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    Sneezing freedom ranger chicks

    I have 41 2.5 week old freedom ranger chicks. They've been sneezing pretty consistently for about a week now. I thought it was their bedding so I changed that, but the sneezing is persisting. I also observed today that a few of them had clear discharge coming from their nostrils. It was a very...
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    Rooster lethargic after predator attack

    My favorite rooster and 2 of my favorite hens were attacked yesterday afternoon when I left the house for a couple of hours. These are recurring attacks and I have now lost 5 chickens and a duck from whatever this predator is. They are normally free range, but they’re going to have to be locked...
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    Ducks won't go back into coop

    Well I don't have to worry about that specific raccoon again, that's for sure! I don't mess around with those nasty things! But I have also been considering building them their own little house down by the pond. I think for now I'm going to try to lure them in and then work on building a house...
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    Ducks won't go back into coop

    The coop is quite predator proof, but I was late getting home that day to shut them in. I might be able to get them in with some corn so I’ll try that tomorrow as well.
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    Ducks won't go back into coop

    Yeah I don't have a pen system for them so I would have to do a make shift one. I keep their food outside of the coop, but only about 4 feet away from it and I saw them eating today, so they are getting closer, but it's making sure that they stay in the area is the problem! I think tomorrow, I...
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    Ducks won't go back into coop

    Last night I had a raccoon get into the chicken coop, which is also where my 3 ducks sleep. I went to go out and shut the coop door and noticed that the ducks were outside. I realized that there was a raccoon in there and quickly was able to dispatch it before it got any of my birds, luckily...
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    Deformity?

    Sounds like a slipped achilles tendon. You should still have time to correct it. I would recommend making a "chicken chair" for her and trying that. I've never made one, but I did have a chick with the same issue. I didn't realize what the problem was in time, so all I could really do was try to...
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    Combining 2 Flocks

    They do have a makeshift run at the moment, but it isn’t attached to the coop, so I’ll have to do a little construction. I don’t have time every morning to herd them into the run! I’m planning on bringing my coop with me too, so I could kind of separate them that way as well. Should I put my...
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    Combining 2 Flocks

    Hi everyone! So I am buying my first house and the home owners have let us keep some of their chickens! I picked out maybe 4 Olive Egger hens, a bantam Porcelain d'Uccle rooster, a cream legbar rooster, another bantam rooster (can't remember breed), a couple of Welsummer hens, and a pair of...
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    Welsummer cross babies

    Thank you!
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    Welsummer cross babies

    That makes so much sense! I had another chick with these guys too and it was all black and I was thinking it was a pullet. Unfortunately, she was the victim of a predator attack last week :(
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    Welsummer cross babies

    I have a couple of chicks that are almost 2 months old who share the same father (Welsummer) but one is crossed with a cuckoo maran and the other with a bantam lavender Easter egger. I think that Nugget (the brown one) is a little pullet, but I’m quite unsure about Pip (black and white). Any...
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    Help with sexing 8 week old chicks

    Thank you :) She's a wicked sweetheart too!
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    Help with sexing 8 week old chicks

    Well that was extremely unexpected! That would mean that all 7 of the chicks that I hatched (3 of which I already know are female) are pullets! That's crazy!! Thank you!
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    Help with sexing 8 week old chicks

    Hi! I have 4 chicks that I need some help with sexing. These are the breeds in order of the pictures. Bantam easter egger, bantam black white crested polish, partridge cochin, and light brahma. I was pretty sure that the first 2 were female and the other 2 were male, but now I'm not so sure...
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