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    Dehydrated bullied hen?

    As the title states I’m not quite sure what happened. Thursday night when I went down to my coop I found one of my hens (turken hatched in July) laying on the floor with the back of its head bloody. Upon picking her up I also realized she had some air pockets and her legs would not move. I...
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    Bumble foot ?

    Is this bumble foot? If so what can I do for her?
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    Roosters?

    I hatched out twenty so I was expecting many, four isn’t bad! Just wanted to double check as this is my first time hatching.
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    Roosters?

    Thinking most of these are roosters, unsure about the Cochin mix with the fuzzy feet. They were hatched out in late April.
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    Gender guessing

    I hatched out 11 mixed breed chickens, they are now 5 weeks old and I’m trying to figure out how many potential roosters I have. I would love opinions especially on the naked neck.
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    Cold snap help

    Hello, I have 6 chickens in an insulated coop. Ventilated and draft free. It is -9 F, or -22 c without windchill. With the windchill is -42 f, right now and the temp in my coop 5 degrees. All the breeds are cold hardy, however I have one who doesn’t roost with the others. She’s a Cochin and I’m...
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    Heat source question

    These guys are just over 5 weeks old according to the hatchery. I’m in eastern iowa and the low here at night is 48. They appear to be pretty fully feathered I’m wondering if they still need a heat source in the coop or if they will be okay without one. My coop is insulated slightly and not very...
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    4 week old chick dead

    Found out it was cocci sorry for the post
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    4 week old chick dead

    The temperature of the outer coop i estimated to be about 75 or a little lower
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    4 week old chick dead

    It’s 47 degrees outside with a low of 35 tonight
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    4 week old chick dead

    Hi I have about 15 chicks I moved to the coop with a heat lamp two nights ago. Tonight the third night I found one unexpectedly dead. The coop is insulated with little draft and the temperature reads 90 under the heat lamp. They have plenty of room to roam to where it is not that hot. No one is...
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    Disaster Recovery?

    I bought them from Thiesens on April 10th. Orptington, ameracuna, brahma, and polish. The polish I have seen 1 tiny tiny egg from.
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    Disaster Recovery?

    Hi all, My chickens were just at egg laying age as a natural disaster hit my area. I live in the midwest and the derecho took out my chicken coop. No chickens were harmed luckily though! Anyways it's been 10 weeks since the storm and 7 weeks since I've built a new chicken coop. They are still...
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    3 unknowns

    Sorry for the low quality pictures, I had a hard time getting them to stay still. They are about 3 months old? Buff Orpington, pretty sure a roo, has curled tail feathers. Chicken 2 Chicken 3
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    Will a flea bath help with buffalo flies?

    I have a few chickens which are being attacked pretty brutally by buffalo flies. I’ve tried all the obvious, I have vanilla i spray on them night and day as well as a fan running in their run. I also have DE in their dust bath and have dusted them with it. The gnats just don’t seem to stop...
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