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    Need emergency help--chicken can't breathe

    Our 1.5 year old Buff Orpington is fighting for her life. She didn't put herself to bed, and after 3 hours of searching in the dark, we found her gasping for breath. She is routinely stretching out her entire neck, wheezing very loud, and every 30 seconds or so actually coughed violently. We...
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    Bully Chick

    I have 4 four day old Ameracauna chicks I got from the feed store. Two days ago, I noticed they were picking on each others eye lids, so I did some quick separation to try to stem it. The injured chicks are all doing very well. I've singled out the culprit. I put everyone together and within 1...
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    HELP! Chicks pecking at each other's eye lids.

    I just got these 4 Ameracauna pullets from the feed store yesterday. They are 2 or 3 days old. Appeared very healthy and normal yesterday and this morning, went to check on them a half hour ago and noticed 2 of the chicks had red eye lids. Watched for 5 minutes, and caught them in the act! Two...
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    Solar light for winter?

    I have read a few places about people putting solar lights in their coop for the winter. Have it set to come on ~5AM til sunrise. What kind of light specifically should I get? I have access to a Harbor Freight, Home Depot, and Lowes. I have heard of people putting them on timers.... are the...
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    What on earth??

    We have 9 Production Reds, all about a year old. 5 of which, what seems over night, have sprouted warty blood filled blisters all over their combs, wattles, and ears. It starts out as fresh blood, then dries to look like this. What on earth is wrong with our poor chickens?? Thanks for any...
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    Game hen losing her top beak?

    My neighbor has a game hen that showed up as a "stray" a few months ago. Yesterday morning when it was time for the chickens to go out, my neighbor saw this: On close inspection, it looks almost like there is a smaller "nub" of upper beak. Do chickens actually shed their beaks? Will...
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    What breed and gender is this?

    This chicken actually showed up as a "stray" at my good friend's house several weeks ago. Here is what she said about it. "She? came under the fence from next door. For a while, she would come and drink, look for a few bugs in the pasture and leave again. Gradually she started hanging out more...
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    Help me sex my 7 week olds

    I have 5 EEs, 3 BRs, and 2 BOs. I'd like everyone's opinion on how many boys I realy do have. EE EE on right EE EE EE BR and BO BO, wondering about the red face? No red comb to speak of. and the BRs If you need cleared pictures on any of them just let me know!
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    So what breed is this guy?

    He is about a year and a half old. Such a good rooster, keeps his girls well fed, and well protected. Even defended them from a hawk in front of my very eyes! His name is Russ Crowe.
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    Ameracauna pullet or cockeral?

    Hi! I've been reading this forum since we got our first batch of Production Reds about 4 months ago. This is such a great source of info, and entertainment! We have a batch of 10, 5 week old chicks. Five Ameracaunas, 3 Barred Rocks, and 2 Buff Orpingtons. They were all supposed to be pullets...
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