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    How to handle EXTREME -40 cold?

    My area has been under some extreme cold warnings lately. It's so cold that I've had at least two chickens with frozen feet (they can't bend their toes at all) so far, and I'm worried that more will suffer the same. I've locked my chickens in their coop, which has insulation, and I've been...
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    Chick with bloody droppings - is it coccidiosis?

    My four-week-old chick has been having consistently bloody droppings ever since I noticed the issue yesterday. These droppings aren't like typing bloody droppings - they appear to be almost completely made out of blood. I don't think the chick has been very active lately and I think the comb...
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    Chick crouching with head between legs and tipping forwards

    I have a black copper maran chick that is only a few days old. When I went to visit the chicks an hour ago, I noticed that the chick had its head bent down between its legs while in a semi-standing position. When trying to walk, it would often tip forwards and end up doing a frontflip. Its legs...
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    Do you remove eggs from a turner for the last three days?

    It doesn't say so in my automatic egg turner's instructions, but I have seen a couple sites that say that you should take the turner out at around day 18 and place the eggs on the wire bottom of the incubator. I think this option would make a bit more sense because it seems it would be easier...
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    Broody hen pecking at any eggs I try to give her

    I have recently had a bantam hen go broody. She is currently sitting on a nest of her own little bantam eggs. Part of the problem is that I don't want any more bantams because I can't make money off of their eggs. Today, when I offered her a new egg to sit on, she started pecking at it instead...
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    Strange egg flat on two sides with uneven pigmentation?

    I just had a very odd egg laid by one of my chickens. It is flat on two opposite long sides, and in the middle of each flat side is a circle of pale brown, which contrasts with the darker brown of the rest of the egg. When I tap it with my fingernail, it sounds more metallic and hollow than my...
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    Shivering, lethargic chicken!

    One of my hens appears to be more affected than the others by the -10C weather we're having here. She has been shivering, keeping her eyes closed, and she keeps on having to lift her head every time she needs to take a breath (from her mouth, too, which I think isn't usual for chickens). I've...
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    Chicken limping

    One of my chickens has been avoiding using one of her feet. She has been hopping around and holding her foot up while standing. I have examined this foot and have found nothing unusual - there's no wounds or swelling, it doesn't feel hot, the nails aren't too long, and the scales look normal. Is...
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    Hen walking with foot curled up

    I have recently acquired a 1 year old hen. Today I noticed that she's walking with one foot curled up. We checked and there doesn't seem to be any injury or bumblefoot. Is here any other reason she might be doing this? What can I do to help?
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    Fatal respiratory disease??? EMERGENCY

    A couple days ago, one of my roos started sneezing occasionally. He seemed fine, otherwise. Now one of my pullets is acting very strange and sneezing (Well, I assume it's sneezing. Maybe she's coughing). First off, she was still roosting when I came in. This might not be related but it struck me...
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    Are these pullets or cockerels?

    Most of my chickens are pretty obvious, but there's five chickens that have got us arguing over whether they're a boy or a girl. They're about three or four months old. I hope someone can help identify them from these pictures, which are unfortunately a bit low in quality. If you need better...
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    Can chickens safely eat tomatoes and lettuce?

    I always thought that it was fine to feed my chickens that stuff, but apparently tomatoes are a pretty big no-no and lettuce can cause colic. The tomato one is especially strange for me because I know that my chickens go pretty wild over that and I've seen plenty of people feed their own...
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    Please change my username

    Heyo! If one of the mods could change my username to groovyfarmer, that would be great, please and thank you! I didn't have much time to think of a good one when making this account due to a chicken emergency.
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    Chicken with swollen leg!

    There is a large bump on my rooster's leg. It is obviously causing him pain as he limps as he walks. The bump has a small cut on it that bled a tiny bit, but I believe that was caused by the others pecking at the injury, so I've already separated him from the flock. Is there anything else I can...
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    Greetings From Canada!

    Hey everyone! My name is Vi and I've been doing meat chickens for a few years now. This is my first year doing egg chickens, and I'm liking the idea of keeping some chickens past the summer. It's unfortunately been a bad year for the farm, but I'm determined to keep as many of my chickens alive...
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    Pullet with hole in her head!

    I have recently discovered that one of my new chickens has an actual hole in her head! I assume my older, bigger meat chickens must've picked on her because she is a smaller egg chicken and was only recently introduced to the flock. The hole is a bit bigger than my pinkie nail and the skin...
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