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    scab (?) near vent....pic included

    So I posted about an hour ago on the FB page that one of my BOs had pasty butt. On further inspection (insert embarrassment) it is not pasty butt. Her vent is clear and clean. (sigh of relief) However, she has this scab below her vent and a bald toushie. Is this anything serious? She is all...
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    odd looking vent in baby chick

    OK, So you have all been great with my pasty butt questions and I have tried several things and think we are doing better. As I was cleaning a bit of poo off of a different chicks feathers I noticed her vent is different looking than the vent of my "problem chick." The chick that has been...
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    new babies and odd ball hen

    I have a Polish that was part of a 7 hen flock. After being together for 5 months the other hens (a barred plymouth, 2 BOs, a NH red and 2 austalorps) started picking on her and pulling head feathers. She was a mess! We removed her and let her heal and tried, on several occasions, to...
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    pasty butt

    yep, this topic again! I have 5 new babies (2 polish and 3 EE) that hatched Easter and arrived Tuesday from Meyer. All were healthy and eating drinking right away. Several developed pasty butt. I cleaned it off and all but one are doing fine now. One of the polish keeps (it seem with every...
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    HELP! Chicken Bullies

    I have 7 hens who have all recently started laying. In the mix is one polish. She was getting picked on (no pun intended). Someone was pulling her head feathers. I removed her from the coop/run and she is healed. I tried putting her back in today and 3-4 of the hens immediately started...
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    Help.....bald bloody head!

    One of my 7 chickens (2 australorps, 2 BO 1 NHR, 1 BP and a white crested Polish) started laying last weekend. I went out today to get the egg and noticed my Polish has a bald bloody spot about the size of a quarter/half dollar on the crown of her head. I can only assume one (or more) of the...
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    feeding babies with layers

    I'm sure this is on here somewhere, but I didn't see it. I have 5 new babies coming and will, in time, place them in with my existing 7 chickens. By the time the babies arrive and are ready to introduce and incorporate the exisiting hens will be laying. What do I do for feeding. We don't...
  8. kimf

    Coop Done, Finally!!

    So, the chicks are 6 1/2 weeks old and have been in the coop for about 2. We finally got the run completed. Ta Da!! inside opener so we can't lock ourselves in. feeder Water...nipples on the bottom Well?? Whatcha think? I have to finish painting and the nest boxes will go in the...
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    straw/hay and mites

    Not sure if this is the right place but it fit better than other topics. I have two bales of hay/straw that I use for fall decor by the front door. I keep reading about mites in hay/straw. I was thinking of putting one of the whole bales in the coop for the chickens to play on. Good idea...
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    where to get waterer nipples

    I am making a pvc waterer and went to farmtek to order the nipples. The price was not bad...I put 4 nipples and 4 extra gaskets in my cart for $10. But shipping was another $10!! Does anyone know where else to get them. I check TSC and i don't like theirs, it's not 360*. Anywhere elsed i...
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    cheap/free incubator for classrooms

    I am new to chickens (have 7 5 week olds) and have fallen completely in love!! I wanted chickens for years and finally convinced DH to get some. What I want now, in addition to more chickens, is a roo, but DH says NO!! But...I have a plan. I have my 7th grader's biology teacher wanting to...
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    Coop Pics!! Girls moved in!!

    We finished the Coop (except for staining it) and the girls moved in. Amazing how quickly they out grow the brooder. The Coop, you can see how the run will extend off. the front Inside looking toward where the nest boxes will be The hatch removed for daytime light until they are fully...
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    Babies are growing--almost 4 weeks old! PICS

    Can't believe how fast they grow!! Here are the girls..... Ginger Lily and Daisy Poppy Pepper Laurel--being camera shy Lavendar
  14. kimf

    pine in feeder..ugh!

    I have 7 four week old chicks. They have a feeder that is one of the long metal kind--with the sliding top. They constantly kick the pine shavings into it and they can't get to the food. Within minutes, it's full. I am moving them into the finished coop this week and don't want to walk...
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    where to get welded wire

    We finally have the coop done (pics soon) and are going to start the run. I saw a post awhile back about csnstores, now mayfair, having great prices. Their website has changed and I can't find the wire. Does anyone know if they still carry it? If not, where else can I get welded wire at...
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    Am I guessing right?? PICS

    OK. I ordered 7 chicks from MPC and they are now a week old. Their wing feathers are coming in so they are starting to look different from each other. I ordered a white crested Black Ploish, 2 Buff Orp, 1 NH Red, 2 Australorps and one Barred Plymouth. Here are my guesses..... the 2...
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    my babies are here!!!!!

    My chicks arrived today from MPC. I did not anticipate them until tomorrow at the earliest! I am having to cancel my work day! LOL Haven't had them 30 minutes and am addicted to chicken tv. Seven chick appear healthy. All eating and drinking and scurrying around!! Pics coming......have to...
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    blue corn

    Is it possible to purchase cracked blue corn for chickens or red/brown? My son wants to do a Science Fair Project on color preference in chicken diet. I did a quick Google search and didn't see anything. I will look more in depth, but thought I'd ask here too. Thanks!!
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    vaccines??

    I ordered my 7 chicks yesterday. I did check the box to have them vaccinated for Mareks. Are there any other vaccines I should give? We are in a pretty suburban area, but back up to a drainage ditch and retention pond. The neighbors have ducks, we get a handful of other types of water...
  20. kimf

    just ordered chicks!!!

    Just ordered my chicks from MPC. Now I just have to wait.....October 13ish.:ya
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