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    Is my hen sitting on fertilized eggs?

    I have a broody hen who hatched chicks for us ever year. In the past I buy fertilizer eggs for her. This year we have a roo so we are hoping to hatch our own. She is currently sitting on 5 eggs and has been for about a week. I’m not sure how to tell if they are fertilized. Last night I tried to...
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    Broodies and babies

    I currently have a mama in a separate coop that just had three babies a couple days ago. I now have two more broodies......it's contagious! I trying to figure out if I can add my broodies with the new mama. The coop the new mama is in has an upstairs coop and nest box. The downstairs has an...
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    Chicken can't walk

    I recently had two silkies die and now I have another chicken that can't seem to move. She is eating and drinking but can't keep Jeramy up right. When I pick her up she holds one foot up to her chest with the other outstretched. I took her to the vets about 4 days ago and he could not see any...
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    Integrating mama and chicks

    I have a broody that hatched three silkies. I decided to move them to a separate coop as I was afraid some of my bigger hens would step on the littles as my room is a little limited. They are just over three weeks old and mama is getting very antsy. Every time I open the coop door she tries to...
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    Day 19....what to do???

    I have a broody with three foster eggs. She is on day 19. I have a smallish coop with two nesting boxes attached to a large enclosed run. My nesting boxes are raised off the coop floor about a foot or two. So far my other three laying girls insist on laying their eggs in with her. It hasn't...
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    Chick with eye problems

    I have a 2 week old chick that seems to have drainage from one eye and is keeping it closed a lot of the time. I don't see any other drainage. Only other symptom is she keeps opening her beak and closing it. Not sure if she might have a respiratory infection or just an eye infection. Thoughts on...
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    Tic on chick??

    have 7 chicks that I have in a brooder in my bathroom. I had 5 for about a week and then added 2 bantam Cochins 3 days ago. After adding the 2 new ones I noticed a small black spec floating in the water. Then today I noticed something above the eye on one of my Cochins. When I looked under a...
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    Where to get Brinsea Ecoglow brooder?

    Help!! Picking up some chicks today and wanted to have the ecoglow brooder for them. Where do you typically get these? I can get on Amazon but they don't deliver until Monday :(. I have heat lamps but would rather not use.
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    Hot chickens!

    My poor girls are already struggling with our Florida heat and we have barely just begun! I have a 12x10 run that I have been doing DLM. Worked great but I'm thinking it is now too hot for them. They keep trying to dig down to the dirt. So, I'm thinking I'm going to have to start the laborious...
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    How do I check if chickens are allowed?

    Last year I moved out into the county and was so excited to finally have chickens! Many of my neighbors have chickens but I was recently told that we are not supposed to. How do I check the ordinance for my city? I looked on the post which lists a bunch of cities but mine was not listed...
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    What to feed my chicks

    I just introduced my 8-12 week old chicks to my established flock that are at laying age. My chicks have been on starter feed. I know they should stay on starter feed until they are at laying age but not sure how I could do that and keep them out of the layer feed. Is it okay for the chicks...
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    Injured chicken....feeling helpless!

    One of my favorite chickens recently injured her leg. Took her to the vet and they couldn't see any obvious damage. Was told to keep her by herself until she healed. I moved her to a covered material dog pen (that I use for my chicks) in my garage. Yesterday the door was accidently left...
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    Deep litter question

    I just added about 6 inches of pine chips to my 8x12 uncovered run. Girls aren't too impressed as they loved digging around in the dirt. I am in Florida and where I live we have very little grass or leaves. That being the case, what should I add periodically to the run? Just keep adding pine...
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    Dead chicken

    Came home today to find my favorite chicken dead :(. She has been seeking fine. I don't see anything wrong with her. Seems she just dropped dead. Any idea what might cause this to happen?
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    Looking for help from the pros

    I am in Florida and have about a 100 sq ft run on a dirt floor. My chickens have been out there for a couple weeks and the accumulation of chicken poo is really getting nasty. Like little land mines trying to dodge. So, it's time to do something for the floor. I have read a gazillion threads...
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    Any guess on breed?

    I'm assuming she (I'm hopeful) is a mix. Any clue what type of breed she might have in her? Sure is one of the sweetest chickens I've owned!
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    Any guess on EE sex?

    Thinking this might be a cockerel?
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    Maintenance for small run

    I have a small backyard coop. The covered run is 8x4. We are in the process of building an extended run but in the meantime I am tying to figure out how to maintain this run. 4 feet of it has the coop on top and is near impossible for me to access. It is sitting on top of grass which is now...
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    Chicken Breed Suggestion??

    I am new to raising chickens Currently I have two 8 week old Easter Eggers that are in the coop/run. I have two others that are still inside in a brooder - 5 week Porcelain d'Uccle and 7 week silkie/polish mix. As soon as my extended run is completed I will be adding the d'Uccle and silkie...
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    When to add new chickens?

    I currently have two EE's that are about 9 weeks old in my coop. I have two others (7 week old silkie mix and 5 week old d'uccle) in a separate location in my garage. Not sure when the right time is to add these two to the existing two in my coop. They are getting a bit stir crazy in their...
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