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    Sneezing freedom ranger chicks

    I have 41 2.5 week old freedom ranger chicks. They've been sneezing pretty consistently for about a week now. I thought it was their bedding so I changed that, but the sneezing is persisting. I also observed today that a few of them had clear discharge coming from their nostrils. It was a very...
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    Rooster lethargic after predator attack

    My favorite rooster and 2 of my favorite hens were attacked yesterday afternoon when I left the house for a couple of hours. These are recurring attacks and I have now lost 5 chickens and a duck from whatever this predator is. They are normally free range, but they’re going to have to be locked...
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    Ducks won't go back into coop

    Well I don't have to worry about that specific raccoon again, that's for sure! I don't mess around with those nasty things! But I have also been considering building them their own little house down by the pond. I think for now I'm going to try to lure them in and then work on building a house...
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    Ducks won't go back into coop

    The coop is quite predator proof, but I was late getting home that day to shut them in. I might be able to get them in with some corn so I’ll try that tomorrow as well.
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    Ducks won't go back into coop

    Yeah I don't have a pen system for them so I would have to do a make shift one. I keep their food outside of the coop, but only about 4 feet away from it and I saw them eating today, so they are getting closer, but it's making sure that they stay in the area is the problem! I think tomorrow, I...
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    Ducks won't go back into coop

    Last night I had a raccoon get into the chicken coop, which is also where my 3 ducks sleep. I went to go out and shut the coop door and noticed that the ducks were outside. I realized that there was a raccoon in there and quickly was able to dispatch it before it got any of my birds, luckily...
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    Deformity?

    Sounds like a slipped achilles tendon. You should still have time to correct it. I would recommend making a "chicken chair" for her and trying that. I've never made one, but I did have a chick with the same issue. I didn't realize what the problem was in time, so all I could really do was try to...
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    Combining 2 Flocks

    They do have a makeshift run at the moment, but it isn’t attached to the coop, so I’ll have to do a little construction. I don’t have time every morning to herd them into the run! I’m planning on bringing my coop with me too, so I could kind of separate them that way as well. Should I put my...
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    Combining 2 Flocks

    Hi everyone! So I am buying my first house and the home owners have let us keep some of their chickens! I picked out maybe 4 Olive Egger hens, a bantam Porcelain d'Uccle rooster, a cream legbar rooster, another bantam rooster (can't remember breed), a couple of Welsummer hens, and a pair of...
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    Welsummer cross babies

    Thank you!
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    Welsummer cross babies

    That makes so much sense! I had another chick with these guys too and it was all black and I was thinking it was a pullet. Unfortunately, she was the victim of a predator attack last week :(
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    Welsummer cross babies

    I have a couple of chicks that are almost 2 months old who share the same father (Welsummer) but one is crossed with a cuckoo maran and the other with a bantam lavender Easter egger. I think that Nugget (the brown one) is a little pullet, but I’m quite unsure about Pip (black and white). Any...
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    Help with sexing 8 week old chicks

    Thank you :) She's a wicked sweetheart too!
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    Help with sexing 8 week old chicks

    Well that was extremely unexpected! That would mean that all 7 of the chicks that I hatched (3 of which I already know are female) are pullets! That's crazy!! Thank you!
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    Help with sexing 8 week old chicks

    Hi! I have 4 chicks that I need some help with sexing. These are the breeds in order of the pictures. Bantam easter egger, bantam black white crested polish, partridge cochin, and light brahma. I was pretty sure that the first 2 were female and the other 2 were male, but now I'm not so sure...
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    Male or Female Cuckoo Maran?

    Well I wasn't expecting that, but I'm definitely glad that I checked first! Thank you all for your replies!
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    Male or Female Cuckoo Maran?

    I have an 8 week old cuckoo maran and I've always thought that he was a boy, but I wanna double check before I rehome him (I can't have roosters in my town)! Thanks in advance!
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    Chick sleeping a lot and walking weird

    I've ruled out coccidiosis as the chick's poop looks normal. I'm thinking it's a digestive issue. I've had experience with an impacted crop and my mind went there right away, but the crop is going down every day which leads me to believe that that's not what it is. I don't think it's sour crop...
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    Chick sleeping a lot and walking weird

    I just noticed today that my 4 week old Welsummer chick was acting quite strangely. He always just wants to lie down and sleep, but when he's standing, he has his neck scrunched up into his body and walks like his legs are too heavy. He kind of brings them around the side more than just straight...
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    Chick with possible twisted leg/slipped achilles tendon

    Yeah her leg is starting to rotate, but I can feel her tendon on the inside of that leg and I was able to move it a little bit. I gave her a little bit of a crushed up B complex vitamin in some feed today so I'm hoping that will start to help.
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