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    Help me figure this out! Three hens having some sort of swelling issue below their vents!

    I have 3 hens right now that are having some sort of issue. Two are two years old, the other is three. They are in varying stages, one is barely noticeable, one is pretty obvious, the other seems severe. I can’t really get a clear picture because of feathers covering their butts, but I’m going...
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    Do I need more heat in the coop tonight?!?!

    I have 18 chicks and four poults in a brooder coop… age range from 2ish-3.5weeks old. This is supposed to be their first night in this outdoor brooder coop. They were out there all day and evening, outside air temp was about 60 and sunny with a cool gusty wind. None of them were under the heat...
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    Please help, baby chick not doing well

    About 1 week old. Extremely sleepy/lethargic, coming up o about 24 hours. It will barely open its eyes. I’ve been using my finger nail to dropper sugar water into its mouth all day as well as water with electrolytes from a chicken electrolyte packet. It seemed to do a bit better, by about 2pm it...
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    Predator attack

    We had a predator attack today. I can’t find one chicken(or any sign that it got taken, ie the explosion of feathers) but found a different explosion of feathers. I happened to find the hen in the coop and was shocked. Something clearly tried to get ahold of her. Thankfully she was a Cochin and...
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    Weak chick, home hatched

    Hey there! Suggestions wanted! I’ve hatched a few chicks in our incubator the last few days, and one doesn’t seem to be doing well. It’s sleeping much more than the others and is pretty unsteady on its feet. It is also struggling to keep its eyes open. It hatched on time(21days) and although...
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    Help! Red blob on chicken, freshly hatched!

    Can someone tell me what this is or what I can do??? Removed the other chick, as it was pecking at it
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    911!!! CRUSHED 21 DAY EGG, CHICK STILL ALIVE! ASSISTING HATCH!

    Help! Went up to check on Mama hens progress with brooding and to remove shells of chicks I knew had hatched. Two eggs had been crushed, one had passed but one was still breathing and moving! I’ve brought it down to our incubator. It pipped almost 24 hours ago, so it’s not too far off. I’ve...
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    Experiences with reflective tape for Hawk deterrent

    Would love to know about your experiences using hawk tape/reflective streamers for hawk deterrents? Good and bad, stories below please!!! Our area is directly in the path of migratory hawks, very high traffic, in the spring and fall. looking to find some decent ways to possibly deter them a...
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    Chicken swallowed a peach pit

    Hey all. I took my chickens some bruised peaches yesterday afternoon and they were so excited. I supervised them for a while, but none of them showed any interest in the pits. Today, when I was moving a hen off of some eggs, I felt something strange in her crop and prodded around a little. Long...
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    Does this hen look egg bound?

    Hey there! Pics attached of my Colorpack hen, who I think may be egg bound. When she stands still, she’s very upright, tail low. Does not seem to be bearing down/trying to push an egg out. When she walks around, it’s fairly normal. Temperament and energy seems normal. They eat Scratch and Peck...
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    Urgent! Should I help?

    Hey there! I’m brooding eggs under a hen for the first time, and it’s been really successful so far, apart from the fact that these chicks are hatching in the 23-25 day range. My 5th one is ready to hatch, it pipped internally yesterday, and today I could hear it peeping any rattling around in...
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    Day 10, early quitters?

    I have 6 backyard blends in my incubator right now. All were definitely viable, and when I candled tonight(Day 10) 4 were very clearly still rocking… like, even watched the embryos moving around! So cool! I have 2 though that I think may be early quitters. Both are smaller dark spots with no...
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    Is this a blood ring?

    Hey all! I’m 8 days into an incubation of some backyard blends, and I want your opinion! This is an egg from one of my cuckoo marans, so the shell is thick, pretty dark, and difficult to see into… is this a blood ring? You can still clearly see the eye of the fetus… Do you think it’s still...
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    Ramps for chicks

    Okay, I know ramps are both super amazing for uncoordinated little chickies… but for this year, I need to utilize one for babies to access the run from the coop and vice versa. I am doing a mix of brooded and incubated eggs, chicks and Mama will be in the coop. That being said, at what point...
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    Incubation and brooding!

    Okay, this is our first try on home fertilized eggs!!! SO: I have one hen that’s truly committed to being broody. Okay is her 4th or 5th. My other hen broke early, so she’s fired 😂 BUT, from her poor effort, I was able to break and check for viability, and 6 of her 7 eggs were viable!! All had...
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    Small coops for brooding!

    Hey community!! I’m going to be building and installing a small coop and run as a connection/extension of our current coop setup. Our current coop is basically an 8x10 shed elevated about 2 feet off the ground, with an approximately 400 square foot run connected. It’s about covered/roofed half...
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    Hobby breeding and general fertility Qs

    OKAY! Chick season is fast approaching and I think it’s fair to say we’re all SUPER excited 🤩 🐣 This is our first year with a rooster, and I’m super excited at the prospect of getting some backyard blends! Our first year(and all my experience growing up) we just bought live chicks. Last year...
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    Worm in egg?!?

    I’ve been having a chicken that’s laying lots of yolkless eggs lately. I have 17 layers, and am not sure who it is. Today I broke a few into a bowl to inspect them, and I found something that looks a LOT like a small worm 😬 I could be wrong, but I’d love some feedback. Also would love to know...
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    Yolkless eggs

    I’m not sure who it is(I have 17 hens), but one of my girls has been laying tiny yolkless fairy eggs for about two weeks now. I’ve never had this happen before now, but we’re getting about 3-4 of these tiny brown eggs each week. Is there a condition that might cause this? One or two times...
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    Impacted crop

    Hey there. I have a 8ish month old RIR that has impacted crop. Large, bulbous, I don’t think it’s pendulous yet. This is day 2, maybe three of her being like this. I noticed it yesterday(Monday), and today(Tuesday) it looked a little worse…. He swollen area was even across the front of her...
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