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  1. rockabilly7

    HELP sick chicken!

    Quote: Thank you SO much that makes perfect sense! I am actually bringing her home with me tonight and I will be trimming her crest! Thank you!
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    HELP sick chicken!

    So I received a small flock of hens a couple weeks ago. In this flock I have one polish and she is the lowest on the pecking order she is also my favorite! Well I went to check on them this morning and she wasn't moving I picked her up and she was alive, but very listless and could not stand...
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    Silkie Roosters need advice!

    I have just acquired 9 silkie chickens 4 young adults and 5 older chicks. But I have noticed that all four of my adults are roosters. They have to be atleast 6 months old, they don't fight or bully one another right now and I think they are all siblings. So if they haven't started to fight now...
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    Grooming Chickens please help!!!

    I have just had 9 silkie hens and roos ( some adults some chicks) dumped on me without notice! Don't get me wrong I am so excited!!! But the condition they are in isn't exactly silkie beautiful if you know what I mean I was just wondering how in the world do I groom these chickens??? Can someone...
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    Grooming Chickens please help!

    I have just had 9 silkie hens and roos ( some adults some chicks) dumped on me without notice! Don't get me wrong I am so excited!!! But the condition they are in isn't exactly silkie beautiful if you know what I mean I was just wondering how in the world do I groom these chickens??? Can someone...
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    Look at my new Baby!!!!

    I went and picked her up on sunday along with a 2 day old black silkie chick!!!! I love her she is the sweetest thing!!!!! She only weighs 4 OZ. at 12 weeks of age. She is itty bitty!!!
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    How much space for bantams???

    I have 2 silkie bantams and a jap. banty the jap and one of silkies are chicks right now but the other silkies is 12 weeks and outside. She is only 4 oz. and full grown!!! My other chickens all outweigh her by atleast 2 pounds!!! So I was thinking I needed to build them there own coop and run. I...
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    question about hen dominance.

    Well if you dont have a rooster this hen might have taken the role as the flock leader.
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    what am I?

    looks like an OEGB hen to me or a golden phoenix hen.
  10. rockabilly7

    face and neck swelling

    ummm that happened to my chick one time and it ended up being pox virus, but that might not be whats going on with your baby. Also I wouldnt use benadrl incats and dogs it causes liver and kidney failure within weeks of taking it I dont know about chickens though but I wouldnt take the chance.
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    Im clueless please help!!!! *PICS*

    ok so do you think the chick is a serama or jap. or maybe a OEGB??? Oh and thanks for identifying my hen I looked on google and she looks exactly like one!!! But this darn chick still has me confused. By the way I think it is going to be white if that helps any.
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    Im clueless please help!!!! *PICS*

    I got the chick at the feed store but they only had it labeled as ASST. bantam he is also very small. My hen Im selling and have no clue what she is so I thought I would find out, I got her from animal control, same as my roo.
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    PICTURE OF MY BROODER

    I think a 250 watt is way too much for a 20 gallon tank if it was a 30 then it would be diff. but the 250 on a 20g will probably sky rocket the heat I would try a 75 watt or 100 watt infrared bulb, they should sell them at any store that has reptiles. Good luck!!! P.S.-I also use a 20 gallon...
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    Predator problems

    Awww im sorry if its coyotes there isn't much you can do besides shoot everyone you see but its not really their fault. Coyotes are nocturnal so if you see them during the day it probably means their food supply is running low (probably due to habitat depletion or some other human screw up) I...
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    Help! Banty laying soft shelled eggs!

    get some more calcium into her because I can almost gaurantee thats what it is. Do you use oyster shell??? There is a thread or very big post in egglaying and behavior that should help you also. Dont worry it will be okay!!!
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    Oh Lord my husband is going to kill me...

    OH MY GOSH!!!! My husband would shoot me dead!!!! But I think it would be worth it for babies!!!! I think everyone has the spring bug for chicks!!! If were not careful all of our husbands are going to leave us lol!!! But you are going to have so much fun with all of them your so lucky!!!! They...
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    Mystery Egg?????

    So I was washing my eggs today and noticed that one of them was speckled. It was the exact same color (a very light brown) as all the others except it had very small dark brown specks spread out all over it. This is the first speckled egg ive had, I own a red breasted old english bantam hen, a...
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    Mystery Egg?????

    So I was washing my eggs today and noticed that one of them was speckled. It was the exact same color (a very light brown) as all the others except it had very small dark brown specks spread out all over it. This is the first speckled egg ive had, I own a red breasted old english bantam hen, a...
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    New Chicks & Pine Shavings

    you should never use pine or cedar they put off chemicals that can kill anything if left on it for too long. When I worked in a pet store I cant even remeber how many people came in saying there hamster, bird, snake, mouse, lizard, etc. had died then showed me a tank full of cedar or pine. I...
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    What got my goose???? Graphic

    maybe a coyote, I am so sorry for your loss, last year I raised a duckling and after the first 4 weeks he was outside something got a hold of him and tore his head off I was devastated. Alll you can do is understand that he's not hurting anymore.
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