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  1. TennesseeFarm

    Loss of feathers, bad vision & staggering

    Sounds like molting time. I can't say why the chicken is stumbling, but loss of feathers and stop laying are tell tell signs if molt. Check her very closely fir mites. They also will cause a chicken to stop laying and lose feathers. If no mites then then I'd assume molt.
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    Australorp X Dominique (Genetics question)

    Thanks for your input! I was mistaken about when he and how the chicken in the photo passed away. My girlfriend told me tonight he was hit hard by coccidiosis in 2015 after we brought some chickens home a show in Fayetteville, AR. She said he showed symptoms one day and he treated him but he had...
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    Australorp X Dominique (Genetics question)

    If I do he will be in the far background I'll try to find one but this was from 2014 so it might be hard. I do recall he hard a darker barring if Im not mistaken. I also was mistaken about when he and how the chicken in the photo passed away. My girlfriend told me tonight he was hit hard by...
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    8-week old chick is shivering a lot

    Give that guy some cracked corn and a red bulb heat lamp, itll cheer him upm
  5. TennesseeFarm

    3 broody silkie

    Just keep chick feeder and waterer in the brooder and it'll get what it needs, some people put rocks in the waterer so the chicks dont lay their head in it and drown. Sometime i put rocks sometimes not, never had a problem before.
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    Hi! New member

    Hello and welcome from Tennessee!
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    New here!

    Nice, and welcome! I work in the plant field, gotta love plants! I raise a lotta cactus and succulents. Hinoki cypress make great bonsai, if you can find some started plants at a local nursery! Welcome to BYC!
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    Is this something to be concerned about?

    Made an edit to my reply, I misread your post a bit. I realized I worded my post wrong, the razor was for incision only. Yeah using a razor blade to get it out would have been bad haha.
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    Is this something to be concerned about?

    Yeah I worded that bad, I meant razor was used to cut an incisionthen once open it popped out with putting a little pressure from our fingers, we might have used tweezers it was 4ish years ago. Kept her in a small cage for a week or two so walking around wasnt an issue. But like I said our...
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    Is she okay?

    If she started molting then she could still be outta whack, and could be a while until shes ready to lay again. My ameraucanas would go so broody some wouldnt lay for 4 months in the winter. With the wether changing I wouldnt be worried mine would barely molt then stop laying for months. Some...
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    Is this something to be concerned about?

    We removed bumblefoot with a sterilized razor blade when a chicken of mine had it. cleaned the foot and wrapped it up to let it heal. Chicken was fine after that. Mine was about twice as large as that. If I recall the chicken we did it too is still around she's 6 years old and hatched out some...
  12. TennesseeFarm

    swollen eye, lethargic, laying rubber eggs

    ...while after that but eventually died in the winter. She just seemed to be a sick chicken from the day I got her. Good luck, dont be afraid to tackle this! You'll most likely help extend the chickens life by going at it now instead of later. **We also kept her isolated from the ret of the...
  13. TennesseeFarm

    Plymouth Rocks - what are they really like?

    My heritage ones were docile, had 1 aggressive male. My hatchery ones were wilder but not aggressive, just couldnt catch them as easily, more skittish. But as said before, a lot has to do with how much you handle them as chicks and thenforth.
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    From TN

    Hey mate, Living in Knoxville at the moment. The Dixie Classic Poultry Show is December 1st & 2nd. They'll have some nice sale birds and birds to look at if you're free you should come check it out, its right beside the Knoxville Zoo! Welcome to BYC!
  15. TennesseeFarm

    What breed and sex is this chicken?

    Looks to be about 6 weeks old, like someone stated it could be jersey giant but it could be a hatchery australorp with yellow feet or just a black barnyard mix.
  16. TennesseeFarm

    ducklings: integrating flock, cold weather, adjusting them to cold weather

    I dont blame you, I usta always keep a pullet inside the house in a large plastic crate to keep me company! Even the ducks stayed inside for a while, but like you said, the penkins grow so fast they grew themselves out of a life of luxury haha
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    Mating before laying, is that bad?

    Goodluck! I will say after those few weeks of warmth she stopped laying again until like April lol. But then it was eggs galore!
  18. TennesseeFarm

    ducklings: integrating flock, cold weather, adjusting them to cold weather

    ...Ive never had blue sweddish. As long as their sleep courters doesnt have much direct wind blowing in it and they are fully feathered I wouldnt worry! **Also I live in Tennessee so weathers a littler different. So we dont get many harsh below freezing days or snows until after the end of...
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    Mating before laying, is that bad?

    A few years ago my ducks were young and I didnt think they would lay in fall because days were shortening.. Then we had a warm spell for a few weeks and my lady started popping eggs out left and right for a few weeks! It was awesome
  20. TennesseeFarm

    Necropsie "Graphic Photos"

    Nevermind just saw your last post, keep us posted!
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