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    Black Legs on my Guinea Fowl

    My royal purples and pearl grays have dark colored legs, they get darker as they mature into adults.
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    Sick chick help!

    You can decrease the heat by 5 degrees a week. You will know if they are too warm as they will move as far from the heat source as possible. It is okay if they lay directly under it as long as they are not piling up, that would mean they are still cold and the light needs to be moved closer to...
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    Sick chick help!

    Chicks sleep a lot, some more than others. Your chicks may be cold if they are piling up to sleep, and being 5 days old they should kept at around 95 degrees.
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    What would do this to my hen? ***WARNING*** Graphic photo

    Sounds like a good and solid plan!
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    Is it mites or overly amorous roosters?

    Feather loss in the vent area is usually due to mites or lice, inspect them closely with good lighting, you should be able to see them if that's the problem. The back areas are probably from rooster treading/breeding. Although not harmful in itself, it can lead to feather pulling. Spray the area...
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    What would do this to my hen? ***WARNING*** Graphic photo

    I haven't either. I suppose it could have happened during the struggle and maybe the coon was scared off before eating. I have never dealt with a racoon that didn't come back until it was stopped, or ran out of chickens to kill. Good luck and keep us posted!
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    What would do this to my hen? ***WARNING*** Graphic photo

    You are welcome. I also did some checking on the internet. Apparently a raccoon could have reached in and grabbed your hen. Can you set a live trap and see what you catch?
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    What would do this to my hen? ***WARNING*** Graphic photo

    Wouldn't a raccoon have chewed the head off? Snakes are the only thing I have seen pull heads through a fence, but that was chicks and the snake was stuck in the wire afterwards. Sorry to see you lose a good bird. :(
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    Swollen Chicken Face??

    Does she feel moist under her wings?
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    baby chicks wasting feed...

    I modify my feeders for the chicks due to how much gets wasted. I use a plastic lid from a throw away container and cut it out as a collar to fit around the portion inside the top of the feeder where the jar screws on. Make it snug or you can secure it with a rubber band . This gives chicks...
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    Please help- baby chick with extremely deformed feet

    Straighten it out and splint it in place with small pieces of pipe cleaner and tape. You can bend a small piece of pipe cleaner to fit the correct angle of the leg and middle toe. Good luck!
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    Hello from NC

    Thank you all for the warm welcome and well wishes!
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    Hello from NC

    I am in Alexander County, just northwest of Taylorsville in an area known as Little River.
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    Hello from NC

    My name is Dawn. My husband Joe and I have a small farm in the foothills of NC. We have two German Shepherds who watch over our flocks of 21 chickens and 15 guineas. Our flock of chickens include 8 araucana, 6 silkie, 1 white leghorn, 5 polish and one game rooster who keeps everyone safe. We...
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    Please help- baby chick with extremely deformed feet

    What kind of material are you using as a floor covering? It sounds as though she has developed spraddle leg.
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