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    Just found out my little hen passed away

    My last little hen Lucy just passed from old age. She was roughly 12 years old, the oldest chicken I've had. I got to hold her when I visited my parents this summer, and my mom said that she just passed in her sleep, very peaceful, so it's ok. Charlie the little rooster is alone now, but my...
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    Just missing my babies

    Just missing my babies. I only have the little Serama rooster Charlie and the little Sebright mix hen Lucy left. Heather passed on just from old age. Very peaceful, and I found her myself so it wasn't a surprise. My parents are taking care of them since I can't be there, these pictures are...
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    XXL Aviary for House Chickens for sale

    Hi all! I have a gorgeous indoor aviary for built specifically for house chickens (bantams). My babies lived in it during the colder months, but they have now gone to stay with my parents at their farm while I am living in Ukraine, so I am looking to sell this cage. It is currently...
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    What Would You Do? Advice/Options/Similar Stories

    Hi everyone! I haven't posted on here since pre-covid! It's great to be back! Here's my question: I have been keeping chickens for about 17 years now and I'm down to my three little musketeers who live in an aviary in my house. They are all bantams (two hens and a roo), and the little...
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    Passing only white poop and clucking in pain

    I have a 9 or so year old Jersey Black Giant hen who is passing only white poop, which I think is urates, and is clucking in distress every time she does. This started last night, but she's had an ongoing problem with mites for a while now, which I'm wondering if it's related (every time I get...
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    Rooster in a Scuffle, Now He's Blind in One Eye?

    We have a rooster who just got into a scuffle with some other chicken in his coop a day or two ago. This isn't that unusual, and he didn't have any obvious wounds, so I left him alone until today. I got a look at him this morning, and his left eye is now slightly milky (like it's covered in a...
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    Who here has an Etsy shop?

    I was just wondering how many BYC people have Etsy shops. I just started mine!
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    Who does hand sewing/working without a pattern?

    Hi, just curious if anyone else hand sews or likes to work sewing projects without a pattern? I've been sewing with a machine and by hand for about ten years. I've found that hand sewing is very calming for me. Anybody else?
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    House Chicken with Head Cold

    Our Serama rooster house chicken has what appears to be a head cold. He got it about two days ago. There is no nasal discharge, but he seems stuffed up, like he has a cold. His lungs sound clear, and he is not wheezing. He sneezes a lot, but stops when we hold him. He is not lethargic, just...
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    Surprise Duck . . . How Do We Care For It?

    We just rescued a little Mandarin duckling this afternoon. He was caught by a cat, but he seems OK. We have never done anything with ducks before, but we've had chickens for 6-7 years now, so I was able to set up a temporary brooder for him. He's in a tupperware container with high sides (he...
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    Bantam Polish?

    Does anyone know who breeds bantam polish? Preferably in the New England area. I'm trying to find a pullet for my Mom for her birthday in late June.
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    First Attack in Six Years - What Kind of Predator?

    We have not had an attack on our chickens since we first got them six years ago. Last night was a first. The predator, I think, tried to dig under the chicken wire first, but couldn't get past the wood that we put at the base of the runs. It looks like it then climbed up onto the roof of one...
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    Who here does needlepoint?

    Does anyone here do needlepoint or needle art of some kind?
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    What should we feed our indoor chickens?

    We have two bantam chickens, a Serama rooster and a bantam frizzle Cochin hen, that we keep in the house. We are currently feeding them layer feed, like the outside chickens get, but we were wondering if that is the best food for them? Is there a better feed for indoor chickens? There is...
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    Seizure? Now thinking ear infection

    We have a Serama rooster, about a year old, who just had what seemed to be a seizure. My Mom noticed that he was moving his head in a weird way, swaying his head back and forth with his eyes closed. Then he started to shiver and his toes curled up (even when we tried to see if he could stand)...
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    Found: Grey Pigeon

    We just found a grey pigeon in our backyard. We are in East Windsor, CT. It's banded with a yellow, 2011 band with the number 1619 on it and "if CMC". It has a pink band on its right foot and a blue plasic band on its left foot. Does anyone know where he could have come from? Thanks?
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    Old Rooster Losing His Voice

    We have a five-year old BO rooster who is losing his voice. He can't crow or make any noise without sounding hoarse. About a month or so ago, he had a bacterial infection. We gave his tetracycline, and he got over it in about two or three days. Now, he is acting perfectly fine, but he is...
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    Old Rooster Acting Tired, Face Hot EMERGENCY!!!

    Our five-year old BO rooster is acting extremely lethargic, to the point of just falling asleep. His face is hot and swollen with some sort of clear fluid. He doesn't want to open his eyes. His breath stinks, it smells like infection. He doesn't want to open his beak to far, either, but I...
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    Large chicken coop

    We will probably have to build coops for our five roosters and their hens. I wanted to make one large coop with the inside divided for the five flocks and have that in the middle of a covered run. I have a few ideas, but I'm not sure what is best. I thought of an a-frame coop and a normal...
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    Needlepoint

    Does anybody on here do needlepoint?
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