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    3 Dead - plz help!

    I'm hoping someone on here has an idea of what is going on in my coop - I found three dead bantam hens today. Everyone else seems fine, no sign of illness that I can detect. These 3 that died seemed fine yesterday. We have had hard rains the past few days but other than that everything has been...
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    Gapeworm treatment?

    Hello Pheasant people! I have 2 female pheasants, approx. 3 years old. I believe one has gapeworm - often shoots head forward and makes a gaping chirp sound. My question is, what is the best treatment for a single bird? Should I treat all my birds (chickens and pheasants) for gapeworms? I've...
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    letharic hen wont walk

    I have a 3 year old easter egger hen that I found just sitting in the coop today. It's very hot here so my first thought was heat stroke. She was very lethargic and let me handle her with ease which she usually doesn't like. I put her in front of water and food and she didn't go for it. I got a...
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    Turkens in the winter

    This will be my first winter with Turkens (2 hens) They are actually polish turkens so they do have feathers on the top of their heads but the whole face and neck area are exposed skin. I'm a bit worried about them and wonder if anyone with experience knows if there is something special I should...
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    Infrared Heat Emitter Bulb 250 Watt - yes or no?

    Has anyone had any experience with these bulbs (Ceramic Infrared Heat Emitter Bulbs, 250 watts)? They are manufactured for terrariums I believe - lizards/turtles and that sort of thing, but are also for sale at ShopTheCoop.com for chicken coop heat. I am wondering if the chickens will need to be...
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    Pheasant - eye swollen with discharge

    Tonight I found my female pheasant with a swollen eye - to the point the eye is not visible anymore. It is swollen around and under the eye and discharge coming from the eye area as well as nasal passages. Both "nose" holes are clogged and she's breathing through the mouth. It's been raining all...
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    Silkie mix - what is it?

    Here is a silkie mix I acquired recently... any ideas what "it" might be mixed with? Guesses on pullet or roo?
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    broody pheasant

    I've got 2 female pheasants and one keeps going broody on me (no male so no fertile eggs). I moved her off her nest several times last month and she finally quit, but now she is back at it again... going on day 4. My question is, if I just let her go and put some fertile chicken eggs under her...
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    New Turken Pullet (Abe Lincoln)

    This is my new turken pullet "Abe" - just got "her?" today. Nice beard, right!? lol. I've never seen a chicken that looked more like Abe Lincoln
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    pheasant newbie q's

    Anyone have any experience with raising pheasant hens (as pets) in a coop/flight pen with pet chickens? I am expanding my chicken run and adding a taller flight pen area off the back of the coop that will encorporate a tree but will still be completly fenced in since I understand pheasants will...
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    Vote: Boy or Girl?

    As always, the question I have every spring, "is this a boy or a girl?" This little "it" was taken out of the assorted bantam st. run bin at Tractor Supply and I am wondering if my little Bubbles is going to be a Mr. Bubbles. Sadly, I can not keep a rooster where I live, but I have already found...
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    chicken seizures?

    I have a black australorp pullet that is having crazy symptoms. Yesterday I found her upside down, wedged in behind the feed bin, no idea how she got there. I picked up her and placed her near the water dish and she had very bad balance. I assumed this was from spending time upside down and left...
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    Racoon attack - Lost eye!

    Please help - a friend of mine is new to chickens and apparently did not predator proof well enough, YET. Several of her 9 week old pullets were killed but one is still alive, eating and drinking but has some trouble walking and has lost an eye in the attack. We would like to know what we can do...
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    Jellybean sized egg

    A few weeks ago I added 3 bantam hens to my flock. One has been consistently laying small (normal bantam sized) eggs in a light peach color- I believe she is an OEGB. My other two bantams are a silkie cross and a d'uccle mix (we think) and I have not seen either lay yet. Today I found a...
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    bantam breeds?

    Just wondering what your thoughts are on these two newer auction bantam hens of mine... not sure what breed or breeds they are. #1: Bantam hen, soft feathering, 3 toes, non feathered legs/feet, mohawk look on top of head, very quiet. #2: Bantam hen, feathered legs/feet, very quiet
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    Hen wont stay on her nest?

    I recently purchased a bantam mama hen on 9 eggs at an auction... after I brought her home I kept the wire on over the nest to keep her on the eggs while she settled into her new home. After about 4 hours I took the wire cover off and she stayed on the nest. In the A.M. when I went out to feed...
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    chick "clicks" ???

    Any ideas on what may be causing my 2 week old bantam chick to be clicking continuously? She is eating and drinking but sometimes will wonder off away from the others, tip her head up and open her mouth for a second, then return to normal. She clicks continuously and only sometimes chirps/peeps...
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    need advise on adding 1 silkie

    Hi guys! I need your expertise once again. There is a small animal auction this Saturday in Ravenna, Mi and I want to add a silkie to my flock so badly - they are so cute. The potential problem is that I have 6 full grown Easter Egger hens in the coop already. I have 5 chicks in the brooder (3...
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    anyone know this breed?

    I picked a few "assorted bantams" out of the bin at Family Farm and Home yesterday. Not sure what I ended up with. I've done some searching on the net and can't pin point these two chicks. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance! Chick #1 Chick #1 again Chick #2 Chick #2 again...
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    interesting clip on sexing chicks

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