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  1. Debora Howe

    Two eggs

    My 30-week-old hen, was just out in the yard draining and the other chickens were following her around and all of a sudden she pushed out a soft-shelled egg. She walked away slowly and stopped and started straining again and the chickens again were following her and she pushed out another...
  2. Debora Howe

    Bloody vent

    The last couple days my rooster has had a lot of poop hanging from his vent, I finally caught him and soaked them in a warm bath of Epsom salt and cleaned him up but his vent was dripping blood. I don't know what that is what caused it or what can I do
  3. Debora Howe

    Duck sex

    Ok thank you
  4. Debora Howe

    Duck sex

    Thank you
  5. Debora Howe

    Duck sex

    I got them at the end of February
  6. Debora Howe

    Duck sex

    I need to know how to tell males from females.
  7. Debora Howe

    Hurt Bad

    I went into the barn after work as always and I always count my chickens and roosters. I was missing someone? the rooster was not visible and that it strange, he is always front and center with the other rooster. I looked and found him under the coop which is about 3 feet off the ground inside...
  8. Debora Howe

    Sad news

    So I went into the barn one day it was rather cold but not freezing temps, I saw one of my older chicks(2 years old) standing alone and she was all puffed out, i noticed her comb was very pale and the first thing i thought was that she was cold, so i wrapped her up in my jacket and carried her...
  9. Debora Howe

    trivia Question

    I got 8 chicks from tractor supply that were 98% guaranteed to be hens, I got 3 roosters and this one was one of them and tractor supply told me he was not a sikie because of his comb and color of his feet so I guess they do not know what they are talking about, thanks for your information. P.S...
  10. Debora Howe

    trivia Question

    Why is he not show quality? Just asking as i am new to this and I am not familiar with this breed.
  11. Debora Howe

    trivia Question

    Why do you say bad quality what makes him bad quality, I am new to this so I am asking.
  12. Debora Howe

    trivia Question

    Every one is telling me around here it is not a silkie because of his comb and the color of his feet and the texture of his feathers.
  13. Debora Howe

    trivia Question

    Does anyone know what breed of chicken this is? No one seems to know and i just went to the new York State fair and there were hundreds of roosters but none like this.
  14. Debora Howe

    Difficult

    I do not have a picture of the sand i put down but it is under the roost and up to the feeding station from the window.
  15. Debora Howe

    Difficult

    I live in central NY so it is very cold in the winter and this year it has been very hot and muggy. I have a poop pan under the roosting bars but who ever said they do most of their pooping at night does not know my hens they poop every where all day long. I do clean the coop every day. I...
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