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    Hen laid... An ovary? Clear jelly thing

    I have a two year old hen that just finished her molt about six weeks ago. This week I've found three of these odd things. One near a soft shell, the other two alone. I've seen soft shelled eggs - this is different. More of a kidney bean shape, gathered on one side. The inside is just clear...
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    Aspirated chick

    My sister in law has a serama chick. She fell into the water and almost died the first week. Somehow my sil revived the baby. She's been giving her vitamins and care, and the chick is seven weeks old. She just sent me a video - very tiny, very lightly feathered, staggery walk, and seems to...
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    Janus the d'Uccle .... Possible Chimera - male and female???

    So, I have some d'Uccle chicks that I bought from Ideal in August, in an attempt to get blue mille fleur. I got no blue mille fleur.... They may be splash mf, but I've heard through the grapevine that they are probably gold necks. Anyway, I sold all but the best, and I've been growing up four...
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    Blue Mille Fleur D'uccles Breeders?

    I have seen photos of blue Mille Fleur D'uccles, but I cannot figure out where to buy them! Does anyone here breed them and sell eggs? Thanks so much! Heidi
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    Eye swelling

    So I have a young hen, about 1 year old. About 2 weeks ago she had some swelling at the front of her eye, maybe where the tear duct is? I watched it for a couple of days and nothing happened, so I started terramycin ointment once a day. After a couple of days there was no change, so I added oral...
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    Breathing issues

    So, I have a closed flock, never had an issue, until today. One of my young brahmas, about 4 months old, has started gasping at times. I've noticed it the past 4 days, but my kids said it's been going on about a week. I put her on Tylan 50 oral, .5ml/day, so she's on day 4. Zero improvement, in...
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    Mille Fleur D'uccles Frizzles Hatching eggs

    Anyone have any frizzle mille fleur d'uccles eggs?
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    Chick umbilical issues - help

    So, I had a great hatch, but this one is not doing as well. Very chipper and sits up, but came out with some yolk sack attached. It had some shell stuck, which I took off after two days (It pipped two days ago, mostly hatched last night). So, is this fixable? Or do I need to put it down? Hate to...
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    Silkie x D'uccles - can't wait to see how they grow!

    I have a little mille fleur D'uccles hen, Sunshine. We had hoped we had a blue silkie hen, but he crowed at 5 months lol. We rehomed him, but it turned out Tinsel had fertilized Sunshine's eggs first! We hatched out two, and I cannot wait to see how they turn out. At 2 days old, they are pretty...
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    HELP - chick hatching need help

    I have a chick who is 1-2 days late hatching - it is partially out, but there was some blood and after a good look, it is still attached to the lower shell - the umbilicus is not all the way in. Hopefully you can see in this photo. It mostly is just lying in one place sleeping and then sometimes...
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    Sick chicks, sneezing congestion, one died

    So, I have a question for those who have had respiratory issues with chickens - I have never had one as of last week, but now I do. I bought 5 chicks from a chicken store. One seemed quiet when we got home, but didn't think much of it. It tended to spend more time under the shelf than the...
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    Weird egg

    So, I have a pullet, 8 months old, Heitage English Orpington. She's been laying about a month. The first couple of eggs seemed normal, but each one since then has had the same oddities. For one, the egg always has a slightly flattened appearance as if someone squished it a bit. Secondly, it...
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    Where is the trachea?

    I've seen so much about aspiration. My flock is sick and needs Tylan, so I'm giving it orally. I've been told to syringe it into the back of the throat. Any good illustrations of exactly where the trachea is?
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    Moments like these

    Moments like these make it all worthwhile - making brooder boxes, keeping them clean, policing new moms, keeping saucy broody moms from killing each other, wiping bums, keeping everyone healthy and fed,..... And then this.....
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    Review of McMurray hatchery standard chicks and My Pet Chicken Bantam assortment (sexed)

    Just figured I'd put this up, since I was looking for reviews when I was buying chickens :) Short answer.... so far very happy with both places. McMurray: We ordered 25 chicks in June 2014, Marek's vaccinated. We got 26, and one died about 3 days after shipping (seizures, probably either...
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    Hen mounting hens - just a little too much lovin'

    So... I have a hen-roo. She is one of my dominant hens - a big Delaware. And I definitely know she's a hen - I've actually seen an egg drop out of her. Half my hens only have 2 or so tail feathers because she mounts them violently, often jumping up and down on their rear ends. She touches...
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    Help Sick chicken

    I have a 13 month old cuckoo maran. She was poorly yesterday, just standing around while others ran for scratch. Gave her some vitamins and a cool bath since it's so hot here. Her comb was a bit purple so I also put some drops of the vet treatment on her comb, gave her some vitamins and a cool...
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    Chicken pattern baldnes???

    I'm fairly new at this, so I may be asking the dumbest question ever. Most of my one year old hens have a pattern of baldness on their bellies. Chest, along the keelbone, then a strip of feathers on either side of the belly/chest, then another stripe of baldness along the sides of the belly...
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    The mud, the clay.... the RAIN... we are drowning!

    So, I live in NC and we have mud mixed with clay. My girls (24) have a large coop (100squ ft), a covered run with dirt floor (no mud - we have 1 foot concrete walls at the bottom) (10x12'), and a 25x25 outdoor uncovered run (covered with bird netting but no roof). They share this with two lazy...
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    Roundworms in 13 week old bantam chicks

    I have 4 Nankin bantams (tiny things) in quarantine (just got them 2 weeks ago). They've been doing well, but yesterday my daughter noticed one straining while pooping, and today we found a long white worm (maybe 2 inches) in her poop. So... what is the standard treatment? Are they too young for...
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