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    Sexing barred rock cross chicks

    We just had our first incubation and managed to hatch four chicks. The dad was a Plymouth Barred Rock (who unfortunately got killed by a fox the day before we started the incubation). The mothers were a variety of breeds, as we have red sex links, rhode island reds, an australorp, a barred...
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    Chicken just died. Heavy vomiting as it expired

    Hi, I just had a two-year-old Australorp die in my arms and am wondering if I should have done anything differently or if I need to keep an eye on the rest of the flock. Yesterday I noticed that she was standing very still and hunched up (not sure if there is a term but her head was tucked in...
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    One of our chickens died yesterday. Looking for advice based on symptoms

    One of our chickens, a three-year-old red sex link, died yesterday. This was our first loss due to sickness rather than a predator and it all happened very quickly. When I opened the run at noon to allow the chickens to free range, she was reluctant to leave the coop and then walked very...
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    wry neck after predator attack

    One of our chickens has wry neck a few weeks after a predator attack so I am wondering if I should treat it differently than normal wry neck. Our chickens were free-ranging over two weeks ago and one of them, a 1-year-old Buff Orpington, got a nasty open wound on her hip from a predator, most...
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    Growth or infection on face

    One of our Easter eggers has a strange growth or swelling on one side of her mouth. I didn’t see anything inside her mouth so I don’t think it is canker. Her behaviour is normal and she is laying. Any advice appreciated. Here is a pic: Here is the unaffected side for reference:
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    Identifying which breed laid which egg

    Hi all - our current layers are Red Sex Links and Easter Eggers, so it is no problem to tell which breed has laid which egg (the Sex Links lay brown eggs and the EEs lay blue eggs). Our new pullets are Barred Rocks and Buff Orpingtons. They are not yet laying but I understand they will lay brown...
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    I think I have a TSC "oops" rooster (Barred Rock)

    We bought sexed barred rock chicks from TSC and they are now four weeks old. I didn't bother to find out about sexing barred rock chicks beforehand but it seems there are several tell tale signs even when they are a day old that we didn't check. These traits are even more pronounced now: - his...
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    Extended hawk attack and large open wound - what treatment?

    One of our girls was attacked by a hawk. She was hiding under a loose flagstone leaning against the house and I mistook her cries for a neighborhood child. I caught the hawk in the act and it flew off. She has a scratch on her face and a large open wound on her back. She is walking and is...
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    Does bullying affect egglaying?

    Our flock of six (four red sex links and two Easter Eggers) started laying around three weeks ago, and they are around 22 weeks old now. One of our Easter Eggers is not yet laying though. She is definitely bottom of the pecking order, as the others chase her away from food and generally pester...
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    Are my 8-week-old Ameraucanas pullets or roos? In fact are they Ameraucanas?

    Hi I have a pair of unsexed chickens that are around 8-9 weeks old. They were sold to me as Ameraucanas at TSC. Could you help me determine if they are pullets or cockerels? I don't see any obvious signs based on feather shape or comb but I am a newbie. Also, are they real Ameraucanas or...
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    Bucket / nipple system - how often does water need changing?

    Hi, I am a new chicken owner. Our flock of 6 is about 8 weeks old and we recently put them outdoors. We started using a 5-gallon lidded bucket with vertical nipples for watering. I add a little organic apple cider vinegar to the water as I understand it helps prevent it going bad. Although...
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