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    2 week old chick has VERY red butt and is pecking at it

    A friend of the family who has raised chickens for years took one look at her and said it was a prolapse and that it was best to euthanize her. She said, we could treat it and it might appear "better" but if she were to survive long enough to lay eggs, she would be unable to and it would cause...
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    2 week old chick has VERY red butt and is pecking at it

    Just noticed about an hour ago that our youngest chick (the others are 1 week older than her) has a very red, swollen butt. She seems otherwise pretty energetic and the other chicks do not seem to be pecking at her. However, she is pecking at it herself. We took her out and put a thick layer...
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    New to BYC and to chickens

    My wife and I just bought a second-hand coop and rebuilt the chicken run. We're looking at buying some chicks at the end of April. I'm sure we'll have lots of questions as we get closer. Thank you in advance to any and all who help us out.
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