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    Is this a prolapsed vent?

    She was fine yesterday but this morning after letting the girls out of the coop I noticed one of my hens leaning sort of backwards and not moving much. Then I see this. She sqauts and pushes every few minutes or so . Is this a prolapse? What can I do to help her? Edit To Say: No bird vets near...
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    Chick leg problem. Need advice/support.

    I am having the weirdest time with my chickens right now. :/ We brought home 3 - two week old Buckeye chicks about two months ago. One of the chicks seemed like she had cocci (what I suspected from her behaviour, or slipped tendon) when I brought her home, all she did was lay down with her side...
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    Cocci, slipped tendon, or something else? 2 week old chick

    I brought home 3 Buckeye chicks from my local feed store yesterday and one of them is not doing as well as the others. As soon as I took them out of the box she seemed off. It seems to me that something is just not right. I've been observing her and noticed that she sits almost all of the time...
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    Advice needed on medicating sick roo.

    My silkie roo has been sick for quite some time. About 1.5 months. He is one of 8 chickens and he is the only one showing any signs of being sick. He was wheezing and sneezing at first but still acting normal. Slowly his crow got shorter and shorter. He was running out of air before his crow was...
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    Any suggestions for breeds ro add to my flock?

    This has been a sad start of winter for me. 2 weeks ago one of my beautiful Cuckoo Marans X Silkie girls disappeared (suspected hawk). Then, a few days ago my favorite Silkie hen (and my first hen ever) was killed by a falcon in the yard. These were my first loses in my almost 2 years of keeping...
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    Trying again, how bad is this please?

    I don't know if this is really all that bad? I was looking for similar problems but I guess I don't know how to describe it. I noticed it last night but he had just hatched so I didn't wanna take him from under mama just yet. I checked again this morning and its dried up now. He doesn't have the...
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    My first deformed chick, it doesn't look too bad to me?

    I don't know if this is really all that bad? I was looking for similar problems but I guess I don't know how to describe it. I noticed it last night but he had just hatched so I didn't wanna take him from under mama just yet. I checked again this morning and its dried up now. He doesn't have the...
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    Long shot, sexing silkie x cuckoo marans, what to expect?

    I've been doing some research but can't find much. Is this going to be like waiting to sex silkies? I *thought* I read here before that cuckoo marans will have a white dot on their head if male, but I'm sure the silkie will throw this off. I'm running out of patience! Haha. Does anyone have an...
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    Do I assist this chick?

    I have an egg under my Silkie right now . The first egg hatched wednesday morning and I expected this one today. I checked on the egg and it seems to be zipping? in a circle on the bottom part instead of around the shell. The shell is still stuck on the membrane but in bits like of you tapped an...
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    Moving Silkie mama, chick and egg.

    Hola everybody! Quick question, my Silkie hatched one egg this morning, one more to go. I've made a separate little brooding area for her and the new babies and I'd like to move her but wondering if it's okay to move the second egg? I'm almost certain she layed that one a day after the one that...
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    What on earth is my chick doing? (Videos)

    Hey everyone! Is this the right place to post this question? I have some videos of my chicken, Napkin, doing something I've never seen her or him do before.At first I just screamed.... "ROOSTER!" Because isn't the neck thing something that roosters do before they crow? But these are my first...
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    Chicks SERIOUSLY fighting!

    This is not just chest bumping or that head bobbing kind of fighting. The chicks are almost five weeks old. They arent even fully feathered yet. They've been sooo cute and friendly. They're usually all cuddled up in the morning or chirping and scratching in the brooder. They were fine when my...
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    Just sharing a clip of my silkie babies outside!

    Hi all! I took some video of my 3 week old chicks second time outside on a nice sunny day and figured I would post it here. Midnight is really showing how bossy she can be! These are my first chicks ever so it was really interesting studying their behavior they act totally different in the...
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    Chick had pasty butt but and I haven't seen her poop yet.

    Hi all! I have a quick question and need a little guidance. Last night before bed I went to check the chicks as usual and surprise! One had pasty butt. I soaked the stuck on bit with a cotton swab and warm water and was able to roll the poo off of her no problem. I used a little bit of...
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    Hi! Newbie here!

    Hello everyone!! I am Mandie. I have to say I LOVE this site! I have been doing lots of research here before joining, preparing for the arrival of my babies that I just got TODAY! This site has been sooo helpful, I've book marked more pages than I can count and whenever I think of a question I...
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