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    day old chick cant get off back..

    I dont know what to do for this baby. She cant get off her back and when we roll her back around within a few seconds later she ends up on her back again! Her little legs seem fine and she's kicking around trying to flip over, I feel so helpless not being able to help her.. has anyone else...
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    hen pecking at hatching egg..

    UPDATE: baby hatched just a few minutes ago. It looks very tired and isn't doing much moving, just laying under mommas wing and chirping some. Hoping baby will be ok..
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    hen pecking at hatching egg..

    One of my hens just hatched four eggs in the last week. Two survived, and today there is another baby on the way. Only thing is she looks stuck, one wing out and you can only see one side of its face and you can hear it chirping loudly. Its been a few hours that she's been in this position, now...
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    Need help with baby bleeding from missing tail feathers

    Yes. I kept her seperate from the rest for a couple of weeks and then slowly started letting them all out together but still kept her seperate from the rest for a little while longer at night. Eventually they just stopped messing with her, unless they're all in the pin for too long together then...
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    Quick question about my ducks...

    Could it be that my ducks are loosing feathers due to low calcium? Im feeding them chicken feed (recommended by ts worker). Should i just switch them to flock raiser? By the way I believe they're all drakes, not sure that would make a difference on anything..
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    Need help with baby bleeding from missing tail feathers

    So sorry juat now saw this. I did actually figure out what it was, some of the other girls were plucking her tail feathers and then the other girls would mess with her until they caused severe bleeding. Im assuming because she was different from the rest. Anyway all i did was clean it with...
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    Day old baby, umbilical still attached

    Thank you for that. I had no clue about that one. Def going to check the temp right now.. And also that's a relief to know that I don't have to be so worried about the umbilical lol
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    Day old baby, umbilical still attached

    :idunnodon't know what to do, baby still has umbilical attached. Baby was born @4 a.m. Sunday morning. Dried. & as we were moving it to brooder we realised the umbilical is completely dried but still stuck on. We've already had to clean vent for pasty butt once today and was a little nervous...
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    Need help with baby bleeding from missing tail feathers

    Just noticed this baby covered in blood a little earlier. I brought her inside cleanrd her and separated her from the rest of the babies. Now she's bleeding again. What should I put on her to stop the bleeding?
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    First time raising leghorn...

    South of TX Near Corpus Christi
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    First time raising leghorn...

    Thank you so much for this very helpful information! I am so glad I asked! What would y'all suggest I sell them for? I have no idea...
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    First time raising leghorn...

    Thank y'all... Now I gotta go figure out what to do with them:hmm
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    First time raising leghorn...

    Noooooo:hit So since I bought them at TS should I call and complain? Ugh... I knew something was off from the beginning!!
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    First time raising leghorn...

    Between 3 and 4 weeks. I bought them at TS and no one could tell me for sure
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    First time raising leghorn...

    I have raised different breed chicken. But I honestly do not remember any of them looking this bare! Should I be worried? Or is this normal for leghorn? Only a few of them don't have bare spots...
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