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    constipated hen

    She is also being unusually calm...
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    constipated hen

    So I have a hen that might have the same thing. (The first hens problem) She is acting very droopy and hasn't pooped in a while. She isn't straining but I just don't know what it could be. When i felt around her vent there was something there. She is only 3-months old, so too young to be...
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    Droopy Hen

    We have a three month old black australorp that is acting sick. I just noticed it this morning, she was walking around slowly with her eyes closed and acting droopy. The big pointer was when I went out to the coop and she didn't move. We brought her inside and put her in a box. She has not yet...
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    Baby Chick Pecking?

    We just got four new chicks in the mail today. We brought them home and noticed that three of the chicks had little spots of blood on top of their beaks. Closer observation reviled the culprit. Our little buff orp. chick. She won't stop pecking the other chick's beak/faces! Does anyone know of a...
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    What do you have in your flock?

    Just got some new black australorp, buff orpington, speckled Sussex and delawares. Came in about an hour ago!
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    HELP!!! Unexpected Addition

    Ok, so I have found that if I sit and talk to it, it will calm down quickly. I don't think it likes being in such a small box, but we will fix that tomorrow morning.
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    HELP!!! Unexpected Addition

    The baby goose is trying to jump out of it's box. It has a wire mesh cover that it keeps hitting its head on. Sometimes it falls backwards on it's back. I'm worried that it's going to hurt itself. What should I do???
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    HELP!!! Unexpected Addition

    Ok, so we are feeding her/him a mixture of lettuce, peas, green beans, cheerios and oatmeal (both moistened) It has a dish of water and a heating pad set on low. We should have a bigger box for it by tomorrow. I will try to post pics as soon as possible.
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    HELP!!! Unexpected Addition

    So we came into possession of a very cold and hungry baby goose. (VERY long story short, it was abandoned.) We have some chick food so we fed it that, but I know this isn't what we should feed them. Does anyone know of a substitute? Example: green beans, lettuce, spinach, dandelion greens...
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    HELP!!! New Baby Duck!

    UPDATE!!! (Already, I know!) It turns out its a baby goose!
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    HELP!!! New Baby Duck!

    Help! My dad just came home with a baby duck! So here's the story... My dad was walking along the river and he noticed a little baby duck running along (chasing some fishermen). There was no other ducks in sight all along the river, and the poor thing was obviously tired and shivering. So he...
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    Record keeping

    I don't keep records of my chicks. If you just have a backyard flock that you just use for eggs, there should be no reason to. But if you are planning on breeding or showing your birds, you will probably want to keep some kind of record.
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    Multiple Questions Please Help

    It should probably be the same 3 in each coop. Just so they aren't getting stressed from sleeping in a new place every night.
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    Two weeks old already!

    Awwwwwwww! They grow up so fast!!!
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    Stir Crazy in Brooder?

    Its not a silly question! This is the place to go for answers! But yes, the chicks are probably just stretching their wings. Normal chicken behavior.
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