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    Silkie losing feathers from mating

    Hi, We have a Cochin Rooster “Coach” and he’s a big beautiful boy. However, we also have two frizzles and one silkie in the flock. Our silkie and smaller frizzle showed signs of over mating and feather loss. So I’ve tried 4 different types of mating saddles. Our chickens have a lot of room and...
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    Sick Hen - green poop

    One of our chickens is showing signs of being sick. She’s in the run alone tail down and droopy comb. She has green poop coming out her butt. How do I know what to treat her with? Should I isolate her now?
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    Roos??

    I am hopeful as we’ve had some issues with Roos but these three all eat out of our hands so either way will be nice to humans 🤞
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    Roos??

    The two black chicks are 10 weeks old and Easter egger mixes as the rooster was one of 10. The white chick is a rooster and 8 weeks old but I just can’t tell with these other two. Anyone think they know???
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    Splayed leg?

    That was just while we built a brooder. It’s in a brooder with pine chips and doing great.
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    Splayed leg?

    Mama is very sensitive and the smell of us on her causes her to peck. I may try to buy a chick from somewhere to give her a friend as she definitely thinks I’m mama and wants to be with us all day.
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    Splayed leg?

    Hi, Our last egg to hatch with our broody hens seemed to have leg issues. She moves but doesn’t stand fully up. This morning I noticed mom wasn’t helping her at all and then pecked her twice so I removed her and now she’s in our house in a brooder. I gave her so chicken vitamins in her water...
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    Two Mama Hens and Two baby Chicks in same coup

    Ok, we have them separate and one of them is a way better mother but they both are doing great :) At what age will they be ok to be around each other? I was thinking I could alternate days on letting them out to forage but when should I just say they will figure it out?
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    Two Mama Hens and Two baby Chicks in same coup

    @TanisGirl I saw your reply on another thread and thought maybe you'd have some advice for me :).
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    Two Mama Hens and Two baby Chicks in same coup

    Hi, We have a Sizzle hen and a Silkie/Amerucana hen that both have one chick. The Silkie/A mix "Glow" has a 9 day old chick and we set up our brooder in the coup so the flock knows she's there. We have been opening the side door so she plays with her chick in the coup a few times a day and its...
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    Multiple Eggs Fertilized at Different Times

    Thank you so much!
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    Multiple Eggs Fertilized at Different Times

    Looks like one is a dud but the other two are developing however they aren't full yet so I am guessing one is at least 5 more days and the other possibly 7 but you could see veins and chicks. Hopefully she can wait that out. So far she is very committed to seeing them hatch. Our chickens free...
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    Multiple Eggs Fertilized at Different Times

    Thank you! Yes, we did a flashlight a couple weeks ago and all four were fertilized but will check today to see if we can see a chick in the other 3. No matter, should we leave them until she stops sitting on them? And if/when that happens should we try to put them under the other hen since she...
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    Multiple Eggs Fertilized at Different Times

    Hi all. It's our first time hatching eggs. We have two silkies that have been very broody. Over our snow fall we failed at removing eggs and have a rooster. By the time we went to collect eggs the one hen had 4 eggs that were all fertilized. We decided to let her have them and marked them...
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