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    Ducks in the chicken coop

    So far the ducks have returned to the chicken coop at night most nights and we have not had an issue. I’ve left them be just because the chicken coop is larger and better insulated for heat. I don’t keep any food or water in my coop to cut down on rodents so I’m not worried about the wetness...
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    Ducks in the chicken coop

    Tonight we came home to find our 4 ducks (2 male, 2 female) in the corner of our chicken coop with our 8 hens who were all up on their roosts. They all free range together but have had their own separate housing for the last year. The duck house is about 20 feet from the chicken coop. The duck...
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    Very Early Broody Young Hen (Help needed)

    Good Morning, I have chantecler chickens and although they are much older than yours (24 weeks when they started laying) 3 out of 5 of them went broody just after laying eggs for one month. They sat in the nesting boxes all day and and night except for in the morning when I fed them. The...
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    chantecler laying age???

    I have 5 buff Chanteclers. Only 2 are laying and they are 33 weeks old. The 2 that are laying just started laying in the last 3 weeks.
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    Chicken just molting or sick?

    Just an update, I took her to the vet today and decided to have her euthanized. She had multiple broken egg shells in her reproductive tract which they thought may have been caused by a tumor blocking the passage of the eggs. Ultimately this resulted in an infection and also was blocking the...
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    Chicken just molting or sick?

    Not good, I brought her in my garage where It’s warm and quiet. she has stopped eating and even drinking has slowed. She sits in the same spot most of the time and poops where she sits. It green and very loose. She can get up and move if forced but otherwise she prefers to stay put. I’m...
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    Chicken just molting or sick?

    hello everybody, For the last two weeks two of my oldest (at 14 months) female chickens have been loosing a lot of their feathers. I thought they were just molting as it is fall. However, my one chicken who is a rainbow breed, seems to be excessively thirsty, her comb is so pale that it’s...
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    Brahma, barred rock, and rainbow cockerel/rooster in western NY

    See you then
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    Brahma, barred rock, and rainbow cockerel/rooster in western NY

    That would be perfect, how is 3 o’clock on Sunday?
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    Brahma, barred rock, and rainbow cockerel/rooster in western NY

    Unfortunately we will be out of town tonight and tomorrow but we could meet you in Lockport sunday afternoon
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    Brahma, barred rock, and rainbow cockerel/rooster in western NY

    We are about 60 miles from Lewiston just outside Batavia
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    Brahma, barred rock, and rainbow cockerel/rooster in western NY

    We have ended up with a few too many cockerels this year and are looking to Rehome them. We are in western N.Y. between Rochester and Buffalo. We have barred rock and Brahma cockerels that are about 16 weeks old and one rainbow rooster that is 9 months old if anybody is interested.
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    Pasty butt, chick not able to poop, any suggestions?

    Thank you all for all the suggestions. Unfortunately the little one never pooped anything more than the pale pasty stuff and he died this afternoon. The other one is doing just fine and is back with the others.
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    Pasty butt, chick not able to poop, any suggestions?

    Thank you will try this now.
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    Pasty butt, chick not able to poop, any suggestions?

    I bought some new chicks at my local feed store this morning and in my excitement did not look them over first. Two of my Brahma chicks have pasty butt pretty bad. I cleaned them off in warm water and set them on a heating pad together until they dried. They are now in their own little...
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