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    help, 1 out of 50 chicks with raspy, breath don't want to cull

    Thanks for the encouragement. we do have it seperated from the others, it's still gasping away. I've done some research and it seems like it might be Chronic Respiratory Disease or CRD. The symptoms seem correct except I haven't noticed any nasal discharge, doesn't mean it hasn't been there...
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    help, 1 out of 50 chicks with raspy, breath don't want to cull

    Hi, we've got 50 2-week-old buff orpingtons and 49 are just fine but one (the littlest) always seems to be breathing heavy and you can hear a raspy clicking when it breathes and it's eyes are usually closed. When it opens it's eyes they are clear and clean like the others, and it seems to be...
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    how can you tell if an egg is frozen?

    It's been hovering around zero here for the last week. I thought I'd have a few frozen eggs but they all passed my spin test. Lo and Behold, when I cracked them they seemed fine. Just a little anectdotal evidence. at this point though, I'd be happy to have even frozen eggs. two out of our...
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    black inky poo, no eggs

    I just realized there is a bit more info I could give that might help. we have a rhode island red, barred plymoth rock, and black sex link. They all look fat and healthy to my eye. The other thing that I should have mentioned is that previously we just had hay on the floor for bedding, about...
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    black inky poo, no eggs

    HI, our three chickens are new to us, we've had them for almost two months. Until this past week we were getting three eggs every day. starting this week they have given 1 or none every day. It's been below zero here and I would figure that the cold was the culprit, but their water isn't...
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    know of any really good chicken children's books?

    hi all, this seemed like the most appropriate place to post this, let me know if there is a better spot, does any one know of any really good children's books that are chicken related? i'm thinking of fiction, preferably illustrated. my chickens have inspired me to write a story and i want...
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    firefarmer coomes to byc forum

    Hey thanks again for all the welcomes. Why yes chicken lady, I am a Michigan Resident. But, I Grew up in Minnesota and passed through Chicago for College. I should say that my chickens seem to be happy. It's quite cold here and we have several feet of snow already so they don't like to come...
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    firefarmer coomes to byc forum

    Ol'FashionHen : Which reminds me what do ya write about and such, do you care if we ask you about your expiences with bees, trees, and wild food sometimes . thanks so much for all the friendly welcomes!! To answer your questions, I have recently published my first book, It's called "Unkle...
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    Is an early treatment for possible lice necessary?

    I guess I kind of panicked, I had planned on butchering the rooster and two of the hens anyway. Part of the reason I butchered them was that they had very few feathers on their backsides and Its already below freezing here and I expect that it is only going to get colder. I have an insulated...
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    firefarmer coomes to byc forum

    hello all, It's a pleasure to join your little forum here. My wife and I are the proud owners of three prolific laying hens. We got them from a friend last week and already are enjoying the antics of the ladies. Too bad it's been snowing most of the time because it was really fun to watch...
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    Is an early treatment for possible lice necessary?

    I'm a new hen owner. I got three beautiful birds from my friends mother last week, a RIRed, Barred Rock, and Black Sexlink. They have given me three eggs a day for 6 days running! But here's the deal, originally my friend had offered 6 hens from her 30+ flock and I built my coop accordingly...
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