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  1. FaithM

    Please help!

    Hello! My bantam australorp isn't doing too well and I want to know if there's anything that I can do to help her.. Symptoms: Light colored comb Doesn't feel as hearty as the others Long blinking (closing both eyes for a few seconds and then opening) Wings and tail drooping down a bit...
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    Adding new chickens to the flock!

    Hello everyone! I will be getting 3 new chickens soon and I was wondering what the best way to introduce them to my existing flock would be. Would it be the absolute worst to just put them in the run with my 4 current bantams? My chickens are pretty easygoing, so I can't imagine them picking a...
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    Help me sex my chickens! (14 weeks old)

    Hello everyone, I've finally built up the courage to ask you all if I have a flock of roos like I sometimes suspect I do! I'm pretty positive that my turken is a lady, but I'm not sure on the other three. Cecelia - Turken Snowball - Silkie Steve - Polish Crowe - Australorp...
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    Help us with our run!

    Hello everyone, So we are in the middle of building our run. We have just started to put wire up, but we are divided on one issue.. If we put hardware cloth on the floor of the run, do we need to do a skirt around the outside? The hardware cloth on the floor of the run will be zip-tied...
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    Do I need to dig down for the run?

    So we are in the process of building the run for our chickens, who are quickly getting too old.. (8 weeks now) and I am wondering if we need to dig 1 ft. down inside of the run? We have our poles dug into the ground and set with cement, but we don't really know if it's necessary to dig the whole...
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    6 week old chick with spraddle leg

    Hello everybody, I posted a question about 2 weeks ago asking what was wrong with my then-4 week old chick whose legs had suddenly stopped working. Someone replied and said that he may have just been growing too fast and gotten spraddle leg so I have been treating him for spraddle leg for 2...
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    **Updated with videos** HELP!! 4 Week old chick can't stand

    My 4 week old chick has stopped standing up. He's been fine until this point.. Running around and flying. He was the first to figure out the roosting bar. What should I do? When I was reaching in to try and pick him up, he would walk a few steps, then sit down again. His legs seem like they're...
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    Pics of my new chickies!!

    I am a first time chick owner and I got my chicks yesterday! I'm going to have an all-bantam flock and I got 4 chicks from a mixed bantam box but we suspect that we have 2 naked necks, 1 cochin, and 1 australorp or barred rock (not sure yet). I am going to get 3 silkies next week, but here are...
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    Spraddle Leg?

    Hello everyone! I just picked up 4 chicks at the feed store today and will be getting 2 others somewhere else on Friday. I got all bantams: 1 cochin, 1 australorp, and 2 turkens. They seem to be doing fine so far, but both of the turkens have been stretching 1 leg back, then falling and staying...
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    Tips for a soon-to-be chick mother!

    Hello all, I am going to be getting 7 silkie chicks from the feed store on Friday. Yesterday, I got supplies for the brooding area: pine shavings, a feeder, a waterer, organic (non-medicated) chick feed, a heat lamp and a red 250 watt bulb, chick grit, probiotics, electrolytes, and a large...
  11. FaithM

    Is my coop okay? What would you do? (PIC HEAVY)

    I will be getting my chicks in late April and I am starting to plan for building my run and changing the coop. I am getting 3 silkies, 1 d'uccle, and 1 bantam barred rock. So with 5 bantams, they shouldn't need that much room, right? I just moved into a new house and when we were moving, our...
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    Picking out chicks - Can you tell personality?

    I'm going to be getting some chicks from a local feed store in the spring and was wondering if there's any way to tell if they're going to like handling when you just hold them at the feed store? Like do the docile ones screech less or flap/fidget less? I'm just hoping for very docile, friendly...
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    What are your opinions on these breeds?

    I am going to be getting my first chickens in the spring and want the most friendly/docile birds possible. I understand that this depends a lot on how much they are handled and whatnot, but I wanted to get your opinions on the following breeds and if you think they would all be nice to each...
  14. FaithM

    The most cost-effective chicken moat

    I am thinking of building a chicken moat instead of a traditional run for our chickens that we will be getting in the spring. I want it to be as cost effective as possible as we are tight on money, so does anyone know of ways that we can save on it? Cheap types of wood or could I use no climb...
  15. FaithM

    New here with lots of questions

    Hello everyone! I am new to BYC, but have been snooping around on here for a few days already and have found some very useful things! I'm not sure if I'm supposed to ask questions in this section, but I guess I'll find out! 1. First of all, how much space do they really need in the coop? I...
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