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    Freaking out about Chicago record breaking cold

    My 3 yr old chickens are in a coop. It’s -25 actual temperature outside now and I have a heat lamp in the coop for my 4 chickens (Barnivelder,Orpington, and Cocomorans). The coop is decent plywood construction and dry. With the heat lamp it is holding at just 3 degrees inside. They have heated...
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    Hen losing weight and isolated

    Our lavender Orpington within the last 2 weeks has moved from top roost at night to middle roost below the 3 other chickens, to now sleeping in a nesting box. She just had new feathers grow in and looks good except for being thinner and seems to have the same friendly personality with people...
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    Should I Worry that this is a worm in my eggs?

    I found these in my eggs this morning. We have hens and a rooster. I've never noticed before. Should I worry that these are worms? Eggs are 2 weeks old and stored in refrigerator. In the egg white there is a whitefish blob with a reddish brown dot in it, pulling the reddish brown dot away from...
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    treatment cure or comfort for non-Mareks Reproductive cancer

    I have a 10 month old easter egger who had been vaccinated for Meraks. After weeks of back and forth visits to the vet, about 8 weeks now, they believe she has reproductive cancer. They offered to test for it but said there was no treatment, so not necessarily suggesting it. It began with...
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    7 mo old Golden Laced Polish cockerel

    Thought it was a hen but as it grew, discovered it's a rooster. He is a tame, docile, friendly, healthy beautiful bird. My favorite, but I can't keep him. Free to a very good home. I would keep him if I could, love his personality. (Northern IL)
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    About 8 month old Polish. Is it a rooster or hen?

    I've had her for about 3 months and she and the rooster in the flock continue to challenge each other for dominance. "She" keeps acting like the rooster. Not sure since I was told she was female when I got her. Now I'm wondering if "she" is maybe a "he" and actually A rooster? I welcome any...
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    Polish not getting along with other hens or rooster

    I've had this flock for about 3 months. It started out OK. 5 hens of different breeds, one being a Polish. Easter egger, Moran, Orpington, Brahma, round out the flock of hens. The rooster is a barnevelder. They're all about 8 months old. The rooster came first, then all the hens. About 6 weeks...
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    Rooster Treated for upper respiratory or parasite returning home

    After symptoms of lethargy and open mouth breathing, I took my 5 month old rooster to the vet. After 3 days, 2 of them on oxygen, and treatments for a possible respiratory condition or parasite, maybe gapeworm, I'm picking him up tonight. He is much improved, eating again and doing a minimal...
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    Hot in coop. How much heat can chickens handle?

    I adopted a stray 4 mo old rooster. Waiting for a chicken run to arrive. His coop is a shed style has a window with wires and a small vent but gets little cross ventilation. There are a couple of hot days coming (low 90s predicted) it seems fine in the coop at night, but in 80 degrees during the...
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    Chicken or Rooster and what breed?

    This friendly bird wandered into our yard and took up residence in some bushes 3 days ago. I bought some chicken feed today and fed it. Also put some water in a dish nearby. What is it? I'd rather not see it attacked by the coyotes, raccoons, or Hawks we see on our 5 acres. And no neighbors...
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    This arrived in my yard 3 days ago, chicken? Rooster?

    This bird arrived in my yard and is living in our bushes for 3 days. We are on 5+ acres and no neighbors seem to know where the bird came from, we have given it some chicken feed from the store and put down a bowl of water, though I haven't noticed it drinking. We are in northern IL and...
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