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    Newly hatched chick swollen feet

    I have a newly hatched chick that apears to have swollen feet. It does not get up and run around with the other chicks. This chick is under 4 hours old. Does anyone have a clue as to what is going on with it. The other 8 are all normal up running around and enjoying being out of the egg at this...
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    coturnix quale sexing and observation

    I hatched out 9 coturnix quail this time last week. They are all alive and kicking. I am noticing that 4 of them are quite a bit larger in size than the other 5. Could the larger ones be males? Is there a way of sexing them at this age besides vent sexing. This is my first time raising quail...
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    Buff Orpington Roo

    I am lookig for a new home for my Buff Orpington Roo. He is about a year old and was a perfect gentleman, but is now not getting along with my Leghorn roo. I am about 4 miles south of Fountain Colorado. Send me a reply if interested.
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    chick that will not lie down

    I have a chick that will not lye down, She is sleeping with just her head down. She is still on her feet with her head on the ground when she sleeps. The other chicks lie down normally. This one when I got her had pasty butt and still does. we are taking care of it as it happens. Could she...
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    How much humidity is too much

    I have a relatively small coop for my hens. I have 8 total. I just got a wireless temp/humidity gauge for Christmas and was surprised at how much humidity was in their coop this evening. It has been as high as 41%. For the colorado area that is pretty high. Outside humidity is at 31% which...
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    Poultry Water heater

    I was just wondering if anyone has any experience using a pad heater like the one in the link as a home constructed water heater. You could combine the thermocube with the pad heater and have a half priced puoltry water heater. What wattage do you think would work well for a 5 gallon...
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    chickens appetite dury cold weather

    Lately my flock has nearly doubled their food intake. A five pound feeder tube (home made pipe feeder) lasted them 3 days. Normally this would last them 6 to 7 days. This change happened when the weather got cold. (below freezing) Is this normal? I wuld think so, because they need to...
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    can someone identify my hen

    When I initially got my hens, I was told that she was a leg horn, however as she ages and the other leghorn ages. They are definately not the same size. The leghorn is much taller than her(moose). Can someone identify her for me please. It looks like she is a mix of maybe a couple of...
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    laying age VS free range or coop

    I am definately new to the chicken scene and am trying to make a comparison between the age of free ranging chickens when they start to lay eggs AND coop raised chickens and when they start to lay. I dont know if this has been covered before or not, but am intrigued as to the results.
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    new hen

    i got a new hen today, a red cochin. She is older than my six others. They around 5 months. She is sround a year old. She seemed to be very sweet on the ride home. Then I let her in with my other chickens. She took controll of the coop very fast. She is quite agressive towards the other...
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    i let the chickens out of the coop first time

    So I let the chickens out of the run for the first time last night a little before they go back into their coop for the night. Everything went very well. As soon as one decided it was time to go back in then they all followed. I sure was hoping that it would work out. So tonight i sectioned...
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    closing the chickens in at night

    I am Very new to chicken raising. I have built a coop and run right next to my shed, using the shed for one side of the run and incorporating the nesting boxes on the inside of the shed. The coop itself attaches to the side of the shed. I will post a few pics later. The chickens will enter...
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