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    More than Molt ?

    Thanx for all the info! The other chickens (or ducks) don't pick on eachother at all. They all get along really well. She doesn't have any broken feathers...I will keep watch for regrowth but don't see any yet. Will also check for mites. Otherwise as long as she is eating & behaving normally, I...
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    More than Molt ?

    Worried because the loss on her chest definitely started earlier this summer / late spring. Just very small area that gradually got larger, then recently, noticeable loss below tail & became real scraggly-looking all over. Otherwise, eating & behavior is normal. Concerned this could spread to...
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    More than Molt ?

    Not sure of her breed. I adopted her. But to give more info, she is almost 3 yrs old. This is only her second summer with me & she didn't look this scraggly last year molt. She came with another hen of different breed. My other 4 hens & rooster are little over year old. Should I try treating for...
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    More than Molt ?

    I have 5 hens & 1 rooster (+5 ducks). All seem to be in various stages of molting. This bird however, seems to have a lot of feather loss. I noticed back earlier in the spring that she was slowly losing feathers & down off her chest. I thought she was plucking herself tho I never saw her doing...
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    Ducklings on the way. Could use some advice

    They can be confined to this other structure as well. But I probably will wait at least a week or two.
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    Ducklings on the way. Could use some advice

    Great info. I have a small concrete structure about 6x6 ft. It would give them much more space & the chickens could have their coop back. Plus it's safe for a heat lamp if needed. We are supposed to be having temps back down in the 40s at night but if mom does her thing, I shouldn't need it. I...
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    Where can you buy chicks online that have low minimum order requirements?

    I think chickensforbackyards.com hatchery was 3chick require. Shipped about June 10 but we can still have chilly nights. I'm in South Western pa
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    Ducklings on the way. Could use some advice

    I have a broody Pekin laying on approximately 9 eggs. She removed & destroyed 2 but they may have been unfertilized. To set the scene: Mama chose to nest in the lower level of chicken coop that has its own gate, which is inside the main pen for 4 other ducks + 6 chickens, so they are safe in...
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    Where can you buy chicks online that have low minimum order requirements?

    Last year I ordered from chickensforbackyards.com hatchery. They shipped with a heat pack. I ordered 3 females. They sent me 5. Which was ok...what was I to do anyway but keep them & take care of. One did turn out to be a rooster but he is friendly, funny & beautiful & I love him!
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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    U r right...I have been busy. I sometimes on website, just not signed in. Right now I have 5 ducks, & 6 chickens....one is a beautiful rooster. Also have Brody Pekin sitting on about 9 eggs. Should be hatching in 7-8 days.
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    Duck with missing toenail, swollen & limp

    Two days ago, I found my pekin with a bad limp in the morning. I saw she is missing a toenail on her outer toe & the whole toe is swollen. No one area of her toe is more swollen than the rest except for maybe the very end where the nail was. I didn't see any blood anywhere and it doesn't appear...
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    Chick Grit

    All good to know. Thanx everyone! The first day of their arrival after being shipped, I gave them starter crumble with a little splash of Durvet Vitamins & Electrolytes for Poultry (TSC). Just enough to moisten. Also as water source for first day only. On day 2, I started dry food just tossed...
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    Hatchery chicks keep dying

    Just my own experience with babychiks re temps... I have 5 2-week old chicks (two days into third week). Hatchery instructions said 100 degrees for first week. TSC poultry thermometer said 95. Both said to lower by 5 degrees each week. Not a single chick really laid directly under the heat lamp...
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    Chick Grit

    Yeah, I'm sure there is some in bedding that I can't see. Food is started crumble. The only other thing I have given them is crushed up dried mealworms but never more than a tablespoon between them & I have only done that 4-5 times. Not daily. I have two brooder boxes for them so I'm only using...
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    Chick Grit

    I have 5 baby chicks...all exactly 2 weeks old. I started them on chick grit today, as per instructions on bag. I am unsure how much to really put/keep down. The bag said if it seems they are eating it excessively & cutting back on food, then to decrease the amount given. I am just looking for...
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