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    something in hen’s throat???

    thanks so much to everyone for your advice :) my hen has stopped making the noise since last night so that’s good! She started making the noise after they came in at dark and I saw them playing and digging in the dirt previously so that may have cause her to make that sound. I’ll work on...
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    something in hen’s throat???

    I hope it’s just a tickle feeling...she’s been making the noise for about an hour now. It’s been less frequently but she’s still making the noise :( Hopefully it’ll be gone by tomorrow
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    something in hen’s throat???

    one of my hens just started making a weird squeak/squak sound that almost sounds like a sneeze or cough! Is she sick or is there something she swallowed that could be blocking her airway or throat? She has drank water, eaten some oats that I mixed with Greek yogurt, and I also got her to drink a...
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    *please help* chicks scared of water and won’t eat chick feed

    I have no other chickens and have never cared for chickens before. I’ve been trying to get them to eat some greens as other are suggested. Right now they’re still figuring out that they can actually eat the greens. I also did put a water container in their box which they are slowly getting used...
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    *please help* chicks scared of water and won’t eat chick feed

    I took the baby chicks roaming out and about again just now (supervised of course) and they even took a dirt bath together :celebrate They’re like two peas in a pod!!
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    *please help* chicks scared of water and won’t eat chick feed

    I don’t think that people would be an issue here in my neighborhood as there has always been chickens roaming and my neighborhood and they’re just a part of normal life here. My yard isn’t fenced anywhere. I don’t have any building knowledge and could buy or build something for them in the...
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    *please help* chicks scared of water and won’t eat chick feed

    Ok I’ll try showing them things with my finger. I did try putting some of the chick feed on a paper towel today and they did eat a little so I take that as some progress being made
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    *please help* chicks scared of water and won’t eat chick feed

    Ok I’ll put in a shallow dish with water. By the way thank you guys so much for the advice. I’m really enjoying this experience and I’ve learned quite in such a short time!
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    *please help* chicks scared of water and won’t eat chick feed

    I’ve had them since February 11th so theyre about 2 1/2 weeks old? Woahhh
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    *please help* chicks scared of water and won’t eat chick feed

    It feels good to know I’m not doing everything completely wrong. I’ve been extremely worried about their health status since they’re still very young ,growing and developing :)
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    *please help* chicks scared of water and won’t eat chick feed

    Ok I’ll try to find one. I’ll have to finish trying all these things on the weekend as I’m currently a student and can’t be with them all day.
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    *please help* chicks scared of water and won’t eat chick feed

    Thanks for the suggestions on how to improve what I’ve been doing. I used the top of my old guinea pig cage to cover protect and enclose the chicks while I let them roam a bit in different parts of my yard. I read about chickens needing grit so I tried to put them in areas with dirt and gravel...
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    *please help* chicks scared of water and won’t eat chick feed

    Yes. Here are some pics of the first day I found them.
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    *please help* chicks scared of water and won’t eat chick feed

    I don’t have any milk jugs at the moment, but I doubt they’ll even think of going near the jug as they even get scared and avoid any new container or object I put in their container
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    *please help* chicks scared of water and won’t eat chick feed

    Hahaha yep there’s chickens everywhere, yet hardly any stores sell things for chickens!! I’ll search up some water container advice and hopefully I can get these chicks drinking and eating better !!
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