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    Auddenly dead chicken and uncurable "vent gleet"

    Hello, I walked out to the coop and found our bantam cochin dead. She was previously healthy with no signs of illness. She was fine earlier today and acting normally. I inspected her and noticed possible "egg sacs" in and around her vent. I attached photos for reference. Is this fly strike? Do...
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    Help with possible vent gleet!

    Hello! We have a lavender orpington 💜 who is almost 3 years old. She has been struggling with what we assume to ve vent gleet for over one year. We've treated it with various forms of anti-fungals (miconazole, lotrimin, etc.) And done numerous Epsom salt soaks. She isn't getting better. She...
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    Chickens Missing Neck Feathers

    Hi everyone, I have 3 hens (out of 9) who have been missing neck feathers for a few months. At first I suspected molting, but now I'm wondering if another hen is picking on these 3 hens. We do not have any roosters. Is there anything I can do to help them? Do you think it's molting or hen...
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    Silkie Genders

    Hi! I got two silkie chicks from mypetchicken. They are supposed to be pullets but I know silkies are notoriously impossible to sex as day olds. My friend who raises silkies says that the white (splash) chick looks suspect and is possibly a roo (based on comb size and posture/stance). These two...
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    Mulch in the run?

    Hey everyone! We have a smell issue in our run! Boo! We use sand in the coop and have no smell. I scoop the poop daily. I also pick up poop in the run with a dog popper scooper daily, but we've been getting so much rain and our run stinks. It was grass and is now bare dirt. It is approximately...
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    Hen or Roo?

    14 week old olive egger. Ordered as a pullet. Suspected as a cockerel, but now I do not see any saddle feathers. Rehomed to a friend's farm because my husband thought he heard it crow at 10 weeks. 🤦‍♀️
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    Mystery Bird

    My friend received this free mystery bird with her order. Any guesses as to the breed and/or gender? It is 11 weeks old.
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    Mystery Bird

    My friend received this free mystery bird with her order. Any guesses as to the breed and/or gender? It is 11 weeks old.
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    Olive Egger? Rooster?

    Hi! I got this bird from mypetchicken. It is supposed to be an olive egger pullet. I know 4 weeks old is generally too young to tell a hen from a rooster, but this bird is looking awfully suspect. Any input is much appreciated! Here's why I suspect a rooster... Bright red comb developing...
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    Unexpected Chick Death HELP

    We ordered 8 baby chicks from mypetchicken.com last week. They all arrived alive and have been eating and drinking normally. We woke up this morning and our only lavender orpington was dead. She was fine the night before. She had no apparent symptoms or indication that she was dying. She...
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    Meeting Next Week to Change Chicken Law

    I need any help or advice you can offer. I am meeting with the village board in our relatively smallish village in Wisconsin to petition to allow chickens. Last fall, the village board sent notice to us that we had one week to get rid of our chickens. They said that chickens are not allowed...
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    HELP! Village board making us get rid of our chickens!

    We just received a notice in the mail that we have one week to get rid of our chickens. We have had them for 2 years with no complaints. We are devastated. We don't know what to do. We thought chickens were allowed in our neighborhood. They are allowed in all surrounding neighborhoods. All of...
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    Easter Egger Sex

    I'm about 99% sure that this gorgeous Easter Egger (Ameracauna) that was guaranteed a pullet from Ace Hardware is in fact a rooster. :( :( Will you help me decide? He/she is about 20-24 weeks old and has not started crowing or laying yet. We have a silkie bantam that turned out to be a roo as...
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    Who am I?

    We got this little cutie from Tractor Supply. I think it's a silkie. Maybe a buff or a partridge silkie? It was in the assorted bantams bin. It is a dark brown color with black feathered legs and five toes. It is very likely and energetic. Based on personality I'm thinking it's a rooster...
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    Silkie Chick with Leg Issue

    Hi! I recently got some new chicks. I got 4 silkies bantams from Tractor Supply and and 2 Easter eggers from Ace Hardware. 2 of the silkies died and 1 of the silkies has an issue with it's leg. It keeps picking it up and shaking it and chirping loudly like in distress. It holds it out to the...
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    Coop Size Concerns

    We are just about ready to move our chicks from their brooder to their coop. My mother in law was gracious enough to gift us with a pre-built coop from fleet farm. It says that it is supposed to house 5-7 chickens. It is a small coop with 3 nest boxes, 2 roost bars, and a run. I measured the...
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