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    All flock feed

    See if you can find a slightly higher protein all flock feed. My feed store has 18-20%, which I've liked for my mixed chicken flock. I supplement with crushed oyster shell and home-grown mealworms and other high-protein household food waste snacks.
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    My First Sick Hen??

    It's worth checking to see if she's egg bound, though the door being closed wouldn't cause that since she would just find another spot to lay the egg.
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    My First Sick Hen??

    Hi there, I'm sorry your chicken is unwell! Is your chicken able to eat and drink on her own? Is she walking at all? If she is walking, is it a normal walk or is she limping or does she have an oherwise abnormal gait? Is she currently laying? While you are trying to figure out what the...
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    Wound on chest

    It looks like it's already well on its way to healing and has scabbed over nicely. Is the wound warm to the touch? Can you tell if there is any pus? If you have any concerns that it may be infected or could get infected, consider administering antibiotics.
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    Hiya! Newish Chicken Daddy in North GA

    Welcome to the online flock at BYC! We're glad you joined, thanks for the photo of your girls!
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    What breed is this chicken

    Since easter eggers are mixes, they sometimes lay brown eggs. She could also be a cross with a brown-laying breed. However, that is just the feeling I got from looking at her, perhaps someone with deeper chicken breed knowledge than me else will chime in!
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    What breed is this chicken

    I'm not sure what she is, but kudos to you for taking her in for some TLC! She's a pretty girl. Her face reminds me of an easter egger with that comb and beak shape, but I could be completely off-base.
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    Having predtor issue

    Congrats on solving the issue!
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    Moving chicks from brooder to coop?

    As long as it's warm, you can start putting them outside now and gradually work them up to being outside full time as @rosemarythyme explained. I find that the recommended temperatures for chick brooders can be a little high for my warm climate, I use the chicks' behavior as the most accurate...
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    What gender am I?

    Cockerel due to the pointy-ended hackle feathers. He's beautiful! Do you happen to know his mix?
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    Unwell chicken

    That particular presentation of lameness (one leg forward with the other back) can be a symptom of Marek's, but doesn't necessarily rule out other issues. I imagine you and the vet have made sure she doesn't have bumblefoot or another injury to her foot/leg? If you go back to the vet, you...
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    Buttercup 9 weeks old - cockerel or pullet?

    I'm the same way, having a multicolored flock is fun, gives me different egg colors, and makes it easier to keep track of who is laying, sick etc.
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    Mountain Ash berries?

    If other birds are eating the berries, they are probably fine for chickens too. I find that chickens are very good at self-regulating. If you offer the berries to them and they don't eat them, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are toxic or dangerous; they just may not like them.
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    Are these all roos

    How old are they?
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    Buttercup 9 weeks old - cockerel or pullet?

    Yep, cockerel
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