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    Large crop help

    I'm having an issue with one of my hens (13 weeks), and I'm hoping for clarification on what to do. Timeline of events: Thursday - notice crop was a bit large. Friday - sick hen pose, crop even larger by evening, drained crop Saturday - drained crop morning and night, kept from food but given...
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    Poop

    I hatched my own chicks and don't currently have any older chickens. Is it normal to occasionally have a splashy watery poop? They are 2 weeks old and have plenty of normal looking poops, but occasionally one will let out a sprayer. Everyone looks good, no one is acting funny. I've been feeding...
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    Bedding and cleaning

    Chicks are almost 2 weeks. I've been using paper towels so I can easily remove all the waste, but in the last two days the chicks (17 of them in a storage tub) have started to explode with poop (while also going through about twice as much water and food). I think it's time to switch to bedding...
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    Watch the chicks? or the temperature?

    Right now they are in a storage box with a heat lamp. They are 1 week old tomorrow, and they seem to like the temperature way lower than the "normal". It makes me nervous, but when I try to bring the light closer so its actually in the range it should be...they go sleep on the other side of the...
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    Hatching already!

    Tomorrow is day 21, and 5 have already broken their shell. I feel completely unprepared!! They went on lockdown on Sunday, I thought that they wouldn't even start until tomorrow. How long can the hatched ones stay in there until the rest of the eggs have a chance to catch up? Is it 18-20 hours...
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    Temp variation limits

    Only one day left to figure this out for my first time. Circulated air, egg turner, LG. When temp is set to 99.7, variation is from 98.45 to 100.6, but over the course of 5-6 hours averages about 99.6 When set to 99.8, variations from 98.89 to 100.8, again averaging about 99.6. When set to...
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    Normal Fat?

    We butchered one of our chickens who has been under the weather. She recovered from Cocci, but never got rid of the sneezes, even with Tylan 50 treatment. We are undecided on if we should eat her or not. This was her insides, and the fat was quite yellow. Just wondering if that's typical? Our...
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    Turner best practice and Removal/Temp

    I now have a new LG with circulated air. I'm getting everything ready for my first hatching next week. And there's still a few things that I'm trying to work out. When I remove the egg turner on day 18, the instructions suggest setting the thermostat to 103.5 to keep the eggs the same...
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    First hatch, how many to plan for

    Starting over, and we want to start with eggs this time (for the kids and to be able to get the breeds we want). I know we have to plan for some not to hatch, and plan for a lot to be roos, but how many eggs should I start with if I want to end up with 7-8 hens without having to do a second...
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    Introducing single hen

    I have a small flock of 3 and I've been introducing one more to it. Yesterday was their first day to free range together. I had to stand near and protect the new girl, but all in all it went okay as long as I was near. How long does it typically take before they all stop picking on her and I...
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    Weight Loss, loose stool - recovering from respiratory issue

    I have a new question, so I'm going to put it in a new thread. I brought home a chicken (7mo) with an upper respiratory issue. She was already halfway through treatment with Tylan 50. She finished that, her cough/sneeze went away almost completely. She's still got a very slight and infrequent...
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    Stiff feet, recovering from respiratory issue

    I have a new hen (about 7 months old) who was given to me sick. She was taking injectable Tylan orally for an upper respiratory issue. When I got her she was sneezy and had a little bit of balance issues. After her 6 day treatment, her sneezes seem to be gone, her balance has returned, but...
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    Sneezing, watery poop, antibiotic help

    Question: If I give antibiotics to one chicken, should I give it to the rest of my flock? I only have 3 chickens. History: She became sick in April, treated for cocci - twice. Poop never went back to normal, but she put on weight and started acting normal. She did have some sneezing, but it...
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    Sneezing, runny nose

    My 3 month old chicken has the sneezes. Her nose is also runny and it's stinky (is that normal??). I'm not sure when it started, because I didn't know that's what a sneeze sounded like, but I'm willing to guess a couple days, but definitely yesterday and again today. My 2 other hens are not...
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    Electrolyte water

    Is there any harm in adding electrolytes for too long? It's been hot, my chickens were sick, so I started adding it about 2 weeks ago. It's getting hot again, and I'm continuing it, but I'm curious if I could be giving them too much (or rather for too long).
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    Corid, Cocci?, Not better after 5 days...

    I lost one hen last week, and I've been treating the rest of my 3 girls with Corid. One was really bad, and I feel like I caught it in time, but she's still far from better. To sum it up, they are all around 3-4 months old. Not laying yet: Chick 1: dead - loss of movement, lost all her weight...
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    Weight loss, drooping wings -one other dead in flock

    I'm hoping to get faster responses here than on the facebook 101 group. I lost a chicken over last night. 2 days ago she didn't come out of the coop, brought her inside, she perked up after a night, then slipped into nothing within a couple hours. Discovered lice on her, but otherwise no idea...
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