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    URGENT! Hen has extremely bloody, bare picked vent, what do I do?

    I am going to keep her inside the coop in a dog crate. It’s not very cold where I live right now fortunately, 35-45 degrees. The flies aren’t out quite yet but I’ll treat her anyway. Unfortunately, I believe that it’s a group effort between my other 3 hens, so culling is not an option. I believe...
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    URGENT! Hen has extremely bloody, bare picked vent, what do I do?

    Also, the area is more pale
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    URGENT! Hen has extremely bloody, bare picked vent, what do I do?

    Sorry, no pictures right now. I’ll get some tomorrow, but for now, imagine this but with a layer of blood. It’s not really like anything I’ve seen online. But some good news I guess, when I was putting her in her isolation cage some of her spiciness returned. She did NOT want to get into the cage.
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    URGENT! Hen has extremely bloody, bare picked vent, what do I do?

    My hen Iris has a horribly bloody vent/bum area and seems to be in pain. She’s not feisty and flighty like usual, and put up little resistance when I attempted to clean her wound. The blood was stuck on very well so I couldn’t clean it very well and it’s still pretty bloody. I probably won’t be...
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    How many chickens to start off breeding?

    Is there one specific color that I should start off breeding? Sorry, I know it's probably kind of a stupid question. I was just wondering because I've heard things about starting off with black breasted red old english game birds because you can make many different colors using that variety, or...
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    How many chickens to start off breeding?

    I'm ordering straight run, so maybe 5-6? I'm still slightly worried about ending up with 5 roosters, although that's probably not super common.
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    How many chickens to start off breeding?

    Hello! I am thinking about getting some show stock belgian d'anvers to breed sometime after I expand my run. My run will be around 145 square feet after the expansion. I currently have 5 hens; 2 andalusians, 1 BSL, 1 EE, and 1 Polish. I am wondering how many chicks I should get. I would like...
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    Will Seramas mate full size hens?

    Do you think one serama hen would be enough for the rooster?
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    Will Seramas mate full size hens?

    Thanks! That’s what I suspected, but I wanted to confirm.
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    Will Seramas mate full size hens?

    So, I would like to get a breeding pair of seramas for 4h for my child. I was wondering if it would be likely that the male serama would be able to mate my current full size pullets, as I don’t want any fertilized eggs. The pullets are andalusians, one huge bsl, and one polish.
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    Introducing adult chickens to flock

    Thanks for the link! My thought process was that it would be slightly easier to quarantine birds from shows, because they usually don't let birds in who have visible external parasites. Of course, if one bird from the show happened to be sick, it would spread like wildfire...
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    Introducing adult chickens to flock

    So, I'm thinking about getting some bantams from a local poultry show for my daughter's 4h. I have 5 7 week old standard pullets that will be around 15 weeks by the time of the show. Would it be worth it to attempt to integrate a couple bantams with the flock, or should I save myself the...
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    What sex is this Buff Brahma?

    It’s still a little early to tell, but in my novice opinion, it shows no obvious signs of being a cockerel yet.
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    Does anyone have experience with buckaboo farm silkies?

    My daughter would like to get some show quality bantams for her 4h. She came across buckaboo farms and is interested in getting a golden neck d'uccle and a silkie pullet. Does anyone on here have experience with them? Are they a reputable place to source bantams from?
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    How should I deter hawks from my chickens?

    So, I am currently thinking about getting an electric poultry fence next summer to give my hens more space around the yard. Unfortunately, I have 3 hawks who live on my property. It would be very hard to put a cover on the fence. After looking at guard geese, I don't think they're a good idea...
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