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    Chick with Stuck Eyes

    Thank I will keep that gel in mind. So far after cleaning her eyes a few times with warm water she seems to be able to keep her eyes open with out us having to un stick them all the time. And she had one loud set of lungs on her, I think she is going to be one talky hen when she grows up.
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    Chick with Stuck Eyes

    They are all ready getting electrolytes, as I already stated.
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    Bedding advice needed - chicks eating pine shavings

    When I go to the feed store I bring a big bag and we put the straw bale in the bag, it keeps the car clean and its easy to move around without it coming all apart on you once you cut the cords. I use straw for my big girls and pine shavings for my little girls. Its normal for them to peak at...
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    Chick with Stuck Eyes

    I have a baby who is maybe 5 days old and her eye lids keep getting stuck together. Some warm water and I can gently open them and they will stay open for a while but as soon as she takes a nap they get stuck again. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this stuck lid problem? Or should I just...
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    Boy Bird Hiding in the Hen House?

    I am guessing the lovely on the far left in the 1st image and the only one in the last image is a boy. If so he would be an Ameraucana.
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    Is this normal ?

    My mom does some of that, she spends more time with our chickens than I think is healthy. And my aunt started clucking at our hens two days after she came to visit. And I will admit that I cluck at my girls when they make rude chicken noises at me. lol
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    Meet our girls!! And please tell me if they aren't girls...lol

    They are really young to be confirmed as hens yet. "When sexing most juveniles, the best, most fail-safe method is to look at the saddle feathers in front of the tail when the bird is about 3 months old. By that age, cockerels will have long and pointy saddle feathers, while a hen's will be...
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    Injured Easter chick

    I have found that bag balm works really good at helping heal chickens up fast. I would block her/him off from the others and like Judy said put a friend in with him, keep an eye on that friend to make sure they aren't pecking that wing bloody again. It should be all healed up in a week or so...
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    Baby chicks inside or outside?

    Do you have a garage or car port? And how cold is it getting to be during the day. If you are going to have them outside you want it pretty warm outside even with a lamp. And you want a box that is draft proof with a VERY VERY good lid because predators are going to want to eat them for a late...
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    Hens and Chicks: When is it safe?

    I don't know...my little girls are still pretty little compared to the big hens. My biggest problem is that I have no run. Maybe I will keep them apart till I get my run built. That way they have room to run and hide. Right now there isn't much room with 15 hens (adopted a new hen today) and all...
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    Hens and Chicks: When is it safe?

    I have 4 chicks about 5 weeks old. And lets face it they are growing like weeds and will soon out grow the brooder. I have 14 hens (yay for chicken math) that are all over a year old. I hope to get the run put up this next week (been saying that for a year now) but I know it really has to happen...
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    Northwest Coop Blues - Wet Smelly Coop and Running Out of Beding Options

    I know the bedding topic is like beating a dead horse. But I really need help. I live in the Pacific Northwest and if anyone knows anything about us here in OR and WA is that its WET, and I mean VERY WET in the winter. In the summer time straw worked great but now that its winter I am having...
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    Delaware's with yellow feathers, show help?

    My one girly was entered in Utility and she took show champion. I think that is what I will do with my girls is show them utility, after all that is why I have them (besides to be pets). Still need to figure out how to get them whiter with out turning them blue or purple.
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    Hen pecked

    - Add lots of roosts to your coop that way they all can get off the ground and a still be away from each other. Also add roosts out in your run. I have found that 2"x4"s make GREAT chicken roosts. Stop by Lowes or Home Depot and check the cull pile. Normally you will find some 2x4s in there that...
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    Switch to laying pellets now, or wait a few more weeks?

    As soon as most of my flock started laying I moved them all to layer feed. It depends on how long a bag of feed lasts for you. For me a 40lb bag of feed is about 2 weeks, give or take so when I ran out of chick food, when a few of my girls started to lay I just switched them allover and mixed...
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