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Baby chick acting strange
At this point just keep close watch on the rest. Make sure they are filling their crops. Hopefully the one was injury or birth issues and not illness. If chickens are like other birds they hide illness and are fragile. But hardier than I thought because I bought six expecting to lose two and...- RinzHens
- Post #15
- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Baby chick acting strange
Just a stab in the dark here and I don't know if it would work with Chickens, but it sounds like hypoglycemia and critical. We would use karo syrup and water or another sugar base like cheap pancake syrup that's made with corn syrup instead of actual tree sap. Also pedialyte or another...- RinzHens
- Post #6
- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Decaying Foot?
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Shelter intake, breed and sex?
Ill be sitting on him for a bit as it is. I remember being just sure my RIR were males with those huge dark combs and big attitudes. They were girls. My black sex links went thru a period of long tail feathers that worried me and they were girls. So it seems combs and waddles go with breed...- RinzHens
- Post #12
- Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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Shelter intake, breed and sex?
This could just be someones crossbreed. The area is on the edge of farm land. If its a pullet I can keep it if no one claims or rehome in the area. Ive got a lonely game hen that needs a non aggressive buddy. My Black Sex links hate her. If a cockerel ill have to send it to another wildlife...- RinzHens
- Post #5
- Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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Shelter intake, breed and sex?
No idea the age as the shelter picked it up wandered into a garage today.- RinzHens
- Post #3
- Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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Shelter intake, breed and sex?
My guess was leghorn pullet, but what I'm seeing posted here says may be cockerel by comb color? I do all the shelters wildlife and they know I have chickens and ducks so they called me to take it in. If I cant locate the owners ill have to rehome or keep. Cockerels are not allowed in our city...- RinzHens
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- Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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Shelless egg
That's what I mean Miss Lydia. Off label everything....use this, oh wait don't. So ive got this wazine at the house still sitting. Water dosing just isn't the best. Used panacur before and that was also unsure dosing and didn't seem to cover much. Local bird expert doses all her ducks and... -
Shelless egg
Just changed food last night to a calcium added layer. Before was a 20% layer. Oyster shell available but the ducks were never big on it. Lots of leafy greens daily plus scratch and sometimes mealworms. Doing a lot in the yard now and about to add a long run off their pen so if stress related... -
Shelless egg
Went out to the pen and this was floating in the pond. I know its a shelless egg but do i need to be concerned? One duck is unknown age afult and two started laying last fall. The size matches the oldest pekin but tge other two have been gaining size and uts water logged. (Iphone wont let me... -
Ducky DO'S & DON'TS
I gave up on the chicken system since it really didn't give them the access to water ducks like. I ended up using one of my casserole dishes and just accepting that ducks are messy. They really need to be able to dunk their whole head in there to eat properly. They grow so fast you can get them... -
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Selling or giving eggs away - Reusing store egg cartons o.k?
I avoid the issue by giving my extras away to the local firemen, animal shelter staff, and friends. Neighbors get them too to avoid any loss of love over duck noises or chicken fussing. Many of us only have a few birds. I have six laying hens and three laying ducks. May get quail in spring. This...- RinzHens
- Post #43
- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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Outside cat enclosure?
I'm new to chickens but been around forever on the TNR and stray cat issue. Yes some cities do have leash laws for cats but it is usually a go around to be able to tnr without being sued for spaying and ear tipping someones pet cat. Generally colony management is free roaming cats that have a...- RinzHens
- Post #22
- Forum: Other Pets & Livestock
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Not even sure this is a chicken!
Going better. Looking like something now. Some chicken butts and some snacks!- RinzHens
- Post #45
- Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?