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    Pullet or Cockerel?

    Thank you all! I was hoping pullet but I’ve been doubting! lol. Our broody hen hatched two leghorn/Rhode Island chicks, and we got 6 Wyandotte pullets from TSC for the hen to adopt and raise along with them. It worked perfectly. I was hoping the two white ones she hatched were also pullets but...
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    Pullet or Cockerel?

    This is a 2 month old leghorn/Rhode Island mix. Is this a cockerel??
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    PLEASE help. Baby chick eye issues.

    Thank you so much! I had wondered about conjunctivitis. It took her forever to hatch too. I wonder if dust and germs got into her shell as she hatched. I will definitely keep doing neosporin at night and wiping her eyes once a day for now.
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    PLEASE help. Baby chick eye issues.

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    PLEASE help. Baby chick eye issues.

    I posted this a few days ago but I didn’t have any responses. I’m really hoping someone will see this one and be able to give me so advice. This baby chick was born 1 week ago today. These photos were taken of her on day 1. She has been like this since she came out of the shell. Very swollen...
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    Newborn chick has swollen eyes (pic attached)

    We also incorporated 6 chicks from the feed store (they were probably 4/5 days old). Momma only had 2 viable eggs and we wanted her to raise more than two, hence getting more chicks. She has accepted them wonderfully. They are all seemingly healthy. No one else has swollen eyes, or any other...
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    Chickens don’t want to sleep on roost

    We actually ended up just doing a long single roost held up by cinder blocks on both ends ☺️
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    Newborn chick has swollen eyes (pic attached)

    I am very new to chickens, and this is my first experience with chicks. Our broody hen just hatched 2 chicks. They are only about 5 hours old. This is one of them. Her eyes look very deformed/swollen. Is this normal? Is she sick? What should I do? She can’t get around very well due to her...
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    How to treat mites?

    I am looking advice and information on how to treat mites and what to expect during treatment. We received our flock about 3 weeks ago from owners who were looking for a new home due to moving. We are very very new to caring for chickens. We didn’t do any examinations upon receiving them...
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    Is this toe paralysis due to Vit B deficiency?

    Sorry I accidentally hit post before I got done writing my reply. This evening we took her out of the coop and fed her some B-complex crushed up in some oatmeal. She ate quite a bit of it. I noticed upon further evaluation this evening that all her toes are limp, not just the one toe like this...
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    Is this toe paralysis due to Vit B deficiency?

    Yes all her toes curl under on her left foot. Her right foot seems fine.
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    Is this toe paralysis due to Vit B deficiency?

    Photo posted in this thread This our our baby chicken. She is only about 6 months old. We noticed her limping this morning and walking with one toe curled under like she can’t straighten it. Vitamin B deficiency or maybe an injury? Help and advice much appreciated! They are given Layer...
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    Chickens don’t want to sleep on roost

    I got the roosts fixed to a better angle and now they are happily using their roost! Thank you all!!
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    Chickens don’t want to sleep on roost

    After checking, the roosts were slightly too steep. we got the roosts lowered to at least 40 degrees. We have went out there the last 3 nights to put the chickens on the roost manually. Half of them just hopped right back down immediately and ran back to their corner with their “head” alpha...
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    Chickens don’t want to sleep on roost

    After checking, the roosts were slightly too steep. we got the roosts lowered to at least 40 degrees. We have went out there the last 3 nights to put the chickens on the roost manually. Half of them just hopped right back down immediately and ran back to their corner with their “head” alpha...
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    Chickens don’t want to sleep on roost

    Hello all! I need some advice on how to get our chickens to use their roost at night when sleeping. We received these chickens about a week ago. Some are about 6 months old. Most are 1 year old. There are 13 of them. The roosting bars are about 3 feet wide. Unfortunately ever since we got them...
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    Our coop doesn’t have a floor

    We actually already have some hardwire cloth and just some gravel that we removed from the coop area to make the ground more level and easier to clean. So we are going to try to use what we have!
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    Our coop doesn’t have a floor

    Definitely will do a daily perimeter scan! We are home everyday most of the day so that will be no problem. Oh okay! That is a good idea about the skirt! Will probably go ahead and do that before we lay down the rocks! We are so excited for our chickens and we just want them to be as safe as...
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    Our coop doesn’t have a floor

    @RoyalChick Thank you so so much for your advice AND reassurance! Your reply is very helpful! Such a relief to know that the moisture shouldn’t be too big of an issue. We also just got a huge snow a few weeks ago, followed by a lot of rain. I guess after all that weather, it’s a very good sign...
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    Our coop doesn’t have a floor

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