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    Bachelor Flock in Turmoil

    This all super helpful information thank you so much!! Our roos are really great when it comes to their interactions with us humans, so silly and always happy to see us. We raised them with so much love and time with them. So I think that's what made the breakdown of their flock structure all...
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    Bachelor Flock in Turmoil

    Hello! Long story short, we accidentally got a straight run with our first set of babies and have 4 roosters in a bachelor flock. These boys have of course lived together since day one. They're nearly 9 months old now and have become increasingly violent with one another. Before, there would...
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    Swollen/inflammed nostril? (with photos)

    You known, I wouldn't rule it out. I know babies are curious and they peck at each other's faces, feathers, feet, etc sometimes. But usually just lighty, I haven't really observed these chicks pecking with real intensity or force?
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    Swollen/inflammed nostril? (with photos)

    UPDATE: There is some crusty/snot/mucus in that swollen nostril. Used some sterile saline to wipe nostril, I'm concerned about illness as opposed to sometbing stuck in her nasal cavity. Should she be separated? I noticed one of our baby bantam steele eggers has some swelling around one her...
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    New in New England

    Woo fellow New Englanders unite!! And me too, I came across this forum a few times when I was first learning about chickens before we got our first 6. I'm glad I remembered about it to join!
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    New in New England

    I should have known when we, naively, thought we'd get 3 or 4 chicks but the farm store told us minimum was 6. It went sideways after that 🤣
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    Swollen(?) eyelids on days old chick

    Oh no! I didn't have any eye pecking with our first flock of babies, these two don't seem to be doing it either thankfully. But I think you're right, kind of just the nature of chicks. Dinosaur lizard brain I suppose haha. Hopefully they grow out of it!
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    Swollen(?) eyelids on days old chick

    Our newest babies shipped from the hatchery on Tuesday and arrived Thursday. The cochin bantam seemed okay but yesterday and today her eyes looked squinty/tired. She is eating, drinking, pooping, running around, totally responsive and seemingly normal. No gunk or discharge from eyes or nose...
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    New in New England

    Hello! I got by Aubri and I found this forum not too long ago while googling various chicken questions. Decided I might as well join haha! My husband and I are very new to chcikens, as of May this year. We currently have 7 from May and two more babies that just arrived. With another 6 on the...
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