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    Fat, bony chicken?

    Thanks for your reply, I appreciate it! I will try to locate her droppings tomorrow. This has been gradually getting worse for a couple months. Is there anything I can do for any of those conditions? I give my girls table scraps like fruit, veggies, bread, and rice in addition to chicken feed...
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    Fat, bony chicken?

    Hi all, Scarlet is a Rhode Island Red hen about 1.5 years old. She has acting a little strange for a couple months. She walks slower than the others and her comb is a very dark red, almost purplish. She looks fat and I don't think she has been laying. However, her eyes are bright and she has...
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    What accommodations for mamas with babies?

    Thanks! My original plan was to put the dog kennels inside the fenced run, so there would be basically two fences with space in between. I'll try adding cardboard to the dog cages and bringing them in at night. That will give me a chance to see if the chicks stay in and how it works before our...
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    What accommodations for mamas with babies?

    That would probably work. How long would you bring them in at night? The first batch has been in our house in a recycle bin. My husband isn't crazy about chickens in the house. He's tolerant, but not exactly thrilled.
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    What accommodations for mamas with babies?

    How do I accommodate my hens with chicks? I live in the city limits, so I only have hens. I had a broody hen that just would not quit. After a month, I threw away her nest, and she gathered up more laid eggs laid by our other hens and started sitting on those. Then another hen went broody. So...
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    Newborn chicks and mites?

    Many thanks for the advice. I dusted mom and the other hens, and moved mom and babies from the mite infested area. I moved them mostly because they were falling out of the back of the nest box. Tomorrow, I clean. With a vengance.
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    Newborn chicks and mites?

    Thanks!
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    Newborn chicks and mites?

    Thanks. I haven't had chickens long. Is the dust something I can get at the feed store?
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    Newborn chicks and mites?

    One of my girls has broody for awhile. Today I checked on her, and I saw one wet little baby. I reacted in happy surprise by bringing my hand to my face. Big mistake. My face was instantly really itchy. I came in the house to wash and that is when I saw tiny, tiny bugs. Yuck, yuck, yuck. I...
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    Hi from Texas!

    Hi Megan! Are you planning a backyard flock inside city limits? I have a small backyard flock in the DFW metroplex. I've only had them about a year, so I'm definitely not an expert, but I can tell you the mistakes we've made! Our girls free range in our fenced backyard by day, and we shut them...
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    Is she really a he?

    Thanks, all. I added pictures of the hackle feathers. They are more shaggy than anything else I can describe. In the last week, this chicken's posture and behavior has changed drastically. Time to rehome!
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    Is she really a he?

    I have rehomed several of my chicks, including several roos. I recently started to suspect that maybe this one has me fooled. 4 months old. The person I got the eggs from had Isbars and Cream Legbars and other breeds. Only the blue and green eggs hatched, but I don't know which is which. What...
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    Silverrudd's Blue splash 3 months old

    Thanks! I appreciate it! I'll see if I can find him a good home. His coloring seems uncommon, so rehoming him hopefully won't be too tough.
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    Silverrudd's Blue splash 3 months old

    I have a 3 month old Silverrudd's Blue with splash coloring. I think its a a rooster, but I don't have much experience with chickens, and I hope I'm wrong. I posted about him when he was younger, but there were mixed opinions so I wasn't sure. We are in the city limits, so hens only. We...
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    Possible hatching emergency?

    Thanks for your response. I ended up assisting 4 chicks last night. One died during the night. I found that chick on its back with no obvious cause of death. Maybe it was just too weak to turn over. The other 3 chicks seem to be doing well so far. I haven't seen them eat or drink yet, but they...
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