or Roo

    Pullet. A roo would start showing true sex signs before 13 weeks such as spur buds, and wattling (as per the breed std) It would be very vocal, too, and you don't mention anything like that.
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    Hi folks, I'm an old chicken fancier from way back. Just have a few girls (2 Barred Plymouth Rocks, 2 White Rocks, 1 ISA Brown, 1 Buff Brahma, 1 Rhode Island Red); and one RIR x Buckeye roo as I now live with my daughter on her small 1.3 acre town lot. She's into sustainable gardening, but my...
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    Introducing Rooster to flock

    Definitely quarantine tine for a few weeks to assess the health of the new boy. Your flock has its own established communal biome and outside anything could tip a carefully, and long-term, balance toward heartbreak. I added a new Buckeye roo to my flock of young hens without one earlier this...
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    How do I discourage my rooster from mounting the hens in my presence??

    Roosters never let a subordinate roo mount hens in his presence, so if your rooster does so in front of you it's the same as saying "I'm the boss". He should be trying to hide from you to grab a hen or two if he really understands you're in charge. A rooster who knows his place will not attack...
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    Please Help - Super weak baby chick!

    Chicks need that struggle to get out of their egg to strengthen tiny neck and leg muscles. Assisting them often leads to a less than perfectly ready-for-the-world biddie with strength problems. I don't help unless the baby has just about used up all its energy. I usually just apply a bit of...
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