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    Help!!! Baby chick injured

    So I happened to come home from the feed store with returned chicks. One of which is injured they said the others have been pecking it to death. It’s missing skin around it’s legs and the whole side underneath it’s wings. I’ve applied blu-kote and vetericyn wound spray to the chick. Anything...
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    Help something wrong with hen’s vent!

    A few months ago this hen had what I thought was egg bound/prolapsed vent. Today it’s swollen and enlarged! What can I do to help her? Since she had her problem I’ve kept her with baby chicks today I let her free-range with the others today.
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    Tractor supply bantam what breeds do you think they are?

    I would love to know what breeds you think these cuties are! I have some theories, but now that I brought them home I’m second guessing them.
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    Making metal shed into coop Help? Ideas and suggestions

    My aunt gave me her unused shed to make a coop from(yay!) She bought it before she decided to sell her house, but already opened the box. She’s a truck driver and figured she’d save money not owning a house for now. I have 36 chickens. I’m hoping for this to be a cute little house for my silkies...
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    Need help naming chickens and ducks

    My nieces and nephews want the chickens to have name and I’m terrible at naming them(so are they.) we have two sparkles(red rooster and hen),and Rosalita the buff Orpington. I have splash silkie pair, ees,
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    Tractor supply guesses on breed

    bought some chicks from tractor supply the only breed I have that’s right is Easter egger chick 1/4 the other four were surprise straight runs. Any guesses for these roosters?
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    Guess what color silkie chicks are!!

    I bought some fluffy silkie eggs online and my broody happily hatched out 5/7 of the shipped eggs! Yay! Can you guys guess what colors they might possibly be.
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    Looking for some silkie hens and showgirls sc, but willing for shipment

    I’m wanting to get some more silkie hens for my silkie roosters to even out my last hatch rate of too many roosters. Anyone have any silkie girls or showgirls??? I’m so obsessed with showgirls, but there’s not many in my area.
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    Help! Something wrong with my rooster

    So my favorite silkie rooster has something going on with his eyes I figured it was just a little dry from going cold super quick(I got sick too,) but today it was super messed up. Usually he’s perky and happy., but today he’s slow and depressed(lethargic.) Any suggestions on how to get him...
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    Dogs bad fleas, but cautious with chickens

    So my dog is loosing her fur due to a combo of fleas and her skin condition(forgot what it’s called, but it worsens in the summer.) Flead have been super bad this summer and I’m so ready for winter. I have free range chickens so I’m cautious about poison in the air, but I need help getting rid...
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    When should ducks start to lay

    So I have 10 female ducks, two mallards that are 4 1/2 months old, two black runner ducks that are 4 months old, and the rest I recently bought are khaki and Swedish girls that were hatched early may or late April. I’m very new and clueless about ducks(loving them and everyone on backyard...
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    Needing help with figuring out ratio

    I have one mallard drake and two black Indian runner drakes and two mallard hens and two runner hens. I’m hoping to buy some more hens, but I’m not sure how many to buy would six more hens be ok? That would make it a ratio of 3:10 I’m new to ducks so I’m very nervous from reading all the horror...
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    Sexing Indian runner/mallard cross?

    So I got four ducks that were incubated and hatched in a school. Two are confirmed drakes and one female, but I have one that I can’t figure out. The two drakes have green heads and curled tail feathers this one looks like it has some green on its head, but to me it sounds like it quacks and has...
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    Looking for good homes for mallard drakes. Greenville, SC

    I bought 9 mallards and they are now 10 weeks old. I have four boys and five girls. I want to keep atleast one boy and two girls. If anyone is interested in just a Drake or a pair(Drake and hen) I’ll be happy for them to find a loving home. I don’t really have a set price yet, so we can work...
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    Help baby chicks hatching without yolk sac also rooster behavior

    It’s my second chick to hatch out like this. The yolk was kind of stuck to the egg when they hatched(both late Hatcher’s.) I put flour on both of their butts to prevent them from bleeding hopefully. Do I need to be cautious about this or should it heal? They’re currently under mama hen right...
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    Tractor supply mystery chicks help

    I bought two mystery chicks from tractor supply because they were cute and just $4 together. They are now 14 weeks old. Can anyone guess what breeds they are?
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    Adding new ducks to flock

    I just bought four black runners that are 7 weeks old I have nine 8 week old mallards. I’m letting them free roam together, but my mallard hens keeps biting the runners and corner them. Help in introducing them. I’m planning to let them have different coops apart from each other. Just wanted to...
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    For sale red Silkie pairs Simpsonville sc

    I have two red Silkie pairs for sale. They’re still young so they haven’t started laying, but I can tell three are girl three are boys. One rooster is starting to get pecked on so I’m hoping to just keep one pair. Price is negotiable hoping to give someone a good sweet pair of chickens. Perfect...
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    Lethargic bird not able to open eyes and lost weight. Looks like a dead chicken but is still kicking

    1) He's a sixteen week old Cochin Rooster. I found him tuesday on the ground and grabbed him thinking he was dead. He was fine monday and when feeding and watering them Tuesday I found him on the ground. All my other chickens are looking fine and seem to be healthy. His eyes were really swollen...
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    What breed is this?

    I got these two from a friend who got it from a friend, but what they told me doesn't seem right. They also told me she lays big green eggs, but she lays pretty powder blue eggs. I wish I could get a closer look, but they're very skittish.
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