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    Chicken's eye keeps getting infected. How to remove eye without doctor?

    My Wyandotte pecked my special Silkie's eye (it was found lost amongst dutch booted bantams at TSC, and it doesn't have any feet feathers unlike any Silkies I've ever seen), and she's gotten an infection for almost half a year. I took her to the doctor and spent a ton of time and money on...
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    Chicken eye injury infection

    Thanks! Ordered already. She’s been fighting with another hen lately. Can’t see vet. She is isolated until it heals. Maybe the cornea is damaged.
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    Chicken eye injury infection

    2 year old silkie hybrid with weird white stuff in the eye. I am not sure worms I’ve tried removing it with a q-tip (though it definitely looks like worms). It’s inside a membrane of some sort and I’m not sure how to remove the puss/possible worm/infection. My guess is a possible scratch of some...
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    Dutch Booted Bantam Chicken Advice

    My mom just gave me a hodgepodge of different chickens to add to my flock. I've just noticed one of them is a "Dutch Booted Bantam" which is described as "takes work but worth it." If anyone with experience has any advice on how I can better it's life, that would be awesome. It's the smallest...
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    chickens nostrils are full of dirt....to clean or not to clean?????????

    This happened to my chickens. Her comb was slightly purple and I've decided to clean her super dirty nostrils that are mostly blocked. I've found that the best way to clean them is putting salt and water into a small spray bottle that spays gentle mists. Holding her down and spraying in a way...
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    Finding an egg in the dirt.

    Guys I've already ate it, and it was fine. Did the water test(even if it doesn't work 100%) the egg sank and I'm still alive. Thank you for all the insight.
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    Finding an egg in the dirt.

    Thank you I will try that! Most helpful!! Also great profile picture.
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    Finding an egg in the dirt.

    OMG how syfy-esq...... I guess my family may have judged my mom too much... She apparently knew better. I'm learning the reality of the chickens now and should probably apologize to my mom for my judgemental criticisms..... Just another thing on the list really...
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    Finding an egg in the dirt.

    Very helpful thank you.
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    Finding an egg in the dirt.

    You can feed chicken eggs to chickens? I mean ten years ago my fam sat my mom down for giving our chickens leftover chicken as a "messed up thing to do." I would hate to be a hypocrite. Also we are taking about a 2.5 year old chicken who is very inconsistent in egg-laying, and went from the top...
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest Photo Submission Thread #3

    are we allowed to post more than one? cuz I also have this other "artistic portrait" of a teenage silkie. Edited with an instagram filter. He (as it turns out) is quite stoic looking in this particular shot.
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest Photo Submission Thread #3

    Dora is a very weird fearless chicken, love to roam the streets and hop fences. Once friend's pittbull licked her entire face, and she barely cared. My teenage sister says she's got "big bird energy." She really likes Chopin.
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    Finding an egg in the dirt.

    It's been raining for a few days and I think either on Easter or the day before Easter somebody laid an egg on the far side of their 40 ft long chick run away from the coop. Anyone know why this is happening and if the egg is still any good? It's been raining like cray so I'm astonished it's not...
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    Introducing Single Chick

    Know what you mean, it can still be a bit chilly outside right now. It's nice to have some cuddles at night. I honestly think it depends on the chickens. Silkies are so sweet, but my sister said that when I give them hair cuts you can see their eyes and underneath they look angry, LOL. She...
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    I just found all 26 of my ducks headless!?!?

    Could also be a Fisher Cat. Are there Fisher Cats in your state? Any bodies missing? If there are bodies missing could possibly be a fox. Or an entire family of raccoons.
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