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    My first scissor beak - please advise

    I have a scissor beak chick for the first time and I am beside myself about what to do. She hatched on March 13 and looked normal at that time. When she was about 5 days old I noticed that she had developed a very slight misalignment in her beak. It was just barely noticeable, so I didn't think...
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    Cream Legbar sexing

    So, I thought it would be nice to have an autosexing breed and got me some cream legbar eggs. Now, I'm still not absolutely sure I'm reading their markings correctly. None of them have an obvious yellow dot on their heads, but most of the "girls" don't have an entirely clean V shape on their...
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    What! Hatching chicks in clear plastic

    http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/seriouslyscience/2016/06/16/how-to-grow-a-chicken-without-an-egg/#.XLDrtehKiHs I can't believe I've never seen this before. It's possible to "hatch" chicks in plastic wrap suspended in cups so you can watch the development live! I think I have new...
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    Hen's rejected egg hatching...

    We've had a broody hen succesfully hatch 7 biddies this week. There were a few obvious duds that we pulled out yesterday and a couple more she would'nt give up yet. Today she pushed both out of the nest. One candled as dud the other was completely opaque. I felt like it might be good so i put it...
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    Back to back broody

    We have a hen that just hatched eggs 6 weeks ago. Today she's acting broody again. Do you think it would be to soon to let her hatch again?
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    Cephalexin Dosage for Chickens

    Hi, I have a chicken that was attacked by a dog two days ago. She has several not too big cuts near her tail that I am concerned about. I have cephalexin capsules, but cannot find any dosing information for chickens. The only info I found was for treating an entire flock via water. I was...
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    Hen challenging me for pecking order

    I have a hen who has started pecking and biting at me every time I'm in the yard. All 5 of our girls are just over a year old and have all been very sweet pets until recently. I first noticed the behavior with this hen after returning from a week-long vacation in April. After a few days of being...
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    Do I need to break my Broody

    I have a hen who is about a year old who went broody last week. She comes out for a bit early in the morning to eat and forage. I also take her out of the nest and put her in the yard each afternoon to see if she'll give it up, but she goes back to the nest in less than ten minutes. So far I...
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    Switching Nest Boxes

    This is a complete newbie question. I had been procrastinating on building a box or even getting some kitty litter buckets from a friend and couldn't find any store-bought boxes for a price I was willing to pay, so I had finally stuck a cardboard box in the coop since I needed something before...
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    Is this Pox?

    Is this Pox? What do I do? Yesterday I noticed this chicken had a scab on her comb. I thought it was just a scratch that would heal in a few days. This morning I went out and now the scab has expanded and there is a blister too. I have 5 chickens and some of the others look like they have the...
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    What kind of feed for 3 month olds

    We are just running out of our first 50lb bag of medicated starter feed. I am going to get another bag this weekend, but I don't know whether I should get the medicated or not. What are the pros and cons of feeding medicated food to adolescents? I've seen on here that the "medicated" food is not...
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    How old did you start wing clipping

    How old (or young) did you start clipping wings? My chicks are 12 weeks old (tetra tints) and have been outside for about 6 weeks now. They stay in an enclosed run during the day and are only let out into the yard for a few hours in the evening. Our yard has a 6-foot fence, and *so far* they...
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    Should I ditch the bird feeder?

    We finally got our chicken coop built and made the big move. So, now I am finally getting back to more routine yard maintenance. I have a wild bird feeder and a bird bath in the back yard. I usually try to keep it filled all summer because we have a lot of songbirds that I enjoy watching. But...
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    Tetra Tint gender check

    I was hoping to get opinions on the genders of these chickens. They are about 6 weeks old, tetra tints. I posted this thread when they were about a week old showing the difference in the feather development. I still kind of think the two who developed feathers first are hens and the rest are...
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    Birdbath for chickens?

    Now that our chickies are 6 weeks old and getting ready to move outside we are working on installing some creature comforts in their run. Would chickens enjoy a birdbath of sorts? We would probably just use a large, shallow dog dish for them to splash around in. Do chickens like to splash in...
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    Tetra Tint Feather Sexing at a week old.

    I have 6 tetra tints from tractor supply that are about a week old. I found this "parent stock management guide" from the hatchery via google. It says "Commercial female chickens are showing fast feathering and male chickens slow feathering". Since this document keeps referring to "parent stock"...
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