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    Dying chicken.

    While watering her the diagnosis became clear: Sour crop. I massaged her upside down yesterday. A little did seem to happen, but she swallowed whatever came up. I gave her water (with apple vinegar) and dilute yogurt. During the heat she was laying under a sprinkler where a bit of water would...
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    Dying chicken.

    Thank you, I will try that. I think with the heat today I will also see if I can set up a misting system for them, 107 for a sick chicken is a bit brutal. Any other advice, ideas what it could be?
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    Dying chicken.

    I have a 3 year old buff orphington who is on her last leg. Her eyes and comb are dull looking and she walks with difficulty. I see no other clear signs of disease, I think her symptoms are mainly of dehydration. It is HOT here at the moment, she wont last long without drinking. I realize that...
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    Really need some feed back on bedding

    Check this thread, it may be helpful: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/131758/are-pine-shavings-ok
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    How to feed chicks in a mixed "flock"

    I found this on Purina's website: http://poultry.purinamills.com/ASKTHEEXPERTS/FAQs/ECMD007942.aspx This makes me feel a lot better. I do not want to contribute to the build up of antibiotics resistant bacteria, but this food does not appear to contribute to that problem at all. Phew! I guess...
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    Baby Chick Pictures!!!!! POST!

    Our two new Light Brahmas right after we picked them up from the feed store (about 1 day old) The following day, happy with their new mommy (3 year old Buff Orphington) Now 4 days old, out exploring with mama: This is only my second time having chicks, so the first time...
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    Crowing hen

    I have a Black Australorp that crows, and she is still laying. She lays maybe 5-6 eggs a week. I only have two hens, and the crowing started when the other hen went broody. She crows in the morning after I let her out, especially if there is something wrong (missing drinking water outside...
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    How to feed chicks in a mixed "flock"

    Thank you for your reply. I did not know that you can buy a "multi purpose" feed. I am not so concerned about the Mama, I don't eat her eggs. It it is the other chicken that still lays eggs that I am a bit worried about.
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    How to feed chicks in a mixed "flock"

    First let me apologize: I am pretty sure the answer to this question is to be found in existing threads, but I have not been able to find it within the limited time I have available to sneak in chicken research at work... I have two hens that are 3 years old, one black Australorp and one Buff...
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    Found 21 eggs today!!!

    I got 3 today. Not many, but since I only have three hens I can hardly ask them for more . Real proud of my girls, they seem to be producing each about 6 eggs a week, and I do not use artificial light at all. The days are about 10 hours long here, and that seems to be enough for them. They are...
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    Trampoline survived snow!

    So you kept them AND sent them to freezer camp
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    Two eggs!!

    They are really pretty. I have one girl giving me eggs just like that right now. Cute little "beginner eggs". Every time I pick one from the nest I am amazed how perfect it is. It feels more solid than a store bought egg (hard to explain) and I love when I catch it still warm. Mmmm fresh!
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    What to do with all my eggs??

    Just curious, why did you decide to get chickens in the first place? Everybody I know initially get them because they like the idea of fresh pasture eggs. I completely understand why you'd want to keep the girls, but why did you get the first chicks?
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    26 weeks and still no egg

    I have 3 chickens from this spring, one is laying (started about a week ago, gives an egg almost every day), I am still waiting for the other two. I have been told that it is very common for (later) spring chickens not to start laying until next spring. They go into a molt in fall instead. I did...
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    NOW I know what was going in in her little brain

    She laid a second egg today, and this time in the nesting box away from predators like 3 year old girls It is the cutest little egg. I am guessing that the other two will wait until spring. I have two australops and one buff orphingtin. It is one of the australops that is laying, and she looks...
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