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    Raising chicks as a single human

    Hi, my precious bb red bantam hen was bitten by a snake and left behind 2 7 day old chicks. They were very frightened and so I held them for a long time. Now they won't let me out of their sight. My question is this.... I must go to work tomorrow and I have a nice box set up for them but I need...
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    Dog attack

    Hi, a stray dog has hurt one of my chickens. There is no chicken vet around so I Doctor my girls myself. My question is this. If an air sac has been hit can my girl come back from that? I have patched up the hole and she is not working hard to breath. Also should I automatically dose her with...
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    Healthy chickens but wattles get pale

    When my chickens rest and relax their wattles turn from bright red to pale pink. Is this normal? It doesn't happen to all my girls. Thanks!
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    I will never ask for "packing peanuts"again

    When I ordered 12 baby pullets right before thanksgiving the company said they would be shipped with 10 baby roosters to keep the girls warm. I thought to myself....No problem I'll just find happy homes for the ones i can't keep. I have tried everything I know of to find these sweet boys "happy...
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    My dear BO has a huge skin tear on her left side.

    Hello, I check my chickens every night but went out of town for 3 days and left my chickens in the care of my DH. When I checked on my chickens I realized that one of my BO has a huge skin tear under her wing. I'm sure its from our rooster being too rough. The skin tear is through the thickness...
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    No one will go under the ecoglow:( I had to fire up the heat lamp.

    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have tried tossing them (gently) under it and you would think i was trying to kill them.
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    My babies are here. Wahoooo!

    They all look perfect except one of the americaunas. her little eye is swollen shut. any ideas of what i should do? Thanks!
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    What do ya'll think I'll get?

    Hi, I am impatiently waiting for the post office to call to say my babies are here. I ordered 4 Americauna's, 2 blue cochins, 2 barred rocks and 4 surprise chickens (all girls). I ordered from Ideal poultry. Any guesses what I might get? Also, will they let me know what my surprise chicks are...
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    Hi, How much Millet seed is too much?

    My chickens are nutso for millet seed.They know where we keep it and are constantly trying to sneek in and raid the bag. Between 7 of them they get about 2 cups a day. They free range the rest of the time and always have their layerfeed available. Thanks!
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    Any good pointers on picture taking?

    Good morning, I'm expecting my chicks any day now and some of you take amazingly cute pictures of your chicks. It seems that whenever I take a picture all I get is a blur of tail feathers. Whats the trick? Thanks.
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    I am chickening out! expecting 1st shipment of day old chicks.

    I have ordered my first 12 day olds from Ideal poultry and they will be here nov. 16th. I have 2 roosters and 5 hens that I love dearly. I am getting cold feet about these babies. Such a big responsablity. 12 babies all at once. Although I have read all the books I don't know if I'm up to the...
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    Will my sick hen ever walk again?

    Hi, 2 weeks ago one of my 5 month old BR pullets stopped walking, had diarrhea lost a bunch of weight and started "gulping air". I have found round worms in her poop and took her to the vet who gave her panacur. slowly she seems to be getting better as evidenced by good appetite drinking fine ...
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    Can someone please help me with the dosage of Corid 20%/1 gallon water

    I have month old chicks and they have red current jelly stools. The oldest one is bleeding and is starting to look droopy.Please help me with the correct dose. Thanks!!
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    removing metal bands

    Hi, 3 of my new girls have metal bands on their little chicken ankles that I would like to remove. Can anyone tell me a proper, safe way to do this? Thanks!
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    Why do we love our chickens so much?

    Can someone please tell me what makes normally reasonable adults act fool over their chickens. I am absolutely crazy over my girls (and boys) and can't understand why I am suddenly living for the love and approval of 11 raptorbirds.
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    2 of my precious hens morphed into roosters overnight!

    Hi, I have had a happy flock of 4 hens and 4 pullets since august (I brought the pullets home in august). Everything has been wonderful until this past Thursday when the hubby came in and told me one of my hens was crowing. Overnight 2 of my new girls are definately roosters with my buff...
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    can chickens get better on their own?

    I have 4 beloved hens and I wanted to get them some more buddies. I brought home 4 more little sweeties and as the guy was picking them up i checked to make sure they looked healthy. I was busy putting one in the carrier and the man handed an EE to my husband so I did not check her out well...
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    Please advise!! All my broody hens eggs are gone

    My polish hen went broody on June 30th. I do not have a rooster so I put 4 fertile eggs from a friend under my polish. I marked them and all was going great until today when I got home from work i checked on my polish. All 4 of the marked eggs were gone (except for half of a shell) and my polish...
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    Our polish hen is sitting on all the eggs.

    Hi friends, I actually have 2 questions.... I thought that polish hens had the "broody" trait bred out of them is there any problem with letting her sit on the eggs? Also, I do not have any roosters so the last time any of my girls were around a rooster would have been at the end of April. Can...
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    I need good ideas for a portable run please!

    Hi, My beautiful chicken coop is built on a flat bed trailer that we will move around the yard . We would love to be able to free range our chickens to be but because we cannot rely our our Dobie's self restraint we need a portable run. does any one have any good ideas?Thanks
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