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    PLEASE HELP! I don't know what this is.

    Thank you. No, they are not moving around the heads. Open beak wheezing. It seems to have spread around. By the end of the day all of them had symptoms. I put some Doxy in their water with electrolytes and gave them Vet Rx as well. I never had anything like this before. They are usually so healthy.
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    Chick wheezing when breathing -- something stuck in throat?

    thanks Ill try the coconut oil in some mash. I did give them VetRx and that seemed to help some. I threw away the food in their bin, just in case it was bad.
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    Chick wheezing when breathing -- something stuck in throat?

    I have the same thing going on!!
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    PLEASE HELP! I don't know what this is.

    This morning when I went out to let out the chickens, one hen and my rooster are opening their mouths and making a sound, like wheezing. They are distressed. Only these two are doing this. Like something is caught in their throats? I examined the hen, nothing I can feel. I gave them all a left...
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    7 week bantam black Wyandotte. Gender?

    Agree, looks like a pullet. The cockerels combs get very red and the wattles start coming out even when that age.
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    OLDER HENS ATTACK NEW ROOSTER

    I think your coop is very small for the amount of chickens you have. If you can expand the width of things, I think they will work things out in time. I have 11 established hens and brought in 4 newbies. I kept them apart but a fence between so they could get used to each other. It takes time...
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    Rooster Attacks Only Legs?

    I have heard from some people who have a lot of roosters, that your clothing can effect some of them. They can be afraid of some shoes and or pants. When they changed their pants the rooster was fine. Her previous pair was loose and floppy, so she changed to tighter ones. I would give it a try...
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    Hen or roo?

    My sliver laced had a comb like that at that age. shes 13 weeks now and its paled out.
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    12 weeks old - Silver Laced Wyandotte - roo or hen?

    I have a silver laced just that age. I vote pullet.
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    Questions on Broody if the chicks hatch

    Great idea, thank you.
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    Questions on Broody if the chicks hatch

    This is the first time I am letting this hen sit. She got broody same time last year and I spent time breaking her. I'm just to busy this year. I got a couple of eggs from my neighbors hens who stay with the rooster. If these hatch, do I need to keep chick feed in a separate place for the...
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    Hi, I’m new here!

    Welcome! Hope you enjoy every minute you spend on this site.
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    Hi everyone. I am new to the site. Love how everyone is so willing to help! We raise Cows, chickens, and now peafoul (oh and 1 horse)

    Welcome to the site!
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    What type of Wyandottes are these?

    First one looks like golden or black laced red, the other two do not look like Wyandottes to me. I never had any patterned that way at all. My silver laced was different, but those have so much black on them. May I ask where you got them? Tractor supply is notorious for making mistakes.
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    Wyandotte chicks what gender are they?

    Too young to tell for sure. #2 has a redder comb then the rest, so possible cockerel. I added 4 Wyandottes to my group this year, 3 pullets and I ordered a cockerel. He is very obviously male. He was marked, so no guessing. But now so much easier for me to see the differences if I had not know...
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