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  1. Fitchicken

    Another sick chicken, need help/ suggestions asap

    So after the death of one of my favorite hens I got 2 amerucanas, grown, from our local flea market, its been a few weeks and one of them is now sick. I noticed a runny egg was laid the other day, I'm guessing by her, and today she is lathargic, thirsty, her tail is down, her crop is squishy and...
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    A question on Easter egger chicks

    I just got 6 Easter eggers chicks from the local feed store. The lady there handed them to my mom because she was just putting them out. When she brought them home I noticed that only one has really puffy cheeks like they should. Is this cause they are a mutt breed and some have more genes then...
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    Very thin blue copper maran

    I have this awesome blue copper Maran roo named B.B. I love him so dearly. His growth, however, concerns me, I bought him and two others as chicks at a flea market. I have already lost one due to unknown reasons, her growth stunted and she was very thin and finally passed last year. My other...
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    Pecking order, how does it work?

    OK, as you can see I'm a real newbie lol! So I had one of my chicks quarantined, and I just brought her back to the flock, she's only been gone a few days but her friends are picking on her! They keep biting her face, she is fighting back. Do I need to separate them? Or is this normal pecking...
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    Young chicken breathing funny

    At first I thought maybe it's a cockerel and it's trying to crow, but watching it closer it seems to have problems breathing. It Tilts it's head back a bit with it's mouth wide open, almost looks as if it's nose is clogged, sounds like it too. When it inhales it makes a weird sound, and then it...
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    Is it safe to feed broiler grower to non meat chickens?

    Today my mom found a reasonable price on organic grower feed. Later though i saw it read for broiler and meat chickens. Feed for start to finish. My chickens will never be for meat!:) I love them too much!:love Would it be safe to, in small quantities, feed them this? And if so, both already...
  7. Fitchicken

    hello

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes. I just got my aunts established flock. Most are chicks though. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 20 (3) What breeds do you have? Cochin Bantams. Then I have 3 little blue copper maran chicks. (4) How did you...
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