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    Baby chick blind and curled toes.

    So I need help here. I had a batch of baby chicks born. Ayman Cemani to be exact. And I got 1 little guy that has come out and can't open his eyes, and his toes are curled in. I don't know what to do. Ive tried some egg yolk, and sugar water and its kinda eating it. But I have no idea how im...
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    Expanding my run

    Would really depend on the kind of predators in your area. Where I live, we have hawks. So a solid roof, (for me) Is important for their safety. Now you mentioned that you're wanting to use the trees as posts. Definitely like that idea, and without seeing any of this, I'd say if the trees have...
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    Ended Guess When BYC Will Reach 510,000 Members!

    10/05/2024. 12AM
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    Potential Breeding question

    I was wondering about an outcome of some of my chickens being bread. I was wanting to know if anyone has tried breeding an Ayam Cemani & Appenzeller Spitzhauben. If so, can you show me the results? Or show me a picture of what it would produce? I'm new to breeding chickens, haven't attempted...
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    New Polish Rooster-complete jerk need help?!

    I'm currently experiencing my own issues with my polish rooster. Not quite as bad as yours, but still frustrating. My rooster is a spazoid! Any attempt to interact is met with erratic running and avoiding. He freaks out so much that he actually knocked himself out one time! Thankfully he was...
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    New Polish Rooster-complete jerk need help?!

    I was unaware that chickens could be embarrassed. How real is this? Do all chickens experience this? I have many questions
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    Opinion for rooster housing

    Actually no! I've read that his breed isn't very sociable with people, but he's never given us any trouble. He's definitely protective over his ladies, but I can walk right up to him, and pick him up and hold him no problem. I suppose There's more to the question then what I'm asking, but in an...
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    Opinion for rooster housing

    Hello everyone, So I'm looking for some advice about how I should house my rooster. Currently we have 1 rooster and 10 hens.He's a Ayam Cemani. He was one of 4 cemani we bought and I'm not 100% sure what the best way to keep him is. I've read lots of information, and I've seen some articles...
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    Help with leg dislocation.

    This is her breed. But I have noticed, all the chickens in these pictures have a regular red comb. My girl has all feathers on her head. Almost like a little Mohawk !! But she's definitely a Hamburg
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    Help with leg dislocation.

    Hello everyone! We have a slight situation at hand. After watching YouTube, and many articles on BYC, I'm about 95% sure my chicken has dislocated her leg. Has anyone ever popped one back in place? If so, can you please walk me through it. Theres Not really any vets in my area for this type of...
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    Combining hens.

    Ok so I need some advice. Currently we have 7 chickens total. 2 hens that are just over the one year mark, and 5 that are roughly 5 to 6 months old. At the current moment we have them in 2 separate coops, tho they are literally side by side. BOTH of the older hens are sorta bullish to the...
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    Egg bound!

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    Egg bound!

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    Egg bound!

    Her eyes aren't closed, but the rest of that she's got. I assumed it was a bound egg due to her being in her nestingbox, she only goes there to lay her eggs, and what u just described she's displaying
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    Egg bound!

    So wait, which is better? The calcium citrate or with D3??
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