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    Oopsie chicks can't walk - broken leg/back? Video.

    Thank you. We've banded their legs and gave one a pair of sandals - and are hoping for the best :)
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    Oopsie chicks can't walk - broken leg/back? Video.

    I had an accidental hatching from a hidden nest in my coop. These chicks are the last three survivors of eight (four were deceased before we'd even found them). I asked for advice about how to help them yesterday, here but now I'm sorta at a loss as to what's wrong with two of them. They are...
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    "Oops" chicks, so crazy I barely know what to do.

    The baby that couldn't sit up has died. I'll set up the dog crate and put the babies with the frizzle since she is broody, small and gentle. Thank you for the replies. Fingers crossed for the remaining babies.. - Emmi
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    "Oops" chicks, so crazy I barely know what to do.

    Today just sucks already. Looks like we missed a hidden nest - as we had 8 babies in the coop this morning - only 4 of which were alive. I had a parent-teacher conference early so I grabbed two babies that weren't walking - so they wouldn't get trampled - and put them in a box temporarily...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    We found these three tiny eggs this afternoon... all of them sank so I guess they're okay. We haven't mounted the nest boxes up high yet but found these on the ground next to one. We weren't expecting eggs for another 4-5 weeks, so I guess one (or three) of my girls lied about her age. The...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Sort of. They will stay on their roost if put there but have really taken to roosting on top of the nesting boxes. We are getting ready to add an inner coop because we have 7 pullets in the brooder going outside in just a couple of weeks and I really don't want to worry about them being cold.
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    Arizona Chickens

    Right? Here I was thinking it meant I'd get to skip the "beer butt" step in that grilled chicken recipe. Drunk Chicken
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    Arizona Chickens

    Fermented feed? Oh no that's just what I need. Drunk Chickens!
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    Comment by 'RoussoHomestead' in article 'Soaking Up Some Afternoon Autumn Sun'

    Great photo - looks like Chicken nirvana :)
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    PECKING

    Pecking themselves or pecking each other? I had a chick with a deep wound from the other chicks pecking her... cleaned it out and applied antibiotic ointment (the one that has a mild anesthetic in it) and it ceased immediately.
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    Gotta Vent

    ^^This You would be surprised how calming it can be to come to this realization.
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    Arizona Chickens

    They will stay in the box all night after being put inside but hop down off the roost if placed there. They are about 5 weeks old now.
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    RIGHTS TO HAVE CHICKENS

    How many chickens do you have? My suggestion would be to ankle tag them. Then it would be easy to tell the onery ones from yours. Do it now so you seem proactive. Place an ad for anybody that wants to round up the wild flock. Your defense at that point would be that it is the city's...
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    Coyote trouble...

    Your coyote has found a reliable source of chicken dinner, he's not going anywhere. Your options are to lock up your flock, put him down or risk injury to your family from an increasingly bold predator.
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    Arizona Chickens

    Just checking in.. The girls seem to like their new coop - except I think they are confused. They roost during the day... and then try to hang out in the run at night - all curled up next to the waterer - basically in the open air. My husband took the nesting boxes down and placed them on...
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