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  1. Cyneswith

    Chicken can't walk

    I don't think she was egg-bound - just one egg and 1 yolk. Next time, I should have another adult around who can take pictures. I was trying to get it done quick (husband is out of town, kept kids entertained with TV, 3 year old came out in the middle. 5 year old understood it was for the...
  2. Cyneswith

    Chicken can't walk

    Broken wing. Dispatched her this morning. There was also a LARGE amount of fat in her abdomen (about as much fat as internal organs, once the egg was removed.)
  3. Cyneswith

    Chicken can't walk

    I gave her Nutridrench earlier. She's got wing paralysis now - can't even hold her head up. Belly is hot to the touch.
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    Chicken can't walk

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/24Xg2SgmvgMQYdX86
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    Chicken can't walk

    She is laying down. She tried to run just now when the cat walked by - she can't even stand - just flapped a wing and shifted about two inches. She is about 7-8 months old.
  6. Cyneswith

    Chicken can't walk

    Legs are under her, not limp. Wings able to flap. Bright eyed and alert. Eating well. Just can't walk. Marek's is the first thing that comes to mind after looking her over and not finding anything. Tiny bit of blood in very solid droppings (more like regular bird droppings - white with...
  7. Cyneswith

    Toddlers are Quackers

    No cows (I don't handle cow's milk well). But we are seriously considering goats whenever I find time to put up REALLY good fences. :lau
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    Toddlers are Quackers

    I'm gettin' DUCKS, ya'll! (Husband's co-worker has muscovies. We're gonna get 2, 'cause that's what we have space for in the coop. They are willing to exchange drakes for hens, since they raise them for meat)
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    Marans eggs soft/thin and pale?

    I gather the most likely cause for her sudden soft/thin, pale, calcium-deposit-covered shells is due to an infection. She was attacked by a fox a few days prior to the first soft egg. She was also laying an egg a day, and laid two the first soft-shelled day. They are back to a normal...
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    How long do I wait? (Broody?)

    ...OK, let me re-phrase this, because she growled and ran off after 3 hours. How long does it take to tell the difference between a chicken being a brat about the favorite nesting box and a chicken being broody?
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    How long do I wait? (Broody?)

    I'm new at this. How long do I wait after a hen seems broody to get hatching eggs to put under her? Our eggs are not fertilized, and she's very protective of a wooden egg at the moment. Or my hand if I get it under her. (Not sure if I will get eggs, but I may have to make the choice soon.)
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    Toddlers are Quackers

    My rooster died almost 3 weeks ago. Made 10 eggs for mine and the kids' dinner, and about half were fertilized. Definitely not telling the kids.
  13. Cyneswith

    The Mix and Matches Breeding Project Thread

    I will be breeding sex-linked mauve and blue easter eggers when I start breeding.
  14. Cyneswith

    Toddlers are Quackers

    "I think you need to use the potty." "I don't NEED to! Um... Be right back... ... Mommy, my undies are wet. Can you get me dry ones?" "WHY didn't you pee in the potty?" "Ugh! I *did*. (adding under her breath) I just forgot to take them off."
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    Toddlers are Quackers

    Awww! I'm glad he got you Meatloaf.
  16. Cyneswith

    Labored breathing?

    They are eating organic layer feed (brand varies) and free-ranging. No mites/lices. Crop felt normal, and I haven't had chickens long enough to know about the breastbone (it is possible it is sticking out.) Weather turned and she stopped panting at least. I have not had Lavender Orpingtons...
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    Labored breathing?

    My lavender orpington is panting, her breathing sounds slightly labored, and she didn't eat any cut corn when I gave it out. It's not a hot day, and she had fresh cool water. Looked her over - no injuries, no signs of injury, vent is clean, feathers in great shape. Should I be concerned...
  18. Cyneswith

    Toddlers are Quackers

    19 weeks and WE HAVE EGGS! :wee:love:celebrate:clap Gave the girls fresh corn to congratulate them. (They were child-sized eggs. The kids were happy.)
  19. Cyneswith

    Toddlers are Quackers

    He's 5. He doesn't mind the vacuum or lawnmower, but he does go into full-bore panic when the smoke detector goes off. I have SPD, so I know how to recognize that. But he is panic prone, and it is specific (but usually unpredictable) things that freak him out. I think it's the ticking more...
  20. Cyneswith

    Toddlers are Quackers

    No, but the microwave beeps instead of ringing. The stove buzzer kind of scares him, but not in the panicking-the-whole-time-it-is-ticking-down way. I'll try it - I don't know that I can hear it from the other end of the house.
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