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    Mean rooster

    I didn't take it at first that he was their "sibling" and was thinking it was a different, older one. This makes even more sense. That's the stage of hormones for some breeds and it can take weeks or even months for them to grow out of them. This doesn't mean he's always going to be a...
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    6 week-old Silkie (and me) attacked by a hawk yesterday

    Hi, You're doing so well by her. I too believe I'd put her on some antibiotics assuming there's a puncture somewhere. Better safe than sorry. I was going to give you links to purchase online, but just saw you post you have some. Better than waiting two/three days for delivery. She's going...
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    SOS

    Hi, You're sure doing well by this chick! I think if it were me, I'd wait a couple days so it can get stronger, and faster. We've had the strangest luck with putting baby chicks around a month old, for the third time, into a breeding pen, and having a hen take them as hers, so to me, any...
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    Mean rooster

    Must be a young rooster? He's probably showing them he's the boss, but that's pretty rough. When cockerel's hormones are peaking they sometimes do crazy stuff. I'd pen him up away from them for a week or so. That usually fixes a mean hen, but with him, it may not until he gets past that stage.
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    Walking the plank

    To post videos, you can post them on YouTube, make them shareable, and then post the link here. That way people can see them without downloading something. Another way is posting them in our Gallery (tab above), then pasting a link to it here.
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    Broody hens with leg mites - When to treat ?

    Hi, Scaley leg mites don't work like the regular mites chickens sometimes get. Nothing I've heard of kills them in the coop per se. Even the diatomaceous earth that keeps the other mites and lice out of our coop doesn't do diddly for the SLM. I have silkies and their feathered feet make them...
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    Open Contest 2025 BYC Summer Fair

    We can't plant anything that'll be above ground, unless indoors, until May 1 at the earliest. May 15th is safer, or waiting until June 1. Chances of frost are slim by then, so we're buying/growing in the house, for instance, tomato plants that are 6" tall or so, planting them and other seeds...
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    PicChick stuff

    I have no idea what one of these images would be used for, other than a few giggles like we're getting. :gig
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    Hands on hatching and help

    24 hours after the pip. You've got an early hatcher there.
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    Hands on hatching and help

    Sometimes chicks just hatch early. The rule of thumb about assisting is give them 24 hours from first pip. It doesn't matter how big. I wouldn't be worrying about any yet as they're not even due for another day. I've had say half of mine hatch the 20th day, the rest hatch the 21st day, and...
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    How to clean a frizzled chick with feathered feet

    Of course they'll try eat it, once. Just like with the pine flakes or any other bedding folks use. :) We've been doing this for the better part of a year for hundreds of hatched silkies and never had an issue. I put down about an inch of pellets, then cover the heated end with paper towels...
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    How to clean a frizzled chick with feathered feet

    OH, we use horse bedding pellets in our brooders, so they stay pretty clean as the pellets dry the poops. If they get a pellet stuck to their feet before it could dry out the poop, they get it off themselves.
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    Review by 'Debbie292d' in article 'Keeping Guinea Fowl with Other Poultry'

    Great insight and knowledge here for anyone considering raising guineas alongside their other poultry! Very informative! We'll probably never get guineas here as the farm across the road has them, and that's enough. :)
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    How to clean a frizzled chick with feathered feet

    I've raised/bred silkies for 9 years, some of which are frizzled, and other than pulling or cutting some wad of something off their feathers, I've never had an issue. I guess if mine were in a muddy or different terrain where they were constantly mucked up, I'd try change that for them. For...
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    PicChick stuff

    I bit. You got me curious about what Bing's Image Creator would make. :gig
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    Possible coccidiosis?

    It sure can. What's the situation where your chickens are, as they're a bit old to be getting coccidiosis? If their pens were recently changed, that can do it. I would get them on Corid asap. If you get the liquid, and want to just make a quart, it's 1/2 teaspoon per quart. No vitamins...
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    New member. Went from three chickens and a chicken coop we inherited when we bought our house…,, to 31 chickens! Learning everything! thanks

    Hiya, and welcome to BYC! :frow We're glad you joined! Make yourself at home here!
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    Buffy orpington here, or Tara or The crazy Chicken lady whatever you prefer

    Hiya, Tara, and welcome to BYC! :frow What an endearing story, and so neat that chickens are a part of your lives to this extent. Beautiful pictures too. Thank you for sharing your story and your chickens with us. :love We're glad you're here!
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    Silver Sage Farm Intro

    This member hasn't been active in BYC in four years. There's a chance they might see your notification but in case you get no reply, just letting you know. It was a nice offer though!
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    New member from Western Indiana

    Hiya, and welcome to BYC! :frow Sounds like you've got a handle on raising them. If you have any questions, be sure to ask! We're glad you're here!
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