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  1. Clemmy

    Should I still get chicks at this point?

    Im considering getting chicks, but Im worried that it will be too cold to put them outside by the time that they are old enough. I live in Rhode Island so it can get pretty cold even in October. I just wanted to make sure it's okay to expose them to the cold weather so suddenly. thank you!
  2. Clemmy

    Rhode Island Red with a very swollen butt, loss in appetite, and pale floppy comb.

    Recently, my rir has not been looking that good. She is a middle aged hen who has recently stopped laying. She is lethargic and tired-looking around the coop; and I can tell that she has had a massive loss in her appetite ( I can tell by how her crop is completely empty). Her butt also seems...
  3. Clemmy

    My Hens feet are deteriorating! Help!

    I have been having this problem for a while now. my easter egger hen has been limping for a few months know and both of her feet have gone completely limp. I have tried giving her vitamins and other medicine but I'm afraid they have not made a difference. Today I noticed that one of her toes is...
  4. Clemmy

    Crop Problems, Along with numb foot!

    My Easter egger, who is an older hen has been having many medical problems. We rescued her form a fire, and we do not know her exact age. For the past few months, many medical problems have risen. First, she is limping, and it appears that on of her feet is completely lifeless. She walks on this...
  5. Clemmy

    Is this Bumble foot on my rir??

    Hey everyone. This is my relatively old Rhode Island Red hen. (We think she's 2-3) Just today I've noticed a dark, small spot on her foot. It is not firm, like common bumble foot, but I can't figure out what else it might be... a cut maybe? There is some redness around the spot. (the picture on...
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    Help! limping/weak legs on my easter egger!

    For the 7 months I have owned my chickens one of my Easter Eggers has always been limping and sitting down a lot. I did some research to find that she could have botulism; a sporadic disease. I have a small coop and a small flock of 3 hens. I clean my coop every two to three weeks as well so for...
  7. Clemmy

    Broody + gagging! Hot day yesterday and this happens....

    I live in New England, and It was a very hot day yesterday. My rir and EE where gagging without noise! They constantly sat in the nesting box and kept gagging, and My thought it was because of the heat. I gave my 3 chickens TONS of cool water and and my coop has a roof for shade and lots of...
  8. Clemmy

    really bad picking problem inflicting my EE's! help!!!

    I know that I have posted this topic before on my large picking problem in the coop, but it seems to have gotten worse! it started out with only one of my birds being picked by my "top of the pecking order" rhode island red. on my ee, there was originally vent picking, but now there is picking...
  9. Clemmy

    LARGE BUMP ON MU EASTER EGGERS COMB!!! HELP!!!

    As you may have seen before this thread, I posted on how I have a large marble sized bump on my Easter Egger, and ever since then, the size has only progressed. the large bump on her comb has become redder, larger and has a small new white growth on it. I have heard it could be a tumor or a...
  10. Clemmy

    large bump on my black and white Easter Egger getting larger...

    As you may have seen before this thread, I posted on how I have a large marble sized bump on my Easter Egger, and ever since then, the size has only progressed. the large bump on her comb has become redder, larger and has a small new white growth on it. I have heard it could be a tumor or a...
  11. Clemmy

    REALLY BAD CHOKING WITH MY RIR! HELP!

    Here's the story: a few nights ago, I was running around with my rir in the yard, and she was eating some grass, and being chill. all of a sudden, she went limp, she couldn't stand up and her comb turned purple. she couldn't stand up at all. so me and my friend took her into my side shed to...
  12. Clemmy

    HELP! super concerned about my rhode island red's incident!

    last night, I was running around with my rir in the yard, and she was eating some grass, and being chill. all of a sudden, she went limp, she couldent stand up and her comb turned purple. she couldent stand up at all. so me and my friend took her into my side shed to give her some water, and she...
  13. Clemmy

    REALLY BAD CHOKING ( i think)

    last night, I was running around with my rir in the yard, and she was eating some grass, and being chill. all of a sudden, she went limp, she couldent stand up and her comb turned purple. she couldent stand up at all. so me and my friend took her into my side shed to give her some water, and she...
  14. Clemmy

    large marble-sized scabby bump on my EE's comb

    My EE has a large marble sized bump on her comb. its firm, and scabby. Ive been trying to reaserch the cause and what I can do... she is at the bottom of the pecking order and has a bare spots from picking that are healing slowly. Any suggestions?? :fl
  15. Clemmy

    coop small- ladies not so happy.

    I got my coop at TSC and, I have 4 chickens. They are'nt so happy... They often try to get out so My family and I where planning on building an edition to the coop, because the run is small, and they do not seem too happy. Any seggestions for designs/ ideas for the project?
  16. Clemmy

    switched to purina pellents oyster strong. my chickens are not fond of this.

    ever since I switched, because of their incredibly thin eggshells I had to give them oyster supplemented food. My chichkens are not fond of the switch. I used to give them oyster shells and grit in separate dishes on the side, but they never touched it. I used to feed them organic. Any...
  17. Clemmy

    worried about my EE

    Hello, I have had mutiple concerns about my EE buddie, the sweetest girl. Just today I found her large bump on her comb, about the size of a small marble, to be scabbed up. This is kind of normal, because the past few weeks, the ladies have been picking her fluff feathers bare around her vent...
  18. Clemmy

    multiple worries for the ladies

    Hello, I have had mutiple concerns about my EE buddie, the sweetest girl. Just today I found her large bump on her comb, about the size of a small marble, to be scabbed up. This is kind of normal, because the past few weeks, the ladies have been picking her fluff feathers bare around her vent...
  19. Clemmy

    Hey! I'm new!

    Hello, I am new to BYC though my friends are on here too. :weeI am a passionate chicken keeper and have four chickens. I just got them as adults in December, and they are very sweet. I a the slightest bit worried about some of them because of of various health problems, so I came to byc to...
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