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    Broken toe or just raw?

    Hey, this sweet little bantam keeps getting picked at! At first her toe was just raw looking, but now she only puts weight on it when she has to. When she isn't moving around she keeps it tucked up under her like a flamingo. All the others keep picking at it. It isn't bleeding, just raw...
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    2 day old chick.. broken wings?

    I got her from Murray McMurray hatchery. She is 2 days old, and her wings have been like this since she arrived. She eats and drinks, but not nearly like the others do. But she just chirps all day long and is louder than all the others, so I feel like she may be distressed. Her wings do...
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    My run needs privacy.. metal roofing?

    So, we have a run that is attached on one side to our chain link fence that we share with our neighbors. So the fence itself is one side of the run. Our neighbors love the idea of us having chickens.. however, I kind of want some privacy. I have looked into chain link fence slats, but that gets...
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    Chicken wire for run cover.. to support or not to support?

    I have a fenced area that measures 12'x21'. The fence is only 4' high, and my coop stands at about 7'. So if I added a cover, there would be the coop it had to go over. Plus a small tree that I would have to cut the wire to go around. It is close to one side of the fenced area, so I figured I...
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    Need advice on fixing my run/coop!! Help me get my girls back!!

    Alright, so I have an acre completely fenced, with 4ft chain link. As you can imagine, chickens soon started jumping fence, even with clipped wings. I have a dog run, it is approximately 8'x20'. It is just a fenced in area, with the 4ft chain link too. That is where I placed my coop...
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    RIR rooster or Red Star rooster, which is best for my flock?

    Alright, I have a RIR roo that should be hitting maturity really soon. He has never been aggressive. If he is roosting, he will let me pick him up. The only time he gets right up under me, is when I am feeding them. Overall, he is a nice guy. Then, I have a Red Star roo. He is only about 6...
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    Oh, why is IDing black chicks so hard?!

    They are all brown egg layers. I thought that since you all did such a great job of IDing my others, I would really put you to the test and let yall give these three a try. There are three chicks. I personally think that I have 2 black sex links and one Australorp. The only other option is Black...
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    Does anyone keep Pioneer pullets for eggs?

    I got an assortment of pullets from the hatchery, one of which is a gorgeous big pioneer. She is the sweetest thing! She is also so much bigger then all the others! I am just curious if anyone keeps them for eggs or do all your pioneers get sent to the freezer? I am heard many different stories...
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    What is this beautiful sweet chick???

    I got 4 of these beautiful girls from Murray McMurray. I ordered assorted brown egg layers! I was told they are Tetra Tints, but McMurray does not breed those. I also called them, and they said there is no way that that is what those are. I have sent a picture to them, and am waiting on a...
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    Welsummer, Speckled Sussex, or maybe Dark Cornish?

    I got two of these beautiful little girls from Murray McMurray. I am having the hardest time figuring out what they are! I have narrowed it down to Welsummer, Speckled Sussex, or Cornish. However, I know that I have two Pioneers, cause they are so much bigger then all my others, so I dont think...
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    Silver Spangled Hamburg... or maybe not? Supposed to be rare.

    I ordered from a hatchery (McMurray) and they threw in this little one, which I was told was a rare breed. Taking a look at the hatchery's list of rare breeds, I cant seem to find anything that this little one looks like. However, he is listed under their white layers, from what I could tell, as...
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    Found blood in the coop this morning.

    Ok, let me start off by saying that I am very new to chickens! I got my first four, bantam cochins, back at the beginning of March. They were about 12 weeks old, now about 19-20 weeks, and had been raised together, no issues. I inherited my sisters RIR, who is a standard and full grown, bout a...
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    Do I stop collecting and let her brood?

    So, my question is kind of crazy. I am just starting my back yard flock, and recently got 4 little ones. Three are hens and one rooster. We are going to be eating the eggs, that was the main reason that we got them. We did not plan on getting a rooster, but since I saved them and one just...
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    Trying to age my Cochin Bantams.

    I got these cute little gals and guy a few days ago. The person I got them from was about to just let them go out back in their woods. So naturally I snatched them up! They are so pretty, but I have no idea how old they are. I am also not exactly sure what their sex, but from all the other...
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