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  1. PinkHairGirl

    Chicken can't lift her head and not really pooping

    On Monday I found one of my Koekkoeks standing in one spot with her head down, she did not seem to be able to lift it at all. We isolated her. I did not think that she would survive the day but she did. She has at time had her head up but for very very short periods of time and then her head...
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    South African Koekoek

    The Potchefstroom Koekoek was bred from crosses between the Black Australorp and the White Leghorn and is recognised as a locally developed breed here in South Africa, I am not sure if you get them in other places? I got 3 chicks from a friend. I think 2 are hens and 1 roo? They are about 11...
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    Hole in back of neck- will it close? vet says cull *update*

    I have a chicken that has a hole in her neck. The kids noticed it on Friday under the feathers, she is walking and eating and so far okay but today seems to be limping a bit. I don't know how it happened, we have a dog and they free range and if he had wanted to eat them he would have by now...
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    Egg with no shell

    I have a point of lay Koekkoek who si laying happily and then 2 very fat broilers who were supposed to be laying chickens that we got as day olds from the church bazaar. The one has now at 5 months started laying, there have been about 4 small eggs so far and apparently they will grow in size...
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    Are these roosters?

    so far 4 out of my original 6 have been roosters and you would think i could tell by now! Any guess on breed? Lily Lavender: Potter
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    Taking the step into meat

    I first got chickens just for eggs but we decided to do a sustainability challenge this year to see how much a normal urban family can do in a year. Having chickens and then buying shop chickens with a way worse quality of life seems to go against this. We have to be mindful meat eater. All that...
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    So sad, had to say goodbye to my 2 roosters today

    When we got the chicken they were all supposed to be girls, being new to chickens I thought this was sort of a sure fire thing - you live and learn so 2 of the 6 turned out to be Rooster and we can't keep crowing roosters in our residential area and with the kids loving the chickens and spending...
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    calcium in water, possible deficiency?

    My one chicken is not walking well, she walks or hobbles a little and then collapses, she eats sitting down She does not appear unwell in any other way and is still eating and pooping normally. I took her to the vet who gave her antibiotics and then wanted to check with a colleague who works...
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    Chickens not roosting

    We have 6 chicken, the kids got them at a church bazaar and they were supposed to be egg layers but seem to be some hybrid broiler variety so they are BIG chickens We are not keeping them for meat but as pets and apparently they will lay so we will see They have a nice run and a chicken coop...
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    Chicken keeps sitting down, not walking well

    One of my chickens is not walking well, she goes a few steps and then sits down, it is almost like she can't stay up on her legs. She even sits to eat. What should I do? She is eating but worried that she is not walking properly Any help much appreciated
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    Rooster questions

    I am new to chickens and this is my first flock They are about 17 weeks old and of the 6 2 are roosters. Can I keep 2 roosters or will they fight? One is much bigger, the smaller one also has, what I think were broken toes. He and 2 others were an addition when they were not coping as wild...
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    Are my 'egg' chicken actually meat chickens?

    I got chicks at a church fete for my kids, they were supposed to be egg laying chickens I am new to the whole chicken thing and gave them access to food all the time but now it has been suggested that they might be Cornishx or a meat breed chicken. My kids would not forgive me if we ate them, as...
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    Help do I have CornishX chickens?!?

    We got some chicks at a church fete that were supposed to be laying chicks but sounds like they might be meat chicken. Can you help me? They are about 8 weeks old If they are do I need to restrict their food? There is no way we can eat them. I don't want them to suffer later if they get too...
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    Is it possible to over feed?

    We got some chicks at the beginning on September they were a few days old. They are now nice and big and have all their feathers. They live outside in the coop with a run underneath and free range the garden twice a day for about an hour each time with the kids supervising that they don't go...
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    Best treat ever for chicks and children

    We had a pine tree that was cut down and we had a lot of pine cones. The kids and I made some bird feeders with peanut butter in the pine cones and then rolled and pressed chicken seed and sunflower seed into the peanut butter They love it and keeps them amused for ages as they peck all around...
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    Is 5 weeks too young to be put outside at night?

    They have been outside in their chicken run for a few weeks during the day Today we added the ramp to the chicken coop and put pin shavings and perches inside. We are in South Africa and it is spring now so not that cold at night, I was wondering if it was okay to leave them out over night. Oh...
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    Chick pulling feathers out - any help or advice?

    My one little chick seems to be pulling her feathers out, she is constantly scratching under her wing and on her back and seems to have pulled some of her small fluffy feathers out. I have had them for about a week and so far they seem to be doing well, she was the smallest but is catching up...
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    what treat did you start with?

    What was your chicks first treat? And at what age? I am so keen to give mine little bundles of fuzz some spoiling. Who knew I would fall in love with chickens!
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    New at all things chicken

    Hi I am new here I have always wanted chickens but have landed up getting them a little soon than expected. A friend who stays on a farm and has chickens ordered me some chicks that were a few days old when they had a community fund raising event on Friday night. I did a bit of reading before...
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