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  1. OldCrookedToe

    Broiler Chick Won't Walk

    I have a little broiler chick I found at TSC that couldn't walk so I took it home Thursday. It's doing much better now, it can stand and will run for short distances before it plops down and drifts off to sleep. It very well may be a Cornish x but who knows. Anyways - it just sits there 90% of...
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    Cornish X Heat Tolerance

    Hi everyone, how heat tolerant are Cornish cross meat birds? It can get up to 115 F here in South Carolina on the worst days but averages around 90 F in the Summer here. Can a Cornish X survive this heat if it has shade and maybe a fan in the insulated coop? I accidentally ended up with a what...
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    Please Help Me! Baby Chick Has Something Wrong

    I got it from tractor supply since it was just limp on its side in there and being pecked to death. It's been a day and it's doing better but it can only walk for short bouts. It's fluff on its back is sparse and coarse. I love this little sweetheart and I really want to help her. It's...
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    TSC Weak Baby Help

    I went to TSC to get shavings but stoppped to look at the babies where I saw a standard chick was in with a few bantams and it couldn't walk well at all and was just laying there with the other babies pecking it's eyes. I talked to an employee about taking it and she agreed and was glad it was...
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    Respiratory Symptoms Since Winter

    My oldest rooster (2.5) and a 1 year old hen have been showing different respiratory symptoms since winter. The rooster gurgles/rattles when he breathes but acts good. The hen has been shaking her head really fast while making a sneezing sound but also acts good. I thought gapeworms but then...
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    Hen Has Swollen & Warm Ankle

    My silver laced wyandotte hen has been limping since Sunday and I looked at it yesterday - no bumblefoot or wounds. It's swollen, warm, and fleshy. She's eating and drinking good and everything else on her felt fine. Is there anything I can do or should be concerned about? Or should I just let...
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    Leaky Columbia or Mix of Patterns?

    4 month old light brahma cockerel - he's from a local breeder who specializes in a bunch of harder to find colors in several breeds (not just accepted colors) My question is whether or not he's just a really messy columbia paterned cockerel or if he's the result of different patterned brahmas...
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    Let's See Those Walk-in Coops and Sheds

    We're planning on building a large walk-in coop for our chickens that will also have a tall run for them to forage on for the weekends when we aren't there. I'm looking for inspiration but also want other people to benefit from this thread, so please feel free to post any pictures of your own...
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    4 Month Old Lt. Brahma Cockerel or Pullet

    4 month old light brahma - pullet or cockerel. I'm leaning towards pullet but have never owned a fullblooded brahma and this one is getting bullied pretty hard and is always alone. Very friendly and quiet bird but its quiet and lonely nature reminds me of how my hens bullied the last cockerel we...
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    Florence SC Lt Sussex X Leghorn Cockerel

    Major Tom, my 6 month old cockerel in Florence, SC is free to a good home. Only seeking to rehome because he was intended to be a pullet and we have only 7 hens for two roosters and my parents don't want to add more hens right now. I can post more pics of him if you want, he's a very handsome...
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    Any Way to Make a Hen Lay LESS Eggs?

    My 1 year old Easter Egger Petunia had to go to the vet over a swollen, distended abdomen and an open wound. The wound was taken care of and the vet said her abdomen was that way because she's laying too many eggs and her muscles were damaged. She's also lost weight and is now only 3.6 lbs...
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    One Year Old EE Hen has Distended & Squishy Abdomen

    My favorite girl Petunia has had a nasty looking vent and a swollen, drooping bottom for maybe two weeks and it's gotten worse. Today I caught her and felt the abdomen and examined the vent. I think she has a bad lice problem on her bottom as I saw nits on the feather bases. Her abdomen is...
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    Pullet or Cockerel - BTJ Bantam mix

    Recently bought this chicken. Sold as a "she" but I'm thinking it's not a hen but rather a cockerel. I have no clue what age and the seller said it's got back tailed Japanese bantam in there but was an accidental breeding. Always pecked by hens in the flock and my rooster chased him out of the...
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    Pekin Duck Lifespan?

    I've heard so much mixed information about this that I'm not sure what to go with. How long, on average, would you say Pekins and Jumbo Pekins live? I'm not sure if mine are jumbo or not but they're probably 12-13 lbs at least each. One's so large its belly is almost scraping the ground. They...
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    Possible Additions to Drake Trio?

    Okay I'm just going through a few ideas of possible flock additions for the heck of it. I have chickens and ducks and my ducks have their own enclosure (+200 sqr ft.) they sleep in and forage in a big fenced yard during the day. I have 3 male pekin ducks raised from the same batch - they're my...
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    Rooster and Hen Fertility/Mating

    Okay so this is a odd question but my two mating-age hens don't care for my only rooster. He dances for them and they bolt. He has to surprise mate the marans hen and has produced multiple fertile eggs with her. The other hen is a buff orp and has NEVER produced a fertile egg yet. I just cracked...
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    Typical Broody-Raised Chick Mority Rate?

    Our Orpington is broody and sitting on 6 eggs - 3 of her own and 3 Marans. We have one rooster over two hens as it is so fertility is almost certain, at least for the Marans since she's more willing lol. If we let them hatch the hen will raise them on her own. Out of 6 eggs is it likely all 6...
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    Do All Survivor Birds Become Carriers for Life?

    Our rooster was sick a few months ago, probably from the heat since it was around 100 degreees. He had swollen eyes, was lethargic, and was breathing loudly. He didn't cough or sneeze and there was no sinus leakage. I treated with antibiotics and gave vitamin water and he came back around very...
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    Feeding Drakes + Laying Chickens

    My 3 male ducks, rooster, and laying hens all free range in our large fenced backyard all day every day. They are constantly eating out there. Currently the main feeder holds flock raiser which has 20% protein and I have oyster shells and a dish of layer crumble where only the chickens can get...
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    What Animal Could Do This? Rooster's Still Alive.

    Our favorite bird, Crooked Toe, was not put up last night. He lives in a good sized fenced-in back yard and has a coop he can get into. He is the only loose chicken at the moment since his girls are not yet big enough to be left alone with him. I went out this morning to make the rounds and I...
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