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    Hen hatched 2 chicks. Am I doing this right?

    We introduced a rooster to the flock about two years ago. Until now, none of the hens stayed broody for more than a week. This year, the top hen went broody. The other day, my husband said, you have two chicks walking around in the run with their mom. Sure enough. I have no idea how they got...
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    Inky may not make it

    So Friday morning we woke up to a hatched chicken. It took a day but he is wobbling about on his feet. Problem is, he was born with over an inch long blood vessel attached to his rear ended. The blood vessel came off last night, but a huge blood clot that covered his entire backside was dried...
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    Chick stopped trying to get out

    First time incubating. At day 18 one of the chicks started opening its shell. We saw a little movement. After about 10 hours or so it stopped and is no longer moving. It appears to have died. I had one of the two vents open and humidity was changed from 40 to 70 percent when we saw it was...
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    Took off her head !!

    Well, somehow something got into the coop last night and killed one of my favorites, Igor. Igor was a hunched back hen smaller than the rest, lost most of her feathers several times a year and still managed to be at the top of the pecking order. Anyway, I noticed she was missing when I went...
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    Sad day, just had to share

    Sad day. Went to feed and water the girls and only 10 of the 11 ran out to great me. I was more concerned when I got out the mid-day goodies (scratch mixed with seeds and meal worms) and the 11th girl didn't show up. I found her squatted on the coup floor straw with her eyes closed and beak...
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    Feed is turning white

    Hi all, I've run into a problem that I've never read about before and could use advise. I have searched the Forum and didn't find a thread about this. If one exists, I apologize for missing it. Anyway... I've bought my chicken feed - crumble and/or pellet -- at Tractor Supply for several...
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    Suddenly sick -change in behavior today

    One of my biggest girls had a sudden change in behavior today. She normally runs around with the others but today we saw she was sitting under the coop all day rather than running around with the other girls. A little bit of background on their area. I have 8 girls in a 5 x 10 Coop which...
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    Liquid pouch on neck/breast

    Hi everyone: We've just started keeping BY chickens in the past 2 1/2 years. Here is a problem we need help with. I've searched the Forum and it may be what is called "Sour Crop". Please let us know what we can do to help this girl. RIR about 2 1/2 years. Started retaining liquid under...
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    Moulting chicken in January? Getting picked on

    Hi everyone. I've been reading this web site since getting my chickens 1 1/12 years ago. Everything I know has been from this group. Now, I have a real emegency and I'm hoping your experience will help guide me. We have 10 RIRs. This morning, I noticed one girl seems to be suddenly (like...
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