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    Momma hen is rejecting 1 chick

    In need of advice. My momma hen was happily raising 5 chicks, they are now 3 weeks old. Yesterday she decided to lay an egg (first one since she went broody) and while she was busy one bigger chickens chased one of her chicks and clipped a toenail which then proceeded to bleed. I took the...
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    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Snowbird - What do you mean by "off colored Hatchery"? I gather that the coloring is wrong? but is Hatchery a line or... I have no intentions of breeding so personally I don't mind if the color isn't right, but I really don't know much about them other than the little bit I've been able to...
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    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Hi everyone! I have a quick question for anyone who knows. This is my first time raising a Black Copper Maran and I was really hoping for a hen but every day I'm thinking that I probably have a roo because she/he has a lot more color than any of the adult females that I've seen. She/he is very...
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    Baby chick no longer growing

    I have a 5 week old Buckeye chick that seems to have stopped growing. The other babies that I got at the same time as her are at least twice her size and have many more feathers than she does. She does eat and drink regularly and has normal, but small, poop, but just isn't growing anymore. She...
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    Feeding my 3 chickens (new at this)?

    I'm not an expert, only had chickens for 1 year, but I do know what has been working for me so far. My chickies free range most days in my large yard and eat whatever bugs and plants they can find and I keep their feeder full in the coop with layer feed (since they are all laying) which they...
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    Feeding my 3 chickens (new at this)?

    You don't want their food container to get wet, the food will get soggy and spoil.
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    Young silkie possibly egg bound and not looking good.

    We were too late, she passed away a few minutes ago. We are treating the rest of the flock and hoping that they aren't sick too. I wish I knew what caused her to be sick, she was acting fine up until Friday night. I'll watch the others more closely from now on.
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    Young silkie possibly egg bound and not looking good.

    About the same. My husband donned a rubber glove, lubed up and checked her but didn't feel anything. So now we are looking for an open feed store to buy the stuff that Eggcessive suggested. I love my girlie so much, I really hope that this is the answer!
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    Young silkie possibly egg bound and not looking good.

    Beth77 I'm so sorry for your loss. It's so stressful being a new chicken person, I love my babies so much but feel like I don't know how to help them best.
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    Young silkie possibly egg bound and not looking good.

    If I give her the Corid and it's not coccidiosis, will it hurt her? We are going to try checking her vent right now and see if we feel anything. I put her back in a warm bath with epsom salt and noticed that she feels really thin even though she is eating.
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    Young silkie possibly egg bound and not looking good.

    Please any help is really appreciated. I have a 4 1/2 month bantam silkie that I think may be egg bound. (I know she's young but 2 others in my flock, not silkies, have just started laying and they are the same age.) My silkie feels very bloated and is barely walking around at all. We have moved...
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    New baby not eating

    She didn't make it :'( RIP Black Bantam Silkie Melody Pond
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    New baby not eating

    Thank you all for the advice. Last night we soaked a little of the food in water to make a mush and she ate a smidge and drank a little bit more. And today I'm trying the Poultry Nurti-Drench instead of the sugar water for all the chicks, and will try the other suggestions as well. We did add...
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    New baby not eating

    Hi, we are new to the chicken world and need some help. We just got our first batch of babies and there was one with splayed legs that the guy gave us for free because it was "damaged". If that was the only problem I think I would be fine but I don't think it is. She is weak, not eating or...
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