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  1. CarolinaCrazy

    Mouth Sore and Cross bite??

    This is an 8 week old Buff Orp. Last night I noticed she had developed a cross bite in the past 24-48 hours, and today when I inspected more closely I see a real sore on the mouth along the left side. My hunch is that the cross bite is to compensate for the discomfort of the sore.. She seems...
  2. CarolinaCrazy

    Too much draft from a new door?

    I just completed a new coop+run for my 7 birds. The entire thing is enclosed so that the birds can move between the run and coop freely w/ no threat of predators. It is completely self-designed, and long story short, I need to re-design the ramp access. As it is, the door from the coop to the...
  3. CarolinaCrazy

    Easter Egger - Pullet?.

    OK, so this is Doby, a 6 month old Easter Egger. She is much smaller than her counterparts (different breeds) and has always been much more shy/standoffish. I've always wondered if she was a cockerel because her body shape was different than the Buff Orp and Barred Rock hens. But, she's never...
  4. CarolinaCrazy

    Will my newly adopted 'older' chicks warm up to us?

    I had to replace my flock of 4 and opted to get two 6 week olds and two 12 week olds, rather than day olds. We picked them up at the hatchery where they were in a run with dozens of other birds, and obviously didn't get much/any human interaction. As such, they are pretty skitterish around us...
  5. CarolinaCrazy

    Treating a hen attacked by a fox - help please

    I'm a first time bird owner. My flock of four 12 week olds got hit by a fox 48 hours ago. I lost three birds completely. We found one girl, Kevin ("Kevin's a girl?" - from the movie Up), hiding under a bush. She was in shock and in definite pain - could hardl stand up or move around. We found...
  6. CarolinaCrazy

    Replace flock now?

    I lost my first four 12 week old pullets to a fox yesterday. Mad as hell and depressed, but we'll recover. We live in NC where summertime temps are warm & comfortable and last well into September/October. Will I be OK if i start w/ new chicks now, and will they lay before the winter? Or will...
  7. CarolinaCrazy

    Fox...sigh.

    I went out for 30 minutes this morning about 8:30 and came home to find my flock of four 12 week old pullets missing. They were free-ranging on my wooded 1 acre lot in the heart of Chapel Hill NC. Long story short as I was looking down the hill, I saw a red fox running away. Looks like s/he and...
  8. CarolinaCrazy

    Ameraucana Gender

    This is my 9 week old Ameraucana. Tail features seem to be getting pretty big. Any thoughts on gender? What else should I look for? CC
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