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  1. Lynnette

    chickens lost feathers

    I have 5 RIR Hens 1RIR rooster n 3 ISA hens. Since the beginning of summer all of my hens have bare backs. I thought they were molting but wouldn't they have thier features by now? Plus I discovered one has an open wound by her wing. Is my rooster doing this? I got them all 11/2 yrs. ago at the...
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    Rooster/ Guinea

    My RIR Rooster is mounting my Guineas. Should I b concerned with this?:ep
  3. Lynnette

    bird not walking

    my guinea has been hobbling around since friday afternoon. she is eating n drinking n i seperated her from the others. is there somthing that i should b doing for her. it seems like she cant walk.
  4. Lynnette

    feeding guineas treats

    i have 8 wk old guineas and every time i give them ne thing other than their feed they get diarrhea. I do mix grit in with the feed. i did have one guinea die 2 wks ago. is there somthing im not giving them that they need?
  5. Lynnette

    dieing guinea

    i just found one of my 7wk old Pearl Guinea laying in the cage. Her head is lowing n shes clearly dieing. Should i clean the cage so the other fowl hopefully doesnt get sick? i seperated her i think im gonna snap the neck to put her out it clear she not well.
  6. Lynnette

    keeping chickens clean

    I just learned a valuable lesson with my 2wk chicks. I was cleaning the brooder once daily n found out it is not enough. The bottom of thier feet became crusted with poop. It took me 1 1/2 hrs to clean them with Dawn soap warm water n q-tips (LOTS of q-tips) From now on brooder is cleaned tid n...
  7. Lynnette

    black feet

    I noticed today that the bottom of my Guineas feet have turned black. My RIR's n ISA's feet r fine.Should i b concerned. They r 2 wks old. have 15 chicks in a 50 gallon tub. I am cleaning it daily n changing food/water twice daily.
  8. Lynnette

    size of coop

    We will b turning an old outhouse into a chicken coop it is aprox. 5x5 ft. N stands about 8ft. We have 9 chickens n 6 guineas is this structure big enough? Also how many nesting boxes should we have? I saw a space ratio per bird for inside and for the run somewhere now I can't find it
  9. Lynnette

    new chickens

    I am so excited we just bought 6 Rhode Island Reds n 6 Pearl Guineas. i have them in a 50 gallon rubbermaid tote. i am feeding them Naturewise Chick starter grower. is there ne thing else they need nutrition wise? also how warm do they need to b? i just went out to check on them n they looked...
  10. Lynnette

    can't wait to get my babies

    i recently joined BYC and i am so grateful i did!! we moved last June n now live on 25 acres. HUGE change from a city half acre!! thx for the tips on the sand in the brooders. i believe this is what we will use.
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