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    Trying to figure out what killed our chicken

    This past weekend we had to euthanize our four year old BO Laverne. She'd been sick for the better part of a year and got to a point where she could no longer walk so we knew it was time. Because her symptoms, especially towards the end, seemed somewhat in line with Marek's we drove her to a...
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    What issue to address first

    My almost three year old Easter egger all the sudden has a whole bunch of issues and I’m not sure which to address first or how to go about fixing them and could really use some advise. I say all the sudden but she’s probably been struggling for a while and we’re just realizing now. The first...
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    Confused by possible predator

    So we've never had a problem with predators but something weird is going on and I can't figure it out. We have five girls and they're all happy and healthy as far as we can tell but a few weeks ago we noticed a decrease in egg production. Two of the girls lay in the inside nest box and haven't...
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    Keeping possum away from backyard

    Is there a way to discourage a possum from coming into my yard? We've noticed a huge possum on our fence and in our yard the past few months. Our dogs actually got ahold of him once but he survived to tell the tale but I thought that would be enough to keep him away. Apparently not. I'm not...
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    Four eggs in 24 hours?

    I've posted about my pullet Scarlet before but here I am again. Scarlet has a bad habit of laying soft-shelled eggs overnight. We've been giving calcium citrate pills and that seems to be helping but it still happens every now and then. The other day she popped out two shell-less eggs...
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    Calcium Citrate Question

    One of our girls lays soft-shelled eggs pretty consistently. They’re on layer feed and have access to oyster shell 24/7. We read that giving a calcium citrate + D3 supplement for three days can help kind’ve jumpstart their system so we tried that and the shells on the eggs she laid improved...
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    Worried about my pullet's egglaying issues

    I feel like I'm constantly posting asking for advice about my barred rock Scarlet but I need help again. Scarlet is about 6 months old and has always had issues. She had failure to thrive as a chick and required lots of special care and babying but she pulled through and caught up to our other...
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    I heard y’all like weird eggs

    Anyone know what’s going on with this egg? It was a super tiny one and has what looks like two super pale, misshapen yolks. Our girls have only been laying a few weeks and other than a few double yolkers and some soft-shelled eggs (all from the same chicken that laid this one) this is the...
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    Bullying or normal pecking order?

    So yesterday some things changed within our small flock. We only have five chickens and up until now, our big light Brahma has been in charge. Yesterday though our EE took over. Nothing serious, a little chest-bumping and some pulled feathers and then they were back to normal. Today though when...
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    Please help I don't know what to do

    My girls are just over five weeks old and our Barred Rock just doesn't seem right. She's was the smallest even when we got them at two weeks and doesn't seem to have grown much since then. She eats and drinks ok but doesn't seem to have the same amount of energy as our other four. When we let...
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    Worried about my babies

    This last Saturday we noticed bloody poop in the brooder that holds our five three-week old chicks. I'd read a lot about cocci so we immediately began treating with Corid using the measurements of 1.5 tsp of powdered Corid per gallon of water. It's been two days and we're still seeing bloody...
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    Congested/Sneezey chick

    My two-week old Welsummer seems to have some congestion in her nostrils. She sneezes more than our others and sometimes I can hear her breathing. She isn't gasping or anything so I don't think she's struggling to breathe. She eats and drinks fine and doesn't seem any less active than our others...
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    Chick with runny nose

    Just this last Saturday we picked up our first chicks ever. They're a little over two weeks old and we've noticed our Welsummer seems extra sneezy. It didn't seem to be bothering her that much but today I noticed some clear liquid coming out of her nostrils. It's entirely possible that she had...
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    Brahma coop size?

    So I have a few chicks ordered that will be here in about a month including one Buff Orpington, one Barred Rock, one Welsummer, and one Easter Egger and then just yesterday we added one Light Brahma to our order. I know that the Brahma will probably be the biggest of our chickens and was...
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    Hi guys!

    Hi everyone! My family just placed an order for four baby chicks to be delivered in about a month so while we don't have any chickens now they're on the way and we're very excited. We've ordered a Barred Rock, a Buff Orpington, a Welsummer, and an Easter Egger. In addition to the four chicks...
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