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    Too long in the shell - crooked body/neck

    Thank you so much everyone. I think that even though I've had success with breaking out other chicks, this one just wasn't strong enough to survive. It's so hard when they're alive and cheeping to accept that!
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    Too long in the shell - crooked body/neck

    thanks everyone, I will check out the duck post. It is really sad, I don't want to put him out of his misery unless there's absolutely no way to help him. @White Mountains Ranch - Can you clarify "splint"? I've heard putting them in a coffee cup?
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    Too long in the shell - crooked body/neck

    He's been out one full day and night - no improvement with either neck or legs.
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    Too long in the shell - crooked body/neck

    I had to help a little guy out of the shell on day 23 or 24 of the hatch - he was cheeping so energetically I couldn't leave him. Anyway, he has a floppy/crooked neck and also issues with his legs. I've banded his legs together but it isn't helping him keep upright b/c his neck keeps flopping...
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    Chick having trouble getting up...

    Sometimes they can't get a grip on the flooring in the brooder - I've found the best is paper towel, as newspaper is too slippery. The other thing is that sometimes their legs just aren't strong enough or they will have splay-legs, you can google search on how to make a splint for them, but...
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    Chick and blockage of some sort?

    yes, so then that's what you'd need to do, is soften it up and work it loose.
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    Chick and blockage of some sort?

    Sorry, I should clarify that it's actually sticking out of the rectum?
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    Chick and blockage of some sort?

    That is exactly what you have to do. It's really gross, but you have to clear the blockage or they will die. So, what you do, is get a shallow dish of warm (not too hot) water, and set their little bum in it for a couple minutes, then with a warm cloth, gently work at the blockage until it...
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    Chicken laying seldom, thin shelled eggs

    some chicks that you buy from hatcheries are genetically modified to be better layers and only lay for a year. If it's a purebred RIR then it should lay a bit longer but the first year is the prime laying year, so it would taper off a bit after that. RIR's are good for eating after their laying...
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    Chicks are scared of the dark!

    they will get used to it in a couple nights. try using a red bulb even in the day.
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    Rooster questions

    I'm having similar issues, can someone outline how to blunt their spurs and clip their claws (without being maimed myself)?
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    my hens didnt lay today!!!

    The other thing is that hens need sunshine - we live in the north and during winter months they don't lay unless I have a light in their coop
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    Chicken laying seldom, thin shelled eggs

    How old is Henny? If she's a hatchery layer then her laying cycle will only be a bit over a year long. Usually if they're thin-shelled eggs it's a calcium issue but you're giving them the right food... maybe she needs an extra supplement?
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    Roosters attacking hens

    Thanks everyone for your advice. I had already removed the most aggressive rooster, thinking that would solve the problem, but then when I moved the hiding hens back in with the flock, the other roosters went after them immediately. So, I've taken them out too. I think I'll "start over" with one...
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    Roosters attacking hens

    Yes, attacking, not mating (using beak and claws, drawing blood). Especially the two hens, as soon as a rooster sees either of them, will attack it. Those two have been hiding out, and I have a few others that I haven't seen being attacked but have no feathers on their backs.
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