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    Sick hen, poop seems to be backed up

    Yesterday we noticed a 6yr hen of ours was walking funny, and today she is completely immobile and seems to have a large lump near her abdomen. We’re thinking it could be poop or an egg, but nothing for sure. Comb is also bluish in color (shape is normal, it’s been like that for years). Any...
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    Having trouble determining gender

    So in March we bought two chicks from a local hatchery, claiming to be both pullets. Now, since they’re older, I’ve started noticing some pointed feathers and a more erect tail on one. I’ve just assumed it’s a roo, also considering he is much taller than our pullet. Any thoughts or comments...
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    Need advice on broken beak

    I came outside to find my polish rooster’s (super long) beak folded inside his mouth. I don’t know what to do. Any advice?
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    Black Sex Link Limping?

    So my friend is staying in Cali for Christmas and asked my to check on her chickens a few times while she was away. I went today and one of them was sort of limping/walking low. I’m not really sure if it’s bumblefoot or something else, but I have the things to treat it if it is. What should I do?
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    Why is my hen limping??

    I came out to see the chickens today to find my little GSL hen limping around the pen. Not sure what happened. ?? I brought her inside to have a better look at her leg but can’t seem to find anything wrong. Any advice?
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    New Chicken Coop! How long will it take for them to get used to it?

    So we bought a new coop from mypetchicken and it shipped here on Monday. We FINALLY assembled it yesterday and put it in the backyard today. It isn't in the run yet though: we are still disassembling the old one (which is almost 8 years old!! it wouldnt go another winter!). Right now it is under...
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    Speckled Sussex wheezing, gasping, and rubbing face on her back. Is it a disease?

    My best friend texted me earlier about her speckled Sussex acting funny. She said her symptoms were that she was sneezing, gasping for air, wheezing, and rubbing her face on her back A LOT. Is it any dangerous disease that we should be worried about?? Thank you for any advice!!
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    My little man FINALLY started crowing! How often do they do it though?

    I’m soooo happy that my little Peaches is a cock! (Even though Peaches is kinda a girly name, I still like it) So now that he’s started crowing, how often do they do it? I know it’s not just in the morning, but is it like every 10 minuets? More/less? Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!!
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    If a hen hatches eggs, can you put the father of the chicks with them?

    Okay, so I do believe that Peaches (EE) is a roo. Now, we are deciding whether to keep him. If two of them mate and then eggs hatch, can the father roo live with the mother hen and chicks? Or will he attack them? I am really hoping we will keep Peaches, but it all comes down to a few questions...
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    Ameraucana EE gender?

    We have a Polish and an EE that hatched in June. I am positive one is a pullet but not sure about the EE. Is it too soon to tell? She has no pointed neck feathers but a few pointed saddle and tail feathers. We aren't allowed to have a roo because of the noise, but I learned about the no crow...
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    Anyone here from the Treasure Valley in Idaho?

    So if your from the Boise area, do you know of a good hatchery that's local? I know about Dunlap's, we went there this year. But surely that's not the only one around here? We have been going to different hatcheries around the valley to try hatching different eggs. Any in mind?
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    Ameraucana and Polish cockerel or pullet?

    So about two months ago we hatched out 2/3 eggs under a hen. Before I started BYC, I learned that you could tell if it was male or female the day it was born, by looking to see if it has feather sprouts. Both had them, but I have noticed that Peaches (Ameraucana) has some pointed feathers on her...
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    When Should I Put Them Out?

    We bought three fertilized eggs for a hen to sit on and two hatched on June 15 and 16. So they are almost two months old, and I am wondering when I should put them out with the rest of the flock. Currently we have the two chicks and the mama in an extra coop we have for introducing the new...
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    Names

    So right now I can't think of any good names for chicks. This next March we are planning to get a silkie, possibly another buff Orpington, and a BLRW. I can't think of any good names though. Every year we start planning names, breeds, and how many in July or August. I like planning ahead a lot...
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    Funny pics and stories of chickens

    Ok this is completely out of boredom. Just Gonna put that out there. To start, I'll tell... about the chickies! So about a month ago we hatched out an ameraucana and a silver laced polish, Peaches and Pepper. One day I went to go check on them, and I opened the nest box lid (that's where they...
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    How do you keep a non-cold hardy chicken from freezing?

    I haven't thought about this until now. We have a silver laced polish that's a month and a week old. I know that she is not cold hardy, but with the hard winters in Idaho, I am worried something will happen because I have no idea what to do. Yes, it's the middle of summer, but better safe than...
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    Weird large bump on my hens belly

    So I saw something on BYC about a swollen abdomen and realized that one of my chickens has one. At the time I noticed her swollen belly, I did not know and figured it might just be an egg. Turns out it's waterbelly, and I saw a video about draining the ascites. We do not have any supplies or...
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    Distended Abdomen

    So I saw something on BYC about a swollen belly, and I am worried because I noticed that one of our chickens has a distended abdomen a month ago. I am scared that she does not have long to live. We have none of the supplies to drain the fluid, either. What should I do?
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    Disease?

    So yesterday I was having fun with our white leghorn, Marshmallow, when I noticed something under her wing. I lifted it up, and found that the muscle and her skin had turned an eerie greenish color! Green! I checked on her again today, and saw that the splotch had gotten bigger, and now part of...
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