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    Dead Hen with Large Abdominal Tumor Like Cooked Meat

    Hello, I just wanted to post this because I am not finding anything about it here or anywhere online. I have a 3 yo Golden Comet hen who I noticed was waddling with a very heavy abdomen. Suspected egg bound, but gave calcium and epsom salt soaks but no improvement. Still eating and drinking...
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    Another Ventilation Question

    Hello, thank you for taking the time to read this. These are pictures of my coop. I live in Missouri in the US. Until recently, I thought I had enough ventilation in my coop. But, I have more birds now, and We have recently had our coldest temps in a while, down to -9 F overnight and down to 0...
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    Two Broody Hens

    Hello, I have two broody jersey giants that went broody together, sat together, hatched together, and are raising the chicks together. So cute! There was a barred rock who sat with them, but they ran her off and kept her away soon after the hatch. She's no longer broody texhnically (roosts at...
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    Too cold to keep my rooster alone in coop?

    Hello! I have twelve hens and one rooster (cockerel? 18 months old). I noticed that only five are laying (less light, breed, some molting), so he was overmating them, and their shoulders were getting pretty torn up. They always showed some wear, but when all were laying, it was spread out...
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    Cockerel attacked by dog

    I'm sorry, but i don't know where else to ask this question! My dog got after my cockerel today. I heard the noise immediately and ran out to stop her. He has no visible injuries, but he is panting and holding his wings out. It is a mild day, 70 * F, so i don't think he is hot. i am afraid he is...
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    Dog Eating from Chicken Feeder

    Hello! Does anyone have ideas about how to keep my dog from eating herself plump from my chicken feeder? The chickens free range in our backyard, and she is very well-behaved when loose with them, however she helps herself to their feed whenever she wants! I need to regulate her diet a bit more...
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    Feed and Water and Supplemental Coop Lighting

    Hello BYC Community! This is my first winter with chickens, and I have decided to use supplemental lighting. I also have been keeping feed and water only in the run. I shut them in at dark and let them out at dawn, pretty standard. The light in the coop is coming on about 5:30 a.m. right now...
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    Another EE Gender Question

    I am going to need to cull my cockerels down to one, but I'm not sure if I have three or four! This is Dusty. S/he is 10 weeks old. What do you think, cockerel or pullet? S/he just has no comb, but she doesn't seem as wide as my other pullets. :)
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    Gender Guesses? 6 Weeks Old

    These are some chicks I purchased straight run. I'm pretty sure the two ameraucanas/EE's are cockerels, but I'm looking for confirmation, and I'm kind of hoping the brahma is a pullet. :) Here are some pics. I can keep trying if I need better ones. Grey Ameraucana: White and rust...
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    When Do You Close Various Vents/Windows?

    Hi. I am new to chicken keeping and this is our first fall/winter. For summer, ventilation is easy: open it all up! But when do you start closing it down? I have read about ventilation here on BYC, so I know it is important to always have a lot, even in the cold, but positioning also is...
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    Breed and Gender Help?

    I am new to keeping chickens, and i have raised straight run chicks since they were a day old. Now they are twelve weeks! Can you help me confirm my sex and breeds? Australorps? Both pullets? (Crossing fingers!) Here's my buff orpington. Cockerel, right? Buff brahma I think is a...
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    Breed ID Help, Please

    Hello, I am new to keeping chickens and have one breed I cannot identify. I have three of these, about 9 weeks old. Maybe faverolles? I also don't know cockerel or pullet if you have any guesses there. Thank you for your help!
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