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    Mother Leghorn?

    Has anyone else had a white leghorn decide she wants to be a mother? In my experience, they've never shown any interest in babies but recently I brought home a variety of 8 chicks and two ducklings, and now that they've gotten old enough to go out into the coop, they have a new mama. I thought...
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    First time with broodies

    Good to know:) I have 5 silkies, three leghorns, two newhamphires and a fly tie rooster. All but the silkies are going to a new home Sunday where they will get a better property to free range. All my silkies are pretty laid back, so I'm hoping they all accept the newbies with no issues. My main...
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    First time with broodies

    Hi all, I have two first-time broodies that decided to share a nest. They have 4 eggs between them and are on day 10. I candled the eggs and they appear to be doing great. At first I thought that having the two share a nest could be great because they don't seem to mind each other and when...
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    Not sure what problemsI have here?!

    Thank you, I did find this article, it just stinks that these symptoms could mean so many different things.. When a hen goes broody, would they maybe seem sickly? All three will are puffed out almost perfectly round and will lift their tails when I come near, one will tuck eggs underneath then...
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    Not sure what problemsI have here?!

    I have also read that there is no treatment for mareks, is it a "wait and see if they pull through" disease?
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    Not sure what problemsI have here?!

    Now all three girls are starting to share the same symptoms. From what i have been reading it sounds like mareks disease, but it also sounds like they could be egg bound. I thought it would be odd for all three to be at the same time, but I have been supplementing light since all my hens just...
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    Not sure what problemsI have here?!

    Hi all, my girls seem to be falling apart and I'm overwhelmed and need help! First off, I have a pretty diverse flock and have no zero issues for the 8 months I've had them. (I thought that was a little too "lucky) Tuesday all the birds spent the day free ranging and everyone made it in for the...
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    Pullet keeps one eye closed

    Hi all, I'm not sure what I have going on here.. I have a three month old sizzle/fly tie pullet that just began acting odd. I noticed yesterday that she was hanging back in the yard while the rest went out to play, so I started watching her but decided she seemed ok. Then today when I let...
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    Troubleshooting a sick hen

    I've been looking but so far haven't found much on all the symptoms :/
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    Troubleshooting a sick hen

    Today I've noticed one of my hens acting "off". She has been coughing a little bit, holding her wings out and has her mouth open. She ate some today and was drinking so I'm assuming she may have an impacted crop. I've been massaging the crop (which feels fine to me) and I'm going to check it...
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    Adding a new rooster.. Yay or nay?

    Talk about crafty!! This fox got into the run, grabbed him and was out without a trace! I found that it did go into the woods about 20 feet to "have dinner" The problem with the run has been fixed and is secure, the girls just love to run around the yard and I hate to have them cooped up. The...
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    Adding a new rooster.. Yay or nay?

    Hi all, I have a small flock that last week consisted of 3 leghorn hens, 2 New Hampshire hens, a silkie hen and a silkie roo. The girls are all about 7 weeks old and the rooster about 10 weeks. The very day my roo started too crow- a fox got him :(. ( RIP Larry Bird) Now I'm very paranoid...
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    Chick laying on her side

    My 5 week old pullet just started doing this. I really thought she was dying! She just flops over on one side or the other and rubs her head on the ground. I picked her up and checked her over and everything appears fine, and she's eating, drinking, pooping like she should. Is this really...
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    Raising Chickens and Special Needs Kids

    My Two year old son Is mildly autistic and he and I have just started our chicken endeavor. I'm hoping he will enjoy the routine of caring for the chickens and to give him a little responsibility. I don't expect much from him this young, but he finds them entertaining and that's enough. I've...
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    Do I have a leghorn cockerel?

    I thought so.. My two leghorns were identical until a few days ago when this ones comb started growing and getting pink.. I've got too many roosters in the hen house
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