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    Moving chicks outside??

    So much contradicting information.I have decided to post my pictures and info and get a consensus. I have 3 Australorp and 3 Orpington chicks that are 3 weeks old. Have been putting them outside for the last week in a run. The temps here in Texas are in the 80's during the day, in the 60's at...
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    Help -white diarrhea, lethargy, puffed up, no appetite

    My 6 yr old Australorp hen, has had diarrhea, is very lethargic, and has no appetite. This seems to come on when the temperature dropped. We thought maybe she caught cold, so we brought her inside. Then we thought maybe she was broody, because she would come out of her cage in the morning drink...
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    Pooped the contents of an egg ?

    I have a year and a half old Orpington that I let out to free range with the rest of the flock and she stop short out the door of the run about 5 feet. Her wings were down at her side and she proceeded to poop a runny mess of egg yolk. Not sure if there was egg white as well. She turned to go...
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    Solutions for bare back chickens?

    My rooster, Roo is evidently a rough rider. I started my current flock of 13 last spring 2023. Since then I have lost 5 chickens to predators or unknown illness. One of course grew up to be a Rooster. The flock appears healthy but I am concerned with the two chickens that have large bare spots...
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    Bald spots?

    I have a flock of 11 hens and a Rooster. They will be a year old the end of next month. 4 of them have developed bald spots on their backs at the base of their tails. The buff orpington's feather deformity seems different and this has been developing for a while. Is this pecking, mites, or maybe...
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    Got first 3 eggs today from my flock of 12 pullets.

    Got first 3 eggs today from my flock of 13 pullets. 2 were mini size, one was a normal medium sized egg. My flock consists of 4 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 3 Australorps, 3 Buff Orpingtons, & 3 Barred Rocks. The Wyandottes are the oldest by one week and I have never had this breed before. I have...
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    BigBird passed after an extremely violent seizure! What could it be!

    Please help me determine what may have caused this horrible death of my beautiful Lavendar Orpington. She raised up and screamed, she stood, her head flew back with her neck stretched out like I have never seen, then she collapsed and started flailing around on the bottom of the crate, she got...
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    Help diagnose mystery illness weak legs and lethargy symptoms.

    Going to try to keep this short but detailed: My Lavender Orpington is 4 years old & very healthy until about 10 days ago. Live in central Texas hill country and it is currently very HOT. Symptoms started began with staying in the nest, I assumed she was broody. Took her out of the nest twice...
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    Beware of Botulism

    "Botulism is one of the most common causes of death in poultry in the TopEnd. Chickens,ducks,geese,guinea fowl and many other birds are susceptible.It can affect free-range and caged birds." https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/233569/botulism-in-chickens-ducks-and-others.pdf
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    Help with Dying Chicken

    Video links to see Sesame. Video of sick chicken Sick Sesame
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    Very Sick Chicken Please help

    One of my chickens suddenly died 3 days ago, there were no signs of illness, she was only 1 1/2 years old. This morning I went down to let the others out of their coop and one of the older - 4 years old, Barred Rock, has suddenly taken ill, drooping wings, labored breathing, keeps closing her...
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    Sudden Death of Healthy Hen?

    Yesterday evening at dusk went down to lock chickens in coop for the night and found one in the secure run laying dead, no injuries, no feathers lost, no sign of a struggle, and she seemed healthy earlier in the day. She was only a year and half old. Healthy weight, bright red comb, etc. I have...
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    Heroine Hen saves Flock from Fox

    Hi BYC folks, Haven't posted in a long while, but I have to give a shout out to my oldest Australop, Teriyaki. She is the HERO of my flock. More than once she has been the one to alert us that the flock is in danger. A couple of days ago she saved two of my hens from a fox. She came up on the...
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    Foraging Chickens eating bugs that have died from Insect Sprays

    Does anyone know if Foraging Chickens eating insects that have died from Insect Sprays, like Home Defense, etc. be effected adversely?
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    Rattlesnakes

    We have lived here in the hill country on 6 acres in Texas for 7 years and never have seen a rattlesnake until this year. Now we have one living in right next to the chicken coop. I have 5 chickens and the Orpington is broody right now and am a bit concerned that it may find its way in during...
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    Throwing up watery white goop

    Ok this is day 3 of this coming out of both ends of my Barred Rock hen, Sesame, today she started losing feathers and she has been laying around all day close to the house. I checked her crop first thing this morning and it was soft and fairly empty. I tried giving her coconut oil, won't touch...
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    Throwing up watery white goop

    What is going on? My Barred Rock Hen is spitting up watery white goopy stuff? She seems ok otherwise, any body seen this and know what it might be and should I do anything for her? Its dark now, but I will post a picture tomorrow.
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    Help-Bees taking over chicken feed??

    Currently I am feeding my pullets Purina All Flock crumbles, and while I have had this problem before, in the early spring, before there are many flowers, the bees seem worse than ever and in the dead of August! They swarm and roll in the crumble?? I have killed many of them, but they just keep...
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    Molting and egglaying and Integration?

    I have a Barred Rock that is about a year and a half old. She has always been a pretty consistent layer until the last 2 -3 weeks. After reading many different posts here, I am not sure if I should be concerned or let it run its course. 3 weeks ago we began really working on integrating her and...
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    Transitioning Flock Living Arrangements

    So, here is the situation- I have my small flock, that consists of a large Barred Rock Hen and a Black Australorp that will be a year old this September. Their current coop is a converted dog house with an enclosed area around it for them to run around in. The newer flock consists of one...
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