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    HELP I think they are egg bound

    So I just lost my little bantam and one of my RIR's is not doing the same thing. They sit like they are trying to lay but do not get up all day, I am sure they are eating and drinking because she is still alive but this has been going on for a few weeks. It is like she is waiting to lay but...
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    nasty roo

    My little bantam roo is starting to get more and more aggressive with me. As soon as I turn my back he attacks me and it is getting old. I always hold my ground but any other suggestions? also what can I do about his spurs? they are getting long and starting to really hurt. I really like my...
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    Getting them to roost in one place

    My chickens seem to roost all over the coop but since it is going to get cold I want them to roost in the building in the coop. Does anyone have an idea to get them to start roosting in the same place every night? I am very busy and cannot always be home to pen them up in the evening otherwise I...
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    Cold weather and chicks

    I have chicks that hatched 2 days ago and the forcast is calling for a 20 degree drop in temperature and the low will be in the 40's. I have a hen with the chicks but my question is should I put a heat lamp in with them even with the hen being there to warm them? Or will she take care of her...
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    How Long Should It Take To Come Out Of Its Egg Once It Pips?

    So I have read several things from an hour to 2 days....... Can someone help with this info please? I have one chicken who hatched this am and the Hen is sitting on the other 2 that pips the shell but have not come out yet. If it takes 2 days I guess my real worry is the little chick that just...
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    Yay my first chick hatched!

    So I had a clutch if guinea eggs I wanted to hatch but when I candled them they had nothing in them. Well the chickens that were sitting on the eggs had laid a few of their own in the nest and when I candled them I saw babies! Long story short this morning I go out to feed the chicken and there...
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    Help! No clue how to candle

    So I have been reading posts and looking at pictures of eggs being candled but I think I still have no clue what to look for. I have Guinea and Chicken eggs I am trying to hatch. Can you look at the pictures and tell me what I am looking at? Thanks Guinea eggs they are about on day 16 I...
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    Breeding question

    I have 2 adult females and 7 babies that just started laying eggs. Some of the young ones are males and I was wondering how old the males are when they are fertile. next question is I have male roosters, I know they can cross breed but will they cross breed with male guinea's around? I was...
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    My new baby guineas! ok and what color is this?

    I am new to Guineas but I got them to keep the ticks off our dogs. I have a large breeding kennel and spend a fourtune of tick spray. This year I though I would try these guys. My adults I got about 4 months ago and just started turning them lose to free range. So far so good they stay in the...
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    Name that chicken! lol

    So I am a newbie to chickens and was wondering if I could get help with the types of chickens I have. I bought these as Araucanas but they are obviously not. But I cannot tell if they are Easter Eggers or Ameraucanas. Some sort of Bantam she has feathers on her feet too. What type of Roo...
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    Hen or Roo?

    I got these two chickens together and I was told they are both Hens. As they got bigger the comb(Is that what you all it?) is getting bigger on the one. Can it just depend on genetics? can a hen have a bigger comb than another one? Sorry for the silly question. They are amost full size chickens...
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    Help! They will not get along!

    I am new to keeping chicken and when we got our new house it already had chicken coops. I have a HUGE coop that they use to keep peacocks in so I thought I could have a bunch of chickens on our happy little farm. Boy was I wrong!! I got 4 Buff Orpingtons from my neighbor and they are about 2...
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    Feather loss/red around the vent, pics posted

    Since I am new to chicken I do not know what is going on with my girls. A few started to lose feathers on near the vent and now it is beat red and it looks chapped. Then another chicken is losing feathers behind her wings and again it is red. I looked for any parasites and did not find anything...
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    Chicken Newbie

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We got our first chickens about 3 months ago. And some guineas, I had some growing up but these are my first as an adult (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We have 11 chickens, 2 adult Guineas, and 12-1.5 week old...
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