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    A hot mess of issues!! From impacted/ sour crop to now seizure? Or maybe vitamin deficiency?

    Back story…Ok so about 2.5 weeks ago my boy (7mo ish old) fell off the roost. He walked about like he was drunk. It was thought to be a vitamin deficiency so I was giving him vitamin e mixed in scrambled egg for about 4 days before he vomited on my daughter with nasty smelling yuck….ok sour...
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    Light Brahma over dark brahma pullet or cockerel

    So I hatched some mixed eggs (for giggles and to use new incubator) my rooster is a light Brahma with some red leakage on his wings (the breeder also does partridge brahmas and he was a “reject”) my hen this would have came from is a dark Brahma. Looking at the feather pattern it’s consistent...
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    Brahma crosses for meat?

    Ok so silly me got an incubator and hatched 20 out of 21 chicks almost 3 weeks ago. I also received my order of rainbow rangers last week. My mixes are about a week older than the rangers. so far the mutts appear bigger (even as day olds the size was recognizable). So my question is has anyone...
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    Not using foot after splint...

    So 2 weekends ago (nearly 3) we were away. When we came home one of my then 7 week old houdan was walking on her “ankle” with her foot turned sideways. I gave extra vitamins (rooster booster) in water for a couple days with no improvement. I inspected the leg and it all seemed normal. After a...
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    Polish rooster?

    I’ve no experience with polish. This is supposed to be a rooster. At 6 weeks old no wattles and I’m not sure about comb. Anyone know?
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    LA-200 DOSING orally

    Background...just lost a 2 month old spitzhauben last night. I have a mixed age flock and some Cornish cross. The meaties literally were sleeping in the poop board face first in poop. I had tried every way possible to stop this to no avail. Long story short they all have become sick (lost 2 have...
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    Speckled Sussex pullet or cockerel??

    These 2 are named thing 1 and thing 2 (started Sussex 1 and Sussex 2 as we don’t like to name them right away. Anywho thing 1 is looking kinda like a cockerel. They are 11 almost 12 weeks old. Thing 1 is darker than thing 2 first 4 pics are thing 1. Last 4 pics thing 2.
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    First time with dark brahmas....trouble deciding if both pullets

    I have light Brahmas so 5 weeks ago I picked up day old brahma pullets, 2 light 2 dark 2 buff. 1 of my lights is NOT A PULLET ill post a pic for giggles. My question is my 2 dark are starting to look different. I know roosters are mostly black no penciling however is that how the first feather...
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    Light Brahma? Gender?

    This breed has me so confused these “gals” are 4 mo old. One fully feathered quickly and is twice as big as the other 2 started showing red comb and wattle around 2 months the smallest is yet to get tail feathers but not red the middle sized no tail feathers yet, just getting sides of wing...
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    Thought was eggbound now I’m not sure..

    For about a week my lyla seemed off but was eating and drinking so I chalked it up to stress (new coop moved twice for building plus predator attack) no one was laying now everyone is seeming to get back to normal except her. I sprayed permetherin 2 days ago for lice (everyone got treated) next...
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    Lice and how to deal in the cold temps.

    Ok just noticed some creepy crawlers on 1 of my boys as I was checking for healing of a wound. Lice! They are not the kind that stick to the vent/feathers. So. I grabbed some de (adding pic) in hopes of making a dust bath and to dust them also. I also purchased some permethrin for a spray....I’m...
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    rooster booster or corid? Advice welcomed!

    Ok sorry for the long description and up comping post...here it goes... end of August I had what I believe was infectious bronchitis move through the flock. Lost 1 started treatment with terramyacin. Improved. Still a few sneezing etc. after several weeks I saw major improvement in egg...
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    No luck with light Brahma pullets iso pullets!

    ive checked out the breeder directory. No breeders in PA for light brahmas. I’m desperate! My kiddos have a project planned for next year. First batch of light Brahma pullets both turned out to be cockerels. 2nd batch purchased online 2 out of 4 cockerels! They don’t honor guarantee until 10...
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    Integration questions

    Hello I’ve never had integration problems as each barptch of chicks (chicken math) was 2 week older than the last. These were all spring purchases. I got 4 day old chicks almost 5 weeks ago and the temps are dropping. They are in a bought coop from tsc by themselves. I am just concerned they are...
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    Converting 8x12 shed into a coop?

    Ok new to chickens and chicken math got me...started with 4...now have 20....including 4 chicks in the brooder. Anywho I have plans for the 2 coops we have and honestly want them all in 1 for the winter. I cleaned out the shed Sunday (waiting on smaller shed for our stuff) and put a roost from...
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    Boy...girl...both....or both boys....uh oh

    They are 4 weeks old. They are almost feathered as girls usually are. Light Brahma chicks. I suspected 1 to be a boy noticing some redness and wattles. But now the other has tiny wattles showing. Uh oh lol I a Ready have a light Brahma boy at 3months old. Was hoping for at least 1 pullet.
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    Sickness moving through flock...

    One of my hens started sneezing a week or so ago. I thought nothing of it as many things cause sneezes. Last Friday she was gasping for air I quarantine her. Saturday I was advised by a respectable chicken keeper (don’t know how else to put it lol) to administer oxytetracycline. My rooster...
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    Not using nesting boxes!

    So I had 4 or 5 pullets that constantly flew the fence. I’ve tried clipping 1 wing. Still getting over 4ft fence hahaha my neighbors love and talk to them so it’s not too much of an issue. The issue is I sold 3 of the ones getting over a couple days ago. I now notice 1 last 2 mornings keep...
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    Good rooster turned bad

    Hello my boy is a buff Orpington. New to chickens this year. He has never been mean except when my son or husband goes in there. He has tried to “dance” with me just about every morning and I just stand and stare at him...and he goes away. Usually he greets me and my daughter during the day...
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    Hmmm cockerel or pullet and is this a black sexlink?

    So 5 weeks ago my husband snagged 8 barred rock pullets at 50 cents each. I soon noticed one was not like the others....no white on him/her except a bit on chest. I posted another thread and it was thought to be a black sexlink. Now I’m concerned there is a lot of red goin on comb doesn’t seem...
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