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    growing bump on side of toe? What to do?

    My 1 year old hen started growing this little lump on the side of one toe two days ago and I've been watching her walk and it has grown in size. It isn't making her limp and when I catch her and touch her toe, she doesn't seem to flinch as though it is painful. The lump itself is very hard...
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    Will 2 days of layer feed hurt 2 month old chicks?

    I only have 2 chicks (now 2 months old) and I have had them and their mom semi-separated from my layers and they have been eating non-medicated chick feed - but I started integrating them (carefully, slowly) recently and all is going well except that the adults all swooped into the chick food...
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    9-10 week old EEs - roo or pullet?

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    causes of explosive runny poop?

    I have a 3 year old australorp who hatched donated eggs and is mothering the two chicks that hatched - they are 6 weeks old now and so the mom is mostly eating unmedicated chick starter and spending a lot of time in the coop and all the chickens are sufferring with the recent heat. I have...
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    motion detecting battery light on coop to deter nighttime predators???

    Two of my chickens have started sleeping out in a tree since the weather got warm and I'm wondering if they would be safer if I got a few motion-detecting lights to put out by the tree/run area so if a pedator comes into the area, perhaps the light going on will send them off? Do you think that...
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    gender of ee chicks?

    My broody hen hatched these two ee chicks from blue eggs and they are both supposed to be ees or ameracaunas - and now at about 3-4 weeks old the brown one has tail feathers that stick up in the back but the white one's tail feathers don't stick up at an angle. My theory is that the brown one...
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    sexing blue-egg-layer (I think Ameraucana) chicks?

    These two chicks hatched from blue eggs and I'm hoping at least one might be a pullet - but I'm unfamiliar with the breed and can't tell these things anyway. Any guesses???? <a...
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    help with sexing Ameraucana chicks?

    A friend with a blue-egg layer rooster sold me a few blue eggs to let my broody hatch and these two hatched - they are about a week old and since there are only two - I'm hoping at least one will be a female. Can any experts weigh in with opinions about whether there are any indications of sex...
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    do most laying hens die on thier own?

    We have 5 laying hens, 3 3 year and 2 2 year olds and I'm hoping they all live a few more years and die of old ahe or natural causes. What are other's experiences with when chickens die - do most die on their own or do most end up needing to be euthanized because they are sufferring?
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    first time with sick/wheezing chicken - (and worried child)

    One of my 5 hens started wheezing today - after a snowy and cold past week here in the Northeast. We've had so much snow that for the first time in 3 years, the chickens have stayed in their coops during the day - which means that she has not had as much access to water (the water in the coop...
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    mysterious chicked death

    I have a small flock with 2 friendly snuggly barred rocks and this evening I only saw 5 of my girls in my little back yard and eventually I spotted the 6th girl in a heap under the porch - she didn't seem to be breathing, I just saw her a few hours ago panting but otherwise looking healthy (and...
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    mysterious chicken death

    I have a small flock with 2 friendly snuggly barred rocks and this evening I only saw 5 of my girls in my little back yard and eventually I spotted the 6th girl in a heap under the porch - she didn't seem to be breathing, I just saw her a few hours ago panting but otherwise looking healthy (and...
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    crabapple tree in run showing signs of distress

    I have had chickens for 2 years and their run has been around an old (30-40 year) beautiful pink flowering crabapple tree. I asked a few people in the very beginning if it was safe for the tree to have 6 chickens scratching, dustbathing, and pooping in the dirts above the roots and everyone...
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    broody with bloody/ripped comb

    I have 4 hens, no roosters and no space for more hens and last spring my austalorp became broody and I allowed her to sit and hatch 6 fertile eggs I got from a local farm and it was exciting and cute - but she lost her interest in mothering after about 2 weeks and then it was a lot of work for...
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    where can I find pictures of vent gleet???

    I think my hen may have vent gleet and I'm searching for pictures of what a vent with vent gleet might look like - and I can't find any. Can anyone here post a picture? Or post a llink where I can see some pictures? Its not pretty with my hen - so I'm prepared. Thanks!!
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    picture of vent - what is going on? (tiny bit graphic)

    She has had blood-smeared (smallish, she's young so her eggs are still on the smaller side) eggs for the past two days, has much more brown stuff in the feathers below her vent and its matting her feathers and smells more unpleasant than just poopy. She's walking around, drinking, eating as far...
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    infected vent? not prolapse, bloody

    I found a regular-sized egg yesterday that seemed to be covered with blood and I worried but since all my girls were out and about, I didn't check everyone out - they all looked normal. Last night I got a closer look and my 11 month old very fluffy white mixed breed chicken had a very foul...
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    animal fats/suet?

    I have a small flock and an uninsulated coop and the chicken lowest on the pecking order is quite a bit thinner than the other birds. I try to have feed in multiple plces so she has access and I sometimes lock her alone in the coop for a few minutes with a bowl of high protein mix (tuna, yogurt...
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    2-bird (small) home made feeder

    To conserve space in my tiny coop, I made my first pvc pipe feeder to install against a corner wall to give the chickens a bit more open space. I am going to swap out the 1 liter bottle for a 2-3 liter one - and I might use silicon caulk to "glue" it in place - right now it has clear packing...
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    show me how your roosts/dropping boards are attached?

    I am struggling with how to attach my roost - given that one whole side of my coop is window - so I can attach a roost to one wall but I need it to stand on its own on the window side - but it keeps wobbling (I tried screwing a 2x3 "leg" to it) - and I'm feeling unsure of what to do. Can I see...
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