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    Chicken Art I Picked Up Today

    Visited an art and craft fair today and found a beautiful chicken art piece. I love it so much! Figured others on here would appreciate it as much as I do The artist does have an Etsy shop called ArtfulGlassArt in case anyone is interested
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    How Many Times Have You Been Pecked in the Face?

    Ya'll. I did it again. I fell for one of my chickens cute little faces and got pecked on my gums. All because I smiled at her while holding her. The culprit: Don't let that innocent face fool you. She will peck your teeth and will definitely do it again given the opportunity. This isn't the...
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    Is this fowl pox?

    I noticed a few bumps on two of my chickens (both are 6 years old). They are in a pen with one other chicken, a duck, and a turkey who all do not have any scabs or bumps. None of my other birds in other coops have any bumps/scabs either (with the exception of one, but I think it is a pecking...
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    My New Chicks

    After losing one of my roosters, I wanted to try and hatch his babies. Unfortunately, he only had one hen, Leia, who is laying, but she only laid one egg since losing him, besides a few soft shell eggs. She was very close to him, and I think it was hard on her to lose him. Leia and JC I put...
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    Should I clean shelf liner before putting it in incubator?

    It's brand new from the store, but just wondering if I should wash it off/sanitize the shelf liner I got for the eggs I'm incubating. They will be starting lockdown today, and I want them to have a nice grip for when they hatch out. I know you have sanitize anything added like thermometers, so...
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    Duck Ear Infection?

    I have a Muscovy duck that seems to have an ear infection. There's a swelling on the left side that feels hard right around where her ear is. When I got close to look inside her ear, I did notice what looked like pus and a smell. I'm going to call the vet tomorrow and see if they would be...
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    Advice for Harvesting Herbs

    Hoping to get some advice on harvesting herbs. I grew basil last year by buying a started plant. I just picked some leaves off of it every now and then to feed the chickens, and they loved them. I'm trying a few new ones this year in addition to the basil: sage, lavender, and rosemary. I...
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    Can a Muscovy Raise Other Duck Breeds?

    I have a Muscovy hen who I was going to give two babies to once she goes broody. I was hoping to get sexed ducklings so I know that they'll be female. I don't want male ducks and would rather not try to find new homes for them (especially once mom and babies bond with each other). Everywhere...
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    Long-term Calcium Citrate Use?

    I have a Leghorn mix hen who will be 2 this March. The past week and a half she has been laying shell-less/soft shell eggs. After the first one, I gave her calcium citrate (2 tablets that according to the bottle is equal to 630mg) mixed in a little water that she willingly drank. I gave her that...
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    Spots on Comb

    One of my white Leghorn mix hens, Snowball, has spots on her comb. I just noticed them this morning and right now it's just the one side of the comb. No other symptoms. She's the only one in her flock with them. Any idea what it could be? And what to put on it to help treat it and prevent spread...
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    Ongoing Prolapse Issue - new development

    I have a 2 year old white Leghorn hen, DJ, who has been having a prolapse problem for 4 months now. It isn't always out, only when she has to lay an egg, which can then take a few days to go back in after she has laid it. I have been giving her calcium (tums) and oyster shells, but it didn't...
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    Bad Eye Injury

    Please advise, I've never had to deal with an eye injury like this. Not sure what I should put on it. I don't know how she got it, just came out an hour after I had last seen her and discovered it. I have vetericyn ophthalmic gel on hand.
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    Hen with Blood in Eye

    One of my Leghorn mix hens has an injury to her eye and seems to have blood within the eye itself. I assume she got it the same time she got the injury to her comb, which was a day and half ago. I didn't notice the red color/blood in her eye until I was holding her this morning. Any advice on...
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    I'm Officially that Crazy Chicken Lady

    Okay, so I've been a crazy chicken lady for a while now. But it's official now. 🤣 I ordered photos of my chickens. I framed them. I hung them on my wall. Here's a lovely 8x10 of Creme Brulee & Snowball. I absolutely love this photo them. :love So rare to get a picture of them cooperating lol...
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    Male turkey trying to hatch eggs?

    So, I have a 3 year old male Royal Palm turkey, who seems to be brooding? The Muscovy duck laid some of her eggs in their pen (unbeknownst to me initially), and I started noticing some odd behavior in one of my male turkeys, Zeke Jr. He was laying in the corner pretty much all day for a few...
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    Yellow Egg White?

    I had a 19 week old Leghorn mix pullet lay her first egg last night. Noticed she was acting a little off and not like her usual self, so I took her up to the porch to examine her. She laid an egg right there on the porch. It was a soft shell egg (I put a little container of oyster shell in there...
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    Blue the Blind Chicken

    This is Blue. Blue is a Golden Laced Wyandotte hen that turned 5 years old this year, and she is blind. I am so grateful to have had this long with her despite her disability, and I hope for more time with her, but as with anything in life, nothing is guaranteed. To celebrate her reaching 5...
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    Tips on live trapping raccoons?

    Recently lost a duck, with another badly injured due to a raccoon. My plan was to use a live trap to capture it. Not sure I'd want to use something that kills/injures because of stray cats. Looking for any tips on what bait to use and how to set up the trap, etc. caught it on the camera the next...
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    Duck attacked

    One of my muscovy ducks is severely injured. Another is dead. I don't know how she's still alive, honestly. I don't know if she even can survive. The skin on her head is basically gone. I don't know where to start. Or if I should even try given how bad it is. Please give any and all advice
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    8-week-old chicks - cockerels or pullets?

    They are 8 weeks old yesterday and today. Took some photos today of them to see what others think they may be. Leghorn mix Leghorn mix 2 Light Brahma Black Australorp
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