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    Marek's? Should I cull? I'd like to resolve tonight if possible...

    Let me preface by saying I'm a bit of a newbie with this. I just started raising chickens last summer.... I noticed tonight that one of my chicken's had two different colored eyes. This chicken is also looking quite ratty, but I attributed that to moulting. Upon googling I found that Marek's...
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    Sick chick? Should I remove the goo hanging off of it?

    This chick hatched this morning. It seems to have goo stuck to it's posterior. I don't want to open the incubator unless I have to, as I have other eggs in there. Can anyone tell me from this pic if this is something I need to intervene with, or just leave it alone? The chick seems to be robust.
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    I have a chick hatching!

    I had a hen that was sitting on 7 eggs, but I knew that some of those eggs had been laid after she started sitting, so I knew it would be a staggered hatch. After she hatched the first two chicks and left the nest, I put the rest of the eggs in my incubator. I wasn't sure the age of the eggs, so...
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    Production Red maybe? I'm just not sure.

    These chicks were part of a brood that the neighbor's chicken hatched in my shed. The neighbor doesn't know what breed they are, because she inherited her flock from another neighbor. I'm just trying to figure out what breed they are:
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    "Chicken Algebra" or "The Tale of the Free Chickens"

    X + Y = Z X = Some gal who posted on Craigslist saying she had 6 chickens to give away. "Laying hens, would make a great free range flock" Y = Me, figuring I only got 3 chicks out of my clutch, and I'm pretty sure two of them are roosters, so "Y" not get six hens! For free even! Z = Six of...
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    When should I let momma hen take her chicks outside?

    I'm a chicken newbie. I have a hen that hatched 3 chicks on Saturday. I've had her in the coop with them since then. I'm wondering when I can let her take them outside. All of the threads I've read refer to chicks without a hen. It's pretty hot outside (for here anyway) today - 90 degrees...
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    URGENT: Need advice on moving a chicken in the middle of a hatch.

    The neighbor's free-range chicken laid a clutch of eggs in my shed, so I've built a coop. Unfortunately, I could not get it finished until today, and the chicks have started hatching. I want to move her into the coop tonight after it gets dark. The nest she is in is a kitchen drawer, so I can...
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    What breed is this chick/chicken?

    The neighbor's free range chicken is hatching a clutch in my lean to. The neighbor inherited the chickens from another neighbor that moved, so she isn't sure what breed they are either.
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    The eggs are almost ready, the coop is almost ready.... but I'm not sure I'm ready! Need advice on "

    The neighbor's free range chicken laid a clutch of eggs in my lean to and started sitting on them the 3rd, so they should hatch this weekend. I've been working on my coop and should have it done in the next day or two. But I'm not sure how I should proceed. I've thought about moving her, nest...
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    New Member - Lori in Southern Idaho (Magic Valley) - First time chicken momma

    Hi everyone. My name is Lori, and I've just joined the forum. I'm (hopefully) a soon-to-be chicken momma. My husband and I recently moved to a 1.75 acre property. The neighbors have free range chickens that they acquired when the other neighbor moved and didn't take the chickens. I discovered...
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