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  1. WilcoxChickens

    Using DE to get rid of lice

    So, I'm sure this has been going on since I've had my birds (5 years now0 because it never fails that each spring they all end up with bare bottoms but this year, after noticing that my biggest hen looked a litter sore, I took a look at the 'problem' and that was when I noticed the lice. I'm...
  2. WilcoxChickens

    Introducing Chicklettes to the Chick-a-doodles

    This actually answered the question that I had about introducing my chicks (5 Amerucaunas) to my year old ladies (4 Black Sex Link and 2 RI Reds). I kept my chicks in the house until they were bigger but they have been in the coop with the older ones for a few weeks now. My hubby built a little...
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    5 week old with distended crop

    I originally posted this on the raising chicks board but figured that I might get some information here about this. I have a 5 week old with a distended crop. I discovered it last night but I'm really unsure how long she's had this as it's been a bit since I've picked her up. I only noticed it...
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    Bulging Crop-No grit inside

    Still no feedback?? Well, an update anyhow and maybe someone will have something to offer. She's passing food. She's already pooped twice in the box she's in. I can't tell if she is passing fluid because of the shavings she's in. I felt the crop again and the food I was able to feel earlier...
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    Bulging Crop-No grit inside

    I cannot determine what is going on with this chick's crop. She is eating and drinking and when I felt the crop today it felt like it had food in it. I only feed crumbles. It's still large and none of the other chicks have crops that I can readily feel at all, even after eating. I've put this...
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    Bulging Crop-No grit inside

    When I went to check on my 5 weeks olds today I found one, who is usually right up in the middle of the group, hanging by herself in a corner of the pen. When I picked her up I found that her crop was bulging and felt very soft and squishy. I tipped her upside down, kept her neck straight and...
  7. WilcoxChickens

    Need to teach to use nesting box?

    Well, after 8 eggs I still haven't found one in the nesting boxes I'm pretty sure that just two of my hens are laying right now since I'm getting two a day but I could also be wrong and they just aren't laying every day. I still wasn't sure if the roost being higher than the nesting boxes...
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    Need to teach to use nesting box?

    Thanks for the advice. I have 6 hens but I'm pretty sure I know which two were the egg layers. I will let it go for this week and see what happens naturally and if I don't find eggs in the boxes I will try the fakies. Also, the roost is higher than the boxes. I hadn't even thought about the...
  9. WilcoxChickens

    Need to teach to use nesting box?

    I got my first two eggs today!! I'm super excited but one of the eggs I found on the ground outside in the run and the second in the coop beside the feeder. Do I need to teach my hens to use their nesting boxes? I know that they were going in and sleeping in them not long ago so they can get in...
  10. WilcoxChickens

    What to feed my roo?

    I picked up the layer feed and the scratch at Walmart so I will hit the actual feed store to look into getting some grower, which I will need to feed to my chicks before too long. Or is it fine to feed them the starter until 18 weeks? Actually, what IS the appropriate age to start feeding them...
  11. WilcoxChickens

    What to feed my roo?

    Some say yes and some say no. So, I should probably just go ahead and put him on the layer feed and see what happens. He is a Polish I believe but is in really shabby condition His head feathers have all been but plucked right out. He is currently staying with my cousin and her rooster in a...
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    Rooster with 8 weekers?

    Thank you!!! That's a comfort knowing that I can just stick them all in the pen together. I will put the roo in first and then wait until my chicks are old enough to be out in the coop.
  13. WilcoxChickens

    Rooster with 8 weekers?

    I also curious about an answer to this. We have an adult roo-I don't know how old he is as he was given to me by a lady who had someone drop off a few roos with her so there is no information on him. My chicks aren't yet old enough to go out into the coop. Would it be best to keep him in a pen...
  14. WilcoxChickens

    What to feed my roo?

    I was recently given a full grown roo by a lady who had a bunch dropped off at her home because the previous owner thought they were dud hens and weren't laying eggs. My question is what to feed him? My chicks will be 4 weeks on Friday but are still eating starter. I picked up a bag of laying...
  15. WilcoxChickens

    Can I free range?

    I might go ahead and give it a try. I have a fully grown male rooster and was wondering if he will keep an eye on his "hens" while they are all out of the run and in the yard. Currently he is the own adult as he was given to me just recently and my other 6 are only 3 weeks old. There are lilac...
  16. WilcoxChickens

    Can I free range?

    I'm hoping that this is the place to post this topic so please don't flay me if I'm in the wrong place I'm VERY new to chickens and I'm hoping everyday that I don't do something to mess my chickens up. I'm a bit of a worrier when it comes to these types of things and I should probably just...
  17. WilcoxChickens

    Heat lamp & nearly a fire - Alternatives?

    I know everyone has their own methods and a lot of people out there have YEARS of experience on raising chickens than I do (I just started this Spring) but I found that a regular clip on shop light with one of those metal dishes and a basic 60 watt bulb has worked just fine for me and my chicks...
  18. WilcoxChickens

    who else has chicks in the house??

    I am among the many who also have chicks in their house. I have 4 Black Sex Link pullets and 2 Rhode Island Red pullets nestled in a box under the bar in my dining room. They are working on their 3rd week and I'm wishing that those feathers would come in faster so I can put them outside!! This...
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