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    Weight loss

    I will stop today and get both products and try to see if we can help her, I really appreciate your information. At least I will feel like I'm able to do something for her.
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    Weight loss

    Thank you all, her legs seem to be fine as she has been moving around the run. Her crop seemed flat before she ate, but I will check her again to make sure it is. If she is egg bound will I feel something to know that is the problem? Should I go ahead and treat her for worms and is the...
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    Weight loss

    We have a bantam Easter egger hen about 16 months old. We have noticed in the last several days her staying puffed up and has progressed to being less active staying inside the coop more and realized she has lost weight. Her breastbone is more prominent. There has been no other illnesses with...
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    Post pics of your chicks thread!!!

    KBG204, not sure if you were asking me about my chick having feathers on her leg, it's a little hard for me to tell the way the posts show up, but if so, she is clean legged Here's a little different view of her. Pollo porero I think you are right! She does look an australorp! Thank you! and...
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    Post pics of your chicks thread!!!

    She's very cute, she looks very similar to the one we got there too, would love to know what kind they areaarea
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    Post pics of your chicks thread!!!

    Our Golden Comet and a bantam we aren't sure of breed, any ideas on the breed of the little one?
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    Post pics of your chicks thread!!!

    Our Buff Brahma babies, one in bantam version Three Amigos...2 Black Jersey Giants and a bantam breed we haven't identified yet Little Penny, a bantam, but we aren't sure which breed Lily, what we hope is a little Mille Fleur bantam Any ideas on what this little one may be?
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    Today's temperature = # of eggs.

    22 degrees currently, only one egg from our re sexlinked, she's our most consistent layer, out of 4 hens.
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    Should I heat my coop?

    I live in SW VA and have been wondering the same, so far our grown chickens have managed well without an additional heat source, but I have some five week old chicks I'll be adding soon and am a little worried about them adjusting to the cooler environment. Will probably try the heat lamp at...
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    Sick chick

    Thank you both, unfortunately she didn't make it. So far, the other five of the bunch seem ok, still not sure what happened to her, was very sudden.
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    Sick chick

    We have a four week old baby welsummer, she is laying down, not being active and breathing hard with her mouth open, just doesn't seem to be well. Is there any suggestions as to what's wrong and what to do?
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    Pecked chicken

    I think it is the rooster, tried blucoat which seemed to help, but then found another area opened and oozing around her tail which after observing the flock I think was caused by the rooster mounting her and opening an area and the others pecking at it. Ended up moving her to a protected area...
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    Pecked chicken

    We have one rooster and four hens and between yesterday and today noticed an area on one of the hen's backs about 2"x1" that has had the feathers removed and is red and has some blood oozing. One of the hens is broody and sitting in the coop on eggs, so she is not involved and we noticed the...
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    Introducing new chickens to an existing flock

    We have 4 Hens and a rooster who were born in March, and I have ordered 6 more chicks to arrive in October. Are there any tips as to how to introduce the new chickens to our existing flock and at what age should we add the babies? Thank you!
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