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    massacre caused by weasel or other chickens?

    None of the survivors had blood on their beaks or there feathers/feet. The most disturbing thing was the carcasses were neatly lined up side by side. Only one of the birds (the original flock and larger) had the back of its neck eaten, the others just had smaller injuries and some had only...
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    massacre caused by weasel or other chickens?

    I’ve made many mistakes along the way but this feels like the worst. We ordered two sets of chicks from a hatchery, 6 weeks apart. The first group were raised from arrival in an outdoor brooder with a momma who had hatched a few of her own. Most of them did well but we did have several hawk...
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    Hawk attack

    Hi everybody one of my juvenile Pullets was attacked by A hawk today luckily I made it out in time to grab her before any major damage was done. It appears she sustained a pretty good injury to her wing which the blood is clouded nicely and is healing however when she drinks or opens her beak...
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    Too many boys

    Hi Chicken lovers, I hatched several batches of heritage breed birds throughout the year in hopes of starting a few breeding lines. I also bought a large order from GFF of unsexed chicks. They are about 6 months old now and are mostly roosters. I have 80 some birds total and of that number...
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    Official BYC Poll: What do you do with your roosters?

    The Faverolles are too hard to put in the kill cone. They are a farm favorite, coop clowns!
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    Moving your flock

    It’s a one month gap
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    Moving your flock

    I have nearly 80 chickens and 7 ducks. We are moving to a larger property. The sale closes on 8.15 but we have to be out of our current residence by 7.15. I do not want to lose my flock. Does anyone have any recommendations for where to keep my birds that I might not thought of? I’m worried...
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    Abnormal vent development

    Of that breed specifically. I meant only one bielefelder
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    Abnormal vent development

    Yes, 62 other birds 😂 and about 18 of them are boys
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    Abnormal vent development

    I know! I’m only keeping one of the boys the rest are freezer meat 😭
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    Abnormal vent development

    I had been assisting. I put her down yesterday. Huge bummer because I only hatched 2 out of 12 females 😭 now I have one.
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    Abnormal vent development

    I have a chick that was hatched with what appears to be an underdeveloped vent. There is only an itty bitty pin hole. She can’t pass anything on her own. She hatched Friday and I wanted to wait to cull her until I heard feedback but my prior post received no helpful response whatsoever. Has...
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    Chicken hatched with abnormal vent

    Yes
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    Chicken hatched with abnormal vent

    It doesn’t seem to strain it seems tired and weak
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    Chicken hatched with abnormal vent

    poop is barely dribbling out
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