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  1. Prairie Orca

    Day 23 - 18 eggs shipped... 0 hatched

    Eggs were shipped halfway across Canada. Breeding group was 7 months old at time of egg collection. Silver Ameraucana. The initial candle after resting the eggs showed a few saddled air cells but nothing else obvious to me. (First time with shipped eggs.) Day 10 candle with a low-battery...
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    What's your "Dream Flock"? How many chickens is the perfect amount for you? What breeds do you adore?

    I dream of being surrounded by: Opal Legbars Silver Laced Orpingtons Blue Birchen Marans Silverudd's Fiftyfive Flowery Hens
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    Dog problems and animal control is not helping.

    First things first... have you talked with the owner(s) of these dogs (that are not strays)? If you have and they have done nothing to fix the problem, then here are my suggestions: If you have the time and patience and resources, you can stake out the coop (watch from a safe place with a...
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    UPDATED (Feb 3, 2012): Injured young hen [Warning: Graphic images.]

    No pictures today, but I do owe you all an update. Kinda late though, eh? Sorry about that! Lena is doing great! She was moved to a new 4x1 raised pen in December so that she could start her reintroduction. She started laying again a few weeks ago and for the past couple weeks she has only...
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    Newly hatched chick with leg that refuses to straighten out

    The chick is hopping around on one leg, which is worrying me a bit since I've noticed that the good leg is now starting to bow inward. When it's not eating, drinking, or sleeping, it usually leans against the toy stuffed parrot that is in the brooder. The bad leg is the same as ever - stuck in...
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    Newly hatched chick with leg that refuses to straighten out

    @ ChickensAreSweet: Thank you for the link. That's the one I consulted for instructions on how to straighten the leg, which hasn't worked to date. @ Happy Chooks: Thank you for the link. Well, the little one finally stayed still long enough for a picture, though not at a great angle I suppose...
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    Newly hatched chick with leg that refuses to straighten out

    My only suspicion is a slipped tendon and I've tried four times already to fix it (gently push leg back and massage tendon into place) but it won't budge and it causes the chick to shriek bloody murder (which worries me as I think it's a pain shriek). The leg will not straighten out. The chick...
  8. Prairie Orca

    Chicken Coop Modification

    Do-it-Yourself Chicken Coop Modification for Growing Chicks and Quarantine updated April 18, 2011 Project set to begin...
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    My Chickens 25

    My Chickens updated May 20, 2011 Under construction! Statistics 2 females 1 male 3 total Yappy Hatched 2009 (probably older) Rhode Island Red cross (possibly Red Star) Excellent layer of larger-than-normal eggs Very friendly, vocal, is okay to pet when not walking...
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    UPDATED (Feb 3, 2012): Injured young hen [Warning: Graphic images.]

    I replaced the camera's batteries, so now I can be more flexible with how many pictures I take. She's doing very well. Eating well, drinking well, defecating well... pecking well. I have scratches on my hands. No egg today, which is what I hoped for since I wanted her to stop laying until she...
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    UPDATED (Feb 3, 2012): Injured young hen [Warning: Graphic images.]

    Update! She's still alive and is doing well in my opinion. Defecated a few times, all of which looked healthy. I've been keeping her in relative darkness most of the day (using a fake fireplace to heat the room, so it provides a little bit of light from the "flames"). I just checked on her...
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    UPDATED (Feb 3, 2012): Injured young hen [Warning: Graphic images.]

    I'll give her some of that right away then, as there is no painkiller in this Polysporin. She was calm enough for me to handle her again earlier, and so I inspected her more closely. The affected flesh is changing colour very quickly, and it looks like it's the colour of healing (and dying where...
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    UPDATED (Feb 3, 2012): Injured young hen [Warning: Graphic images.]

    Thank you everyone for your kind words and advice. I've cleaned her as thoroughly and gently as possible with lukewarm water and hydrogen peroxide. I noticed she was still bleeding so I've added some white flour to help clot it (I remember reading that somewhere months ago; if newer information...
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    UPDATED (Feb 3, 2012): Injured young hen [Warning: Graphic images.]

    This young hen's tail was completely savaged today by her flock. Her tail is completely gone, there's blood all over, and something fleshy is sticking out. Her rear end is now drooping to the ground. I can barely see anything for flesh and blood. I have her in the basement shower right now (it's...
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    Young hen with squishy crop, good breath, smelly droppings, etc.

    E. coli? I hope whatever it is, your Buff Orpington recovers fully. And thank you. Mom and I did the draining procedure earlier, and we got a lot of the fluid out. There was a small hint of yellow in it, which was noticeable when it landed on the designated white surface. Doesn't feel like all...
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    Young hen with squishy crop, good breath, smelly droppings, etc.

    1) What type of bird, age and weight Barred rock, little over six months, weighs the same as others her age and size 2) What is the behavior, exactly. I noticed yesterday she was hanging around the laying area and was just sitting around, so I thought maybe she was waiting to lay an egg. Today...
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    My luck finally ran out (WARNING: Graphic pictures)

    Thank you everyone for your input and condolences. After consideration I have to agree that the predator is a bird of prey, and right as I type this there is visible proof. My brother and father spotted a very large bird (Dad says five foot wingspan) circling over the place, and I saw it with...
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    My luck finally ran out (WARNING: Graphic pictures)

    After having chickens since last July, I finally lost a chicken to a predator. Not something I ever wanted to say, but I was aware it would happen sooner or later. I had just finished checking on the chickens just half an hour before. I had them all accounted for. When I went to lock them up as...
  19. Prairie Orca

    The EE braggers thread!!!

    Quote: The slate legs is on the EEs that I don't have at the moment. It was an identification error when I was picking up my chicks from the hatchery group order - I have two dark Cornish that aren't mine - and eventually the error will be fixed (trading the chicks). My fingers are crossed...
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    The EE braggers thread!!!

    Pretty indeed. Russian Orloff certainly is a good fit! Since I ordered nine "Ameraucana" from a hatchery I assumed they would be EEs. Two of my EEs got mixed up with two dark Cornish (who I still have) and eventually I'll be trading the Cornish for my EEs. From the pictures of my two wayward...
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