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  1. Colton

    rooster leg paralysis...mareks?

    I have a rooster that has been limping around for over a month. His one leg works great, but the other right one sticks straight out and is useless. That foot is not swollen or have any scales or sign of damage. In fact, it happened on the other side, the left one used to stick straight out...
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    Help!! Rooster has Sprained/Broken his Leg!!

    My RIR rooster, my favorite chicken of my 40 some chickens, has sprained or broken his leg. It started yesterday and he was limping. It is his right leg. He still hobbles around and eats and drinks very well. But looks like his leg is slowing him down. He doesn't put much weight on it and I...
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    My Friends New Coop

    OK, I have 25 chickens and am starting to sell eggs. I asked my friend it he would like to buy eggs for me but he said he wanted his own chickens. So, I took a step back and reviewed the situation: He wants his own coop and chickens(20). What can I do? Well then a thought came... "What if I...
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    Breed Identification Help!!!

    If you can guess what breed this roo is. Kudos to you. I forgot what he was, but I will find out tonight. The guy that GAVE me it for FREE said that there are only three in the state (Wisconsin) If anyone guesses what it is I compliment you. Here's some a pics of him
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    Breed Indentification Help!!!

    If you can guess what breed this roo is. Kudos to you. I forgot what he was, but I will find out tonight. The guy that GAVE me it for FREE said that there are only three in the state (Wisconsin) If anyone guesses what it is I compliment you. Here's some a pics of him
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    Incubation Help!

    I have been incubating my eggs for, uh.. 13 days and I have been using an automatic egg turner. I was thinking about lockdown and a thought came to me. What do I do with my egg turner? Should I leave it in and unplug it? Or should I take it out and put the eggs in on their side? Any help would...
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    I have too many ROOSTERS

    Right now I have 9 roosters in too coops. I only have 23 chickens in all. I am thinking of making a horse stall into a coop for my roosters. Would that be all right?
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    Incubation Help

    I have 30 eggs in my incubator. Half of them are from a teacher at my school and she want to know the results of the hatch. (Don't want to disappoint her!) I just got the incubator and automatic egg turner. The thermometer that came with it was about 2 degrees high. So I put the temp at 102. Is...
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    My Chicken is Walking Weird at Night! Please Help!

    My black austrolorp is almost laying. She started walking funny yesterday morning. She did it last night and a little this morning. The thing is, after the morning is past, she starts walking just fine. I have no idea what it could be. Anything would help greatly. Thanks!
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    HELP, My chicken has bubbles in her eye

    I noticed it this morn, her name is Cucadut. She has a bunch of bubbles in her eye we wiped her eye with a washrag. She didn't want to open her eye. I have no idea what to do. Someone please help me!!! Don't know what to do!!
  11. Colton

    RUNT, HELP Please

    I have a runt. He is a black chickie, not exactly sure what breed. But he is about a month old and is half the size of the other 9 chicks. He likes to eat the little pieces of corn i give him but he always gets it taken out of her mouth before she can swallow. I took her out where she can eat by...
  12. Colton

    Help Eye problem with my chick

    She is about a month old and has had this for a while. I've known about it for a while but never was warried because i never got a good look at it. Them mommy han was very protective. We put a warm rag on it to clean it. She has a watery substance in her eye. Her other eye is just fine. She...
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    Bedding Help

    My coop is an old tool shed that i cleaned out. The bottom of it is just plain dirt.( whick my chickens just LOVE to bathe in) On top of that is some alfalfa hay from our feild. It is dried and we tried some pine shavings down but they were eating it.(I think). I was wondering if there is...
  14. Colton

    Some questions on Black Austrolorps

    I have 7 black austrolorp pullets and they are getting a lot bigger. At what age will they start laying? I think the average age is 4 months. I was also wondering if they go broody very often. I heard that they are a good all-around bird. Is that true? Do they lay light brown eggs? I also have a...
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    HELP!! My chicken is limping around!!

    She is a red star about 2-3 months old and two days ago she just started to limp around. She is putting a little weight on it. (Its her right leg) I put her in a box with her best bud, a barred rock the same age. She is drinking and eating. I'm not sure if her leg is sprained or what happened...
  16. Colton

    I'm new and i have a question

    My red star chick is about 2 months old. I'm worried about her leg. She is limping around. Does she have a broken leg or is it just sprained? She is with a barred rock about the same age. They are best buds! She is eating some corn that i give her and drinking. I have her in a box with her bud...
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