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    Lethargic hen with squishy crop, not eating, mucus-y poop

    I have a sick 1.5yo lavender orpington hen, Maude, and I'm not sure what's wrong with her. My other chickens (one other 1.5yo hen and four 12wo pullets) all seem to be fine. I first noticed something wrong about a week ago (Monday) when she was moving a little slowly and pecking at food but not...
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    Egg Bound, Laid The Egg, Belly Still Swollen

    Hi there, I have a seven month old pullet, Agnes, who was egg bound last week, has laid the egg (a big double yolk one), but still has diarrhea and a swollen belly. I'm wondering if anyone can share any experience or advice about what recovery looks like after being egg bound or if there might...
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    What breed is this cockerel?

    I have a 14-week-old cockerel and I'm not sure what breed he is. He was mostly black as a chick and started growing these copper feathers a few weeks ago. What do you all think?
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    10-Week-Old Cockerels?

    Hi there! I have three 10-week-old chicks that I suspect are cockerels. The breeds are unknown, although I'm thinking the speckled one and white one are both Erminettes and the black one is an Australorp. Sadly, we can't keep roosters where we live. What do you all think? Any chance any of...
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    Second night in coop - too cold?

    Nervous first-timer here, so I might be overthinking. We put our 8-week-old chicks out for their first night in the coop yesterday and they did just fine. They've been in their enclosed run during the day for the past week or so (temps ranging from 40-55F) and last night it dropped down to 27F...
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    4 week old chick can't move

    First-time chicken owner here. We have a four-week-old buff orpington that we found not moving this morning. She was normal, alert, and playful yesterday. We have her separated from the other chicks now, all of which are acting normally. She only opens her eyes occasionally, can't move her neck...
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    3 Week Old Mystery Breeds

    New chicken mom here! We picked up our chicks three weeks ago from Sand Hill Preservation Center and they gave us five extras (only ordered four) since they knew we wouldn't be able to keep any roosters. These were hatched a few days early and, while it might be too early to tell, I figured you...
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