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    Poor Ginger

    Today I went to snack the girls and saw what I thought was a grey bird struggling to get through the aviary netting. The girls were in the coop hiding and checked and only had seven of eight. I knew then that I had a dead chicken. I checked the coop and found that a rail had become loose and a...
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    Do I cull the eight week old cockerel?

    After the last two roosters, I said no more but the latest flock of eight, they snuck one in. No one I know wants him, of course! Do I wait, or do it now? Do I give him a try at not being a nasty, attacking, beast?
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    Cull the eight week old roo or not?

    After the last two roosters, I said no more but the latest flick of eight, they snuck one in. No one I know wants him, of course! Do I wait, or do it now? Do I give him a try at not being a nasty, stacking beast?
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    Pullet or cockerel?

    Just got a new flock of eight, and seven are developing the same, but one has me suspicious. Right from the start, his feathers looked different, and he isn’t feathering as fast as the others. He still has more down on his shoulders, and barely any tail feathers. They are EEs, so I know it’s...
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    What is this?!!

    OMG! This was in an egg! If this is a worm, it’s huge! Wrapped in the egg, sling the shell! Well over a inch long!
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    SLWs Pullets or Cockerels? Irridescent feachers on a pullet?

    Here is Wendy on the left at 6-7 weeks. Neither has red combs or much of a waddle. Lacey at 6-7 weeks Lacey again at 6-7 weeks After posting the photos below, at 4-5 weeks the general feedback was Wendy a roo and Lacey a pullet. Now, at 6- 7 weeks, I see iridescent feathers on...
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    Will my babies get sick too? Avian pox? Added photos. Please help!!

    A few months ago, my rooster's comb started getting bloody, black, and looked like it was desintegrating. I put antibiotic cream on it and it healed, but kept coming back to the point of covering his whole comb. He's a Dominique and has quite a large, wide comb. Anyway, he is now gone as of...
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    Help sex my 4 week old EEs, BRs, SLWs!

    I am eager to sex these supposed to all be pullets. I already have a Dominique rooster who I am afraid will kill any new roo. at four to five weeks, hopefully you all can help me! Boy are they hard to photograph! I can post better if need be. Poco Loco BR . She was the runt of the...
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    Thin chicken, lethargic

    Onyx was my fattest, most voracious eater until a week ago. I noticed her not eating as much when free ranging. During our routine bed, squeeze check, I noticed her crop was empty. Since we were down to end of the bag of laying crumbles, I thought maybe she didn't like how there was a lot of...
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    How much Duramycin-10 do I use?

    My youngest hen(8 months) has been mouth breathing lately and isn't laying as much as usual. Since It has been pretty warm here and she is the lowest on the pecking order, she could be hot or stressed, but of course it could be a respiratory infection. I cannot remember how much Duramycin...
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    Ogee Laid her first blue eggs!

    I posted a few months ago because I thought Ogee ( the darker EE) was a rooster and I almost took her back, but all of you knew she was a pullet and now she lays the most beautiful blue eggs. Thank you all for your help. Without you, I wouldn't have my Ogee.
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    Help! Does the rooster stay or go?

    In the past, I have not had luck with a gentle roo. I though this time would be ok. I raised him and carry him and he was perfect with the four hens. My easter egger was killed by a hawk, so I bought two little girls. After a very slow introduction, everything seemed fine until they started...
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    introducing to the flock

    I never realized how stressfull introducing new chickens can be to owners! We have three 8 month old hens and one roo. We wanted to add two new EEs. We bought them when they were only two weeks old and the others were about 4 months. So now they are about 4 months, and have been introduced...
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    Water in winter

    I leave for work in the dark and get home in the dark ..I don't have electricity in the coop. In New Jersey. It is getting cold and of course the water freezes. Is it enough water for them if I provide Luke warm water every morning?
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    Supplementing commercial chicken feed

    Ok, so my head is spinning from all the articles and postings about chicken feed. I have six chickens. One is a roo with three hens about 9 months old who have been laying an egg per day for around 4 months. The other two pullets are 4 months and have not started laying yet. There is so much...
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    When do they stop laying with the limited daylight?

    My hens are still laying every day. When do they stop? It's less than a month from the shortest day of the year. Should we put a light in before they stop laying? Might they keep laying if they are still laying without a light?
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    Introducing new chicks to existing flock

    My two new EE pullets are now 13 weeks old. For the last several weeks, we have gradually introduced them to the existing flock of three hens and a Dominique roo, all around 8 months. We put them in adjacent pens so they could see each other, placed them on the roost at night and then...
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    Attack rooster

    Ok, so today was Ziggys first attack on me. I had a rooster years ago who was 25 pounds of pure mean. I hatched him and he was so sweet for several months and then went nuts. I swore I would never have another rooster. Well, as luck would have it, as we were picking out our beautiful...
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    Introducing pullets to established flock with rooster

    At 11 weeks, it's time Buffy and Ogee are out of my garage. Each time we have put them out, all but Henny have attacked. She pecked a few times, but nothing serious. The last EE I had was bullied and ended up being eaten by a hawk. That is why I got the new ones. We have three hens and a...
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    10 weeks old EEs. Ogee looking more like a roo?

    Last week I was feeling a lot better after all the great feedback about Ogee looking like a pullet, but it looks to me like the tail is starting to point downward, like a roo. My problem is that Ogee's tail looks so different from Buffy and they are supposed to be the same breed. Is this...
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