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    Is this mareks?

    Ok thank you. She doesn't have any other signs of Marek's, so I'm still hopeful. I will try some supplements. It's weird, she did that for about 30 minutes, but since then has been normal. I noticed because another (older) chick pecked her a few times. She's been free ranging the last few...
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    Is this mareks?

    She was fine yesterday. Just started doing this an hour ago. 11-12 week old EE (and her rooster who is upset I just separated her). Can it be something else? I posted this and now she’s walking around (pacing rhe cage I just put her in) but I’m worried.
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    Will cockerels sing an egg song?

    I am also leaning towards cockerel. Honestly I would love it if this chicken does warnings calls. The last cockerel we had just constantly attacked the dogs.
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    Will cockerels sing an egg song?

    This is my 10-11 week old EE named Penguin. I have been thinking for a few weeks that Penguin was a cockerel (behavior, bigger comb, red splashes all over, and looks like they might be getting saddle feathers). Today I was startled by a loud egg song….very distinct….very “egg song”! So I went...
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    Injured chick

    Just to update--after a week of steady decline, she died. The last 24 hours I didn't really expect her to keep living. There has been no other sickness in the flock. I had 2 days of some bloody poop from another (not sure which) chick, but that's gone away with a week of corid.
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    Injured chick

    So I've been giving her corid for a day, and a little drop to the rest of the flock. She looks the same--sleeping all day, unless I force her to drink. She drinks a bit, kind of moves her head rapidly side to side for a sec (I don't know what this is even after much googling), then has diarrhea...
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    Injured chick

    Poop is runny but no blood.i can get corid.
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    Injured chick

    So this is day 3 and she is now sleeping while standing (instead of laying down). She will drink TINY amounts of water if I force her, and has not eaten that I can see. She's still in a cage by herself with a blanket which she doesn't leave. When I make her drink she fights me a little (which...
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    Injured chick

    Hi- this is the next morning, and she is awake but barely moving (basically she responds if I move her in some way but that’s it). She will drink little bits of water or Gatorade only if I manually dip her beak in it. Not eating. She had a couple runny poops. Is this a normal part of shock after...
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    Injured chick

    Ok in the last 10 min her neck seems better. She’s very still but in a more normal position. Now I’m wondering if she just got pecked by another chicken. There are big ones out there- maybe she stuck her head out through the cage or another chick.
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    Injured chick

    Her neck is not moving well and she’s not holding up her head.
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    Injured chick

    I had a few 4-5 week old chicks in their own run outside. It’s not as secure as I’d like but the dogs are out and it’s near the house. I heard a chicken scream and ran out. I found one lying in the food bowl bleeding. She is still breathing and her injuries don’t look terrible but I’m worried...
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    Six week old “Americanas” (EEs). Any surprise cockerels?

    In true chicken math, husband wanted lavender Orpingtons. One left in the bin, so now we have 5 EEs (labeled as pullets) and one lavender Orpington (“Daddy’s Girl”) So….any surprise cockerels in here? They look like pulleys but I’m not sure of course
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    Two heat exhaustion deaths in a month

    Thanks to everyone for your replies. I’ve set up a mister near the coop which automatically goes off at 4- and I’m adding some ice bottles to water (this has been the last 5 days). It’s funny I’m outside watching now it’s not that warm for me at all (evening, 80s) and at least one chicken is...
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    EEs - gender?

    Yay!!!
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    EEs - gender?

    Hi just curious if you can tell any signs of gender? I’ve had chickens for about a year but these are my first EEs. We got these 5 weeks ago, I would guess they were 2 weeks old (pretty feathered at that point). So maybe 7-8 weeks? I feel so confident the grey one is a pullet that I named her...
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    Two heat exhaustion deaths in a month

    I am in SE North Carolina--this is my 2nd summer of raising chickens. Last year I did not have any issues with heat, but the chickens were young, mostly pullets. This month I lost my (only) two black Australorps. One died because she was broody, and I think I needed to bring her inside or...
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    Am I doing this wrong (first broody hen)

    Ok, thank you. I think I will start with covering that nesting box at night.
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    Am I doing this wrong (first broody hen)

    I have 8 hens, no roosters. My reliable layer, Roxanne (9 month old Australorp) went broody about 10 days ago? Maybe two weeks now. By that I mean she wants to LIVE in the nesting box, 100 % of the time. She comes out to eat in the AM, goes right back in there, and has stopped laying eggs as...
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    First Rooster Experience- Advice

    Honestly, because I live in an area where roosters are permitted, I was thinking of adopting one later that was full grown and has a nice personality. There seem to be plenty of people getting rid of them just because they can't have them where they live. But I may wait a bit before I do that...
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