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    Cocci or Worms

    What are the differences between symptoms of chickens with worms & cocci? How can you tell if your chickens have one or the other. If the problem is cocci and you treat with Corid, how long before you see improvement in your ill hens? Thanks!
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    What is wrong with my flock...please help!

    Hello! I posted the other day but did not get many responses and there have been some more developments so I thought I'd just start a new thread. I'll try to be brief but want to include as much info. as possible in hopes that someone can help me. We had a flock of 10 chickens - 5 leghorns...
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    Bloody vent, one chicken dead - please help!

    Hi, I had posted a thread in the egg laying forum earlier today because it appeared that several of my leghorns had simultaneously stopped laying and then, when I went out to check on them just a bit ago, I found one of them dead in the coop. Here is a link to the previous thread with all of...
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    Several chickens have stopped laying - Help! (updated - 1 is dead)

    We have a flock of 10 chickens. Our 5 white leghorns from the 1st "batch" are approximately a year and 3+ months old. They have been laying without problem for about a year. We added 5 new chicks this year (2 RIR, 2 Barred Rock and 1 Easter Egger), The 10 have been merged for about 2 months...
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    Misc. problems, could they be related?

    We have 5 white leghorns that are just over a year old and 5 newer chicks that are just about 16 weeks old. We recently (about 2 -3 weeks ago) combined them. I was told to just put starter feed in the coop feeder because it wouldn't bother the older hens and it was more important for the...
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    Merging 13 wk'ers with existing flock - how to get them to sleep in the coop??

    We have five 1+ year old leghorns we raised from chicks last year. This year we purchased 5 new chicks (2 Barred Rock, 2 RIR and 1 Easter Egger). We kept them in the house until they were about 6-7 weeks old at which point we moved them out to the existing run. The way our coop/run is built...
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    Do green legs = green eggs?

    We are starting our second year with chickens and are on round two of life with chicks. Last year we got 6 white leghorns (although lost 1 to a hawk late last summer) and have had fun raising them. This year we decided it would be nice to add some color to our flock and have 2 week old chicks...
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    Reduced quality of eggs...is it a winter thing?

    We have 5 white leghorns, all of which have continued to lay throughout the winter months. We don't use any artificial lighting but they do have the ability to come and go from the coop to the run as they please (it is completely enclosed) so there are mornings that they are already up, well...
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    Is an open pop door enough ventilation?

    Hi there, I know there are several threads about cold weather and I tried reading through some of them but didn't really see an answer to my question. What I'm wondering is this...is leaving the pop door open 24/7 (it leads into a secure, enclosed run) enough ventilation? It is getting into...
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    Bumblefoot in 5 out of 6 chickens??

    Hi there! I was led to a Bumblefoot post the other day, not sure how I ended up there but I found it interesting and read through the whole post and many of the replies. My girls have shown so signs of limping, etc but today when I was out with them, I decided to take a look at the feet of one...
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    Questions about keeping girls cooped during the hurricane

    Hi everyone! We are in Northern MD, and are bracing for the impact of Sandy. Our 6 leghorn girls have a very sturdy coop with plenty of room (built for 12 - 15). I have given them plenty of food and moved their water into the coop. I've got all of the vents closed and locked and lowered the...
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    Injured/Pecked chicken, not sure what to do.

    I have 6 Leghorns (approx. 7.5 months old). They have a very comfy coop and large run in which they spend most of their time. A couple times a week I let them out to run in the yard. This evening when I went to close up the coop for the evening I saw one of the hens cowering in the corner of...
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    Strange bump on chicken's beak (pics)

    I have 4.5 month old leghorns and recently discovered that one of them is developing a strange bump on her nose. At first is almost looked like there was a piece of beak that was hooking up a little, near the nostrils but now it is developing some sort of black bump underneath. I am almost...
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    My girls are on their own tonight

    My 7-week old girls are in their new coop for the very first time tonight. When I left them they were all crying (ok, maybe it was just chirping) and I felt so bad leaving them out there. I know I am being a little ridiculous but I feel like I need to keep going out to check on them. If you...
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    A few questions before moving to the coop (temp & food/water placement)

    Hi there! We have six leghorns who will be 6 weeks old in just a day or two. The coop is almost finished and should be ready for our girls this weekend. I just had a couple of questions befor I move them. We are in MD and the night temps are still in the 50's here. Is that going to be too...
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    Advice please - Are my chicks bored? Do they need a bigger home?

    Hi there! We have 6 leghorn chicks which are almost 4 weeks old and are currrently living in a large Tote bin and have seemed pretty happy until recently. It's not that they seem unhappy they've just started getting a little louder and are growing like weeds (or like chicks, I guess) and are...
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    Help - determining the size of my coop

    Hi there! I'd really appreciate any help in figuring out the best size for my coop. I currently have 6 leghorn chicks (about 3.5 weeks old) and will be building my coop this weekend. I would like to make the coop big enough to allow for 10-12 chickens eventually because I think I'd like to...
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    Do nesting boxes need to be covered?

    We are finalizing our coop design so we can get started on the construction and I was wondering...do nesting boxes need to be covered (as in having some sort of top to them)? Or is a "cubby" area good (surround by 3 sides)? Thanks in advance!
  19. mommabird

    Help...chicks are going a little crazy...I think

    I am very new to the world of chickens. We have 6 leghorn chicks that we acquired 1 week ago today. We believe them to be just about 2 weeks old. Everything has been fine (and may still be) but tonight they all seem to be in a frenzie and I can't seem to figure out why. Over the past week...
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    Do chicks need grit in order to eat egg yolk?

    Another newbie here! We just acquired 6 leghorn chicks last week, I believe them to be about 2+ weeks old (wing feathers and tail feathers are almost in) and today, after hearing me say that chicks like the egg yolks from hardboiled eggs, my son dropped one into their bin. They went crazy for...
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