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    Chicken gaping when held and has clear watery droppings?

    Hey all, So I have a small flock of only four hens, three are 3 years old, and one is 1 year, the 3 year old hens were supposedly vaccinated, but I'm not sure against what. Anyways, about 2 months ago one of the older hens started to gape when I held her under my arm. It was only when being...
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    Advice on Cracked Hatching Egg?

    Hi everyone, so I got a shipment of hatching eggs in today, and right now I'm just letting them set overnight. However one of the eggs has a small cracked area on its larger side: )http://i.imgur.com/CkPrsID.jpg Is this small enough that it won't affect the chicks development or should I try...
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    Hatching Eggs With Broody Hen

    Hi everyone, So my buff orpington just went broody for the first time 3 days ago, and I decided to use this opportunity to have her hatch some new chicks! I've never hatched any chicks so I'm just wondering how to go about this the best way. I've already ordered 6 lavender orpington eggs to...
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    Should I give the chickens calcium now?

    Hi everyone, So I have 3 buff orpington hens, and I just got my first egg this past Sunday. However, I believe that only one is laying as of now. Should I hold off on the laying feed and oyster shells until they all start to lay? Thanks, Mike
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    Rats running into coop!

    Hi everyone, So yesterday evening I was looking out the window at my coop, and I saw a dark object scurrying back and forth from my chicken coop to a snow bank. I went outside but whatever it was had left, but I found 2 burrows in the snowbank I saw the animal go to. I'm pretty sure that it...
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    How to tell if chickens have impacted crops

    I am really new to chickens, and my 3 pullets are only 4 months old, so yesterday, I decided to put timothy hay in their nesting boxes for when they start laying. However, last night I was reading about how you should never give hay to chickens because they get impacted crops if they eat it...
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    Red blotches in poop

    Hi, I have 4 buff orpingtons who are 5 weeks old. Today, I was cleaning out their coop, and found a poop with red blotches on it. It looks almost like the color of a tomato in places. Is this blood? I thought that blood in the stools would look blacker. This is the only poop I found like...
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    Banding Chickens

    Hi everyone, I have 3 buff orpington chicks that all look the exact same. They are a month old, and I'm wondering if they're old enough to be banded. How do you band you're chickens? How loose/tight do I make the band? I've heard that plastic zip ties work good, Is this true?
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    Need help sexing orpingtons

    Hey everyone, I got 4 buff orpington "pullets" 3 weeks ago. right now they are 25 days old, but I feel as though one is obviously a male. He has different feathering and a reddish comb. I need to know for sure if it's a male because I can't keep roosters in my town, and If I am found to have...
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    Using the coop as the brooder

    Hey everyone, This is my first post so forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong place :) I have 4 buff orpington chicks which are 11 days old now. These are the first chickens I've ever had so I'm trying to make sure that I'm doing everything right. So far, the brooder has been an 18 gallon...
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