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  1. RunnerChick

    EGG BOUND HEN, PLEASE HELP!!!

    I have a hen that got droopy about 3 days ago. At the time, I could feel a normally sized egg in the middle of her abdomen. I dusted her for mites (just in case), and separated her so she could have access to food/water without stress. There is now a baseball sized mass in her caudal abdomen...
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    New bird introduced to flock, now one bird ADR

    I quarantined a new roo and he seemed healthy. No outward signs of disease. He's been with the flock for 2 days, and today one of my hens was very quiet. It could be unrelated, but she was laying quietly while the others ranged and I found her sleeping in the nest box instead of roosting...
  3. RunnerChick

    New 8 month old rooster to flock of 15 hens

    I have just picked up a new Brahma X Australorp rooster, as I have lost my two previous Silkie roosters to predation. They both did their job defending the flock, despite my sadness to lose them. I can't wait to introduce this new guy to the ladies so I can let them out more. He is 8 months...
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    Need advice for breaking a broody Silkie

    I have a broody Silkie that has gone way past 3 weeks of setting. I can't be exactly sure when she went broody as I didn't write it down, but I'm going to guess it's been at least 4 weeks and possibly longer. Right now I just remove any eggs she steals and take her out of the nest box 1-2x...
  5. RunnerChick

    FIRST EGG!!! WHO DONE IT????

    Hey. I found my first egg today! Yay. BIG QUESTION...who done it? I have 10 chicks (all sexed as pullets and appear to be accurately so) from MPC that were 1 day old when I got them. I KNOW they are only 16 weeks old this past Monday. The breeds are: 3 EE, 1 Barred Rock, 1 tiny Silkie, 1...
  6. RunnerChick

    Do I have 3 Silkie roos?

    I have 4 Silkies. One I got sexed as a pullet from MyPetChicken (Not in this picture). Three I got from a friend, who was guessing on sex. The partridge is one (in the back), the light blue is one, and I can't tell whether the dark blue in the corner is one in this picture. More of that one...
  7. RunnerChick

    Folklore on the "blood spots"

    Hey all. So I've done some reading and it appears that the general opinion is that blood spots in the egg do not deter from the nutritional quality in the egg, and have nothing to do with whether or not a rooster is present. I have a neighbor who has recently gotten some hens, and gave some...
  8. RunnerChick

    what are safe treats for 2.5 week old chicks?

    Hey! I have 2.5 week old chicks. I've been given some thoughts on giving my chickens treats as a way of befriending them, including suggestions on what treats they like. Examples I've gotten have been yogurt on a spoon, scrambled eggs, mealworms, oatmeal, etc. I actually gave them some finely...
  9. RunnerChick

    Behavior Modification in Chicks?

    I'm new to chickens. I have 15 chicks of various breeds, 10 of which I got sexed as females from My Pet Chicken and 5 of which I picked up from my local farm store...all suppOsed to be pullets. They are all about 2.5 weeks old. I have one Barred Rock that is very bold compared to the rest...
  10. RunnerChick

    One panting chick-out of 15

    I'm new to chickens and after losing two in the first 48 hours, I'm terrified to lose another one. Yesterday was a nice warm day (70F) and the brooder area got a little hot. I noticed one chick was panting. I brought her outside for a minute to cool her off and when I placed her back in the...
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