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  1. JHillgrove

    Limping chicken, bloated chicken?

    No unfortunately there has been no change. I thought she would get worse or better but she is still waddling around when she has to, sitting most the time. Sleeping on the floor of the chicken coop at night and still has poop butt, not as bad if I keep giving her baths when it gets too bad. I...
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    Limping chicken, bloated chicken?

    So one of my hens has been limping for a while and I just thought she would get better because I have had chickens get injured and heal themselves and stop limping so I thought that would happen, but she is still limping. A couple weeks ago I noticed she wouldn't get off the roost in the...
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    Chicken very ill, need help.

    So I have a chicken who is just about 20 weeks, I found her a couple days ago laying on the floor of the chicken coop. Its almost like she is paralyzed because she cant move her wings or legs, besides an occasional quiver. But her neck was fine and the fist day I put her in a dog kennel with...
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    Turkey Emergency

    Please do not reply if all you are going to do is rant about animal cruelty. I do not want these turkeys to suffer anymore then you do. I am raising 3 turkeys for the first time, for thanksgiving dinner. I have 1 bronze and 2 white. The bronze one had problems with her legs within months...
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    Raising Turkeys with Kids

    I have 3 young turkeys, these are my first turkeys and I did not know what to expect either, but my chickens and kids and turkeys all free range in the back yard. The turkeys are very curious and I have had them nip at my 3 year old. She is just minding her own business and they will come over...
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    2 dead in 2 weeks, whats should I do?

    I had a immature silkie die a couple weeks ago, I didn't know what she died of, she had some blood around her beak but otherwise looked fine. Then today I found a full grown chicken probably 2-4 years old, dead in the coop. It looked like she might have fallen off the roost because she was...
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    crowing all night!

    Quote: There may be animals, but I think it would be a little too regular if they came ever night at that time and didn't leave until morning. I never see anything out at that time, and I sure don't hear nothing but him.
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    crowing all night!

    I have only had a couple roosters my whole time having chickens. This rooster is fabulous, absolutely love him, but he crows in the middle of the night. He will begin around 2AM, it is not light, there is no sun, only moonlight and he will crow until, well I guess he never really stops...
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    hen with broken toe?

    yuck.
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    hen with broken toe?

    good, I was kind of hoping I could just leave her alone and it would heal. What kind of trimming are you talking about?
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    hen with broken toe?

    My hen has what seems to be a broken toe. She holds it up under her most of the time and I can see that the large toe is blue. When she has to walk, she holds the foot out, far in front of her like she cant see it, then takes a quick step. I tried to catch her but she was still pretty quick...
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    not a single chick left

    How on earth would I even go about extracting urine from a coyote? That sound like a really dirty job.
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    not a single chick left

    I am feeling a little heart broken. A week ago I lost a sweet broody and her 7, 3 day old chicks when she decided to hunker down under the chicken coop for the night. I saw her there, but knew there was no way I could reach her, as the coop is quite large, and she was in the dead center. I...
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    Chicks won't eat scraps

    My chicks always took a while to eat other things. They are nervous, even when other chickens are eating it like candy, they will stay back and not come anywhere near it. But they will eventually try it, and love it just like the others.
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    Will a good broody raise chicks she didn't hatch?

    Worked great for me. I bought chicks from a feed store (they were just a few days old) and I put them under my broody hen, who had been sitting on fake eggs for a couple weeks. Then at night I put the chicks under her and took out the eggs. The next morning, they were completely bonded and in...
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    Is this a rooster?

    Quote: I echo the wish that people would take the time to read the entire thread and learn that she just hatched out seven chicks before proclaiming "It's a roo!" It is kind of funny though!
  17. JHillgrove

    Is this a rooster?

    Quote: It helps if you think of it more as a game or entertainment , more then actually finding out for sure, its definately not going to always be correct. But thanks, I am happy with the outcome too. 1 roo is plenty for me. But of course that chicken just gave me 7 more chicks, half are...
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    Chicks switching moms?

    Quote: I just love these sweet stories.
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    Chicks switching moms?

    Quote: Thats so sweet! Thanks for sharing.
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    Chicks switching moms?

    Quote: Thats cute! Thanks. I guess I wont worry.
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