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    large soft jiggly lump on chicken breast

    I've got a 6 week old Cornish X (scheduled to butcher in 1.5 weeks) that has a large lump on her breast, sort of below her crop. It's HUGE and fills my cupped hand. It's very soft, almost jiggly, like it's full of water or fluid. She doesn't seem in pain or particularly unhappy, and she's still...
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    3 day old Cornish X chicks aren't thriving

    I tried posting in the meat chicken forum without any responses, so trying again here: I've successfully raised laying chicks in the past, but this is my first round of meat chicks. I picked up 15 Cornish X yesterday, and they've been in their brooder in our house for 24 hours. It's an...
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    New Cornish X chicks aren't thriving

    I'm moving this question to the new chicks forum, it might be a more appropriate place. I've successfully raised laying chicks in the past, but this is my first round of meat chicks. I picked up 15 Cornish X yesterday, and they've been in their brooder in our house for 24 hours. It's an...
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    Mites: I've tried EVERYTHING

    I cannot get rid of mites in my coop. Here's what I've tried: At the first appearance of mites, I used a few drops of ivermectin on each chicken. Removed all bedding, raked out all detritus in the run, and thoroughly sprayed absolutely everything with neem oil (1 TB concentrate mixed in a...
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    Two-year-old flock stopped laying

    I'm perplexed. I have 7 hens; 5 molted last October-November. They started laying again this winter, and by end of February were almost in full swing; we were getting 4-6 eggs a day. In early April they tapered off, and for the past 3-4 weeks, we get only 1 egg a day, sometimes none, from only...
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    Misshapen and sandpaper eggs

    I've got a dark Brahma, 1 1/2 years old, started laying fall 2010. In spring 2011 (maybe starting in May?) she started laying jumbo, misshapen, rough eggs, with brittle shells. When cracked open, the egg white is thin and runny, and the membrane around the yolk is also very thin. She only lays...
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    PERSISTENTLY broody hen--new ideas?

    I know the broody question has been up here hundreds of times, I'm just hoping for some new ideas. I've got two silkies that go broody regularly, and it usually takes about 4-5 days in a broody buster cage to break them out of it. But now I've got a dark brahma that is broody, and she's been in...
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    I think I have a silkie roo...

    I have the most beautiful, sweetest silkie ever. And I think she's a he. Compared to our other silkie, s/he is a lot bigger, has a more upright tuft, a visible comb (see below), and is very vocal. HOWEVER, s/he is 4 1/2 months old, and there's no sign yet of a crow. Not even a beginner crow...
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    trim Polish Hen crown feathers?

    We have two buff-laced Polish hens--one is named The Swedish Chef, because her head feathers are SO huge and full she just bounces around blindly. But the issue is the blindness. She can find the feeder, and she can find grass, but she can't find anything else. If I throw scratch on the ground...
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    help sexing cochin bantam

    I have a black cochin bantam (7 weeks old) that came as a "freebie" in a shipment of straight run silkies. I think he's a roo, because his comb developed so quickly, but I don't have any others, so I have nothing to compare against. His comb is mostly yellow, but red at the base. Am I right? Do...
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    buried wire floor for chicken run?

    We have a covered chicken run built on a very root-filled area; we can't dig deeper than 6 inches. We don't know how to best handle a predator barrier, since we can't bury wire deep enough around the perimeter. We could just bury 6 inches down and set heavy rocks around the...
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