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    help! hatching chicks and candling

    Please private message me so i can send you a picture of my eggs being candled! this is my first time hatching eggs!!! i think today is day 4 in the incubator. I made a homeade incubator to save money so i also need your opinions on how to keep the humidity up, because every morning when i go to...
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    Help! Putting a hen back with her flock???

    I had to remove an injured hen from her flock because she was picked on so badly that she had a bloody head injury. She has been away from them but in a pen right beside them where they can see her, for several weeks. We had 10 in the coop at the time of her injury, but have removed 4, so there...
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    5-6 weeks old, 3 Leghorns, do they still need aheat lamp?

    They are in a cage in my family room, and the temp is in the upper 60's at night, and a little warmer during the day. When can I stop the heat lamp?
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    Is a 4' x 7' coop with 2 nesting boxes way too small for 10 chickens?

    I have 3 Leghorns, 3 Red Sex Links, 3 Easter Eggers, and 1 Silver Laced Wyandottes. I was hoping to put all of them in this new coop, but I have another coop with 2 Silkies, a Barred Rock, and a New Hampshire Red, and I could put 3 more in with them. What should I do? If I add some to my...
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    *Updated pics* I Need ideas and advice for coop doors and windows please. We've converted a grapevin

    Here's what we started with:
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    Can you give Duramycin 10 to baby chicks?

    I think my Leghorn chicks have a respiratory infection. 2 of them are making a clicking sound when they breath and have ruffled up feathers. They also seem to be breating fast.
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    Very worried!!! Chicks breathing fast and making a clicking noise...

    My3 Leghorn chicks are breathing fast and making a clicking sound. Could it be a respiratory infection? If so, what should I do? I also have 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 3 Red Sex Links and 3 Araucaunas in with her. One of the Leghorns is eating and drinking like normal, the other two are...
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    Leghorn chicks breathing fast. I hear a clicking sound coming from 2 of them when they breathe. Coul

    Help!!! I got these 3 Leghorn chicks last Tuesday (3/26/13). They are being fed Purina medicated chick starter food. I'm giving sav-a-chick electrolytes in their water. They eat and drink, but seem to be breathing fast. The 2 making the clicking sound, also have an enlarged chest (crop area)...
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    Not sure which breeds to put togeter. Should I just put the Silkies in their own coop, and the other

    I have 2 Silkies in a coop right now with a Barred Rock and a New Hampshire.We just got 3 white Leghorns, 3 Red Sex Links, and 3 Araucaunas. We are building a new pen for the Silkies and possibly 3 of the new chicks. I was going to put the other 6 in with the other 2 hens. Of the 3 new chick...
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    8 month old Silkie hen with sour crop.....what should I do?

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have read so many different things. I got her to vomit a little this morning, after she ate. It smelled very sour. Then, I gave her some water, and she's not had anything else to eat since then. What do I do next???
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    My 4 month old Frizzle is paralyzed, but still eats and drinks!

    A few weeks ago she was walking in circles and we gave her save-a-chick and vitamins and she bounced right back. She started gaining weight and was doing great. Now, she can't even stand. She starts shaking and breathing harder sometimes. We brought her inside and are still giving the...
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    Silkie hen has swollen crop.....advice please!

    My black Silkie is about 8 months old. She has a swollen crop that feels like a water balloon. I rubbed it and got her to vomit a little bit, and then gave her a drink of water. I know have her in a seperate pen. What should I do next?
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    Chicken is sneezing, and has runny nose. Will it hurt to treat the entire flock?

    One of my chickens has a runny nose, and is sneezing. I have duramycin-10. Can I treat the whole flock?
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    Sick chicken. Can I give Duramycin-10 to the whole flock?

    I have a chickens that's sneezing, and has a runny nose. Is it okay to treat the whole flock?
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    Partridge Frizzle mix???

    Could this be a Silkie/Frizzle mix?
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    Does this look like a roo?

    It's almost 4 weeks old and is suppose to be a Leghorn. It's tail is so different than my other chicks and I'm wondering if it's a roo??? What do you think?
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    Not sure if it's too early to tell hen/roo on this Silkie mix, at almost 4 weeks???

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    Swing Set converted into A- Frame coop almost completed. Needs windows, trim, roof, ramp and primed

    We built an A frame coop and need window ideas. I will try to add more coop pics later today. Thanks for any ideas/suggestions!
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    Silkie roost

    Do Silkies roost? If so, how high off of the floor?
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    Is is 5ft roost that is 2ft off the floor adequate?

    Is is 5ft roost that is 2ft off the floor adequate for 2 Silkies, 3 mixed Bantams, a New Hampshire, Barred Rock, and a Leghorn?
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