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    Weird chick hatched today. I might need help?

    Early this morning (around 5am) I had a chick hatch. He was acting pretty normal, I guess, although he was a bit louder than other chicks I've hatched. So far, he's just been laying on his side crying. He can't seem to get up on his own. He has a lot of strength, as I see him wiggling around A...
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    Sick Chukar Chick, Please Help!

    I have a chukar chick that's about a week or so old now. He was doing great early this morning, but when I checked on him around noon I saw that he was lethargic and cold. I managed to warm him up, and he was fine for a few hours but now he's back to being lethargic again. This is my first time...
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    Hen Pecked Rooster

    I have a swedish flower rooster that's being housed with twelve hens plus one big marans roo. The roosters get along just fine, however there's an obvious hierarchy, with the swedish being second in command. Lately I've been noticing my marans hen bully and beat on the poor fella. She chases him...
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    Still no eggs... how to get hens to lay in their darn coops!?

    I've been doing this chicken thing for a little over two years now. Five of my hens were dropping their eggs where they were supposed to, and putting themselves up at night... Yes, everything was just fine until a few months ago, around the start of summer. I introduced a rooster, and they all...
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    Chick Swallowed a Twig!

    I currently have three five or six week old chicks inside, and decided to let them out to play. Well, looked over at them and two of them started chasing the other for something it had in its mouth. I picked up the chick and realized it had a twig in its mouth. The twig was about three or four...
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    What to do with Leftover Parts?

    I recently cooked my first chicken all on my own! It tasted really good, but I felt wasteful tossing out the feet and head. I know you can cook chicken feet (I think the ones at most ethnic restaurants are boiled or steamed, right?), but I don't really like the taste. Can you eat the head and...
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    Need Help Identifying Eggs!

    I've already posted this in the quail section of this website (https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/827578/possible-guinea-eggs-in-quail-batch/10#post_12079190), but it seems I need some more opinions. I recently acquired some hatching eggs, but I have no idea what they are! They came from a local...
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    Possible Guinea Eggs in "Quail" Batch?

    Today my mother took it upon herself to surprise me with some quail hatching eggs. I have recently lost a few chicks, which my little brother didn't take too well. She thought it might cheer him up. Anyway... I do not have much experience with quail eggs, but it is my understanding that they...
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    Keeping Ducks in the Winter?

    This morning my sister checked on her little call ducks, only to find that one of them had vanished! She was so upset! The duck seems to have flown off, as there was no sign of a struggle. I guess what I'm getting at is... do domesticated ducks fly south for the winter if their wings aren't...
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    Chick with an injured beak! Need advice!

    Only my second day on BYC, and I'm already using the emergency section... oh well. I recently hatched a batch of sizzles, and they're now about three weeks old. I was cleaning out their brooder and decided they would be safe enough sharing a cage with my dwarf rabbit temporarily... big mistake...
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    Help Identifying a Hen?

    I got this cute, little hen (who I call Helen) from a chicken swap in Virginia a few months ago. It only occurred to me that I have no idea what she is when a friend asked about her! I know very little about the gal. Helen is a special needs chicken, as she is blind in one eye. Her previous...
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