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  1. Lillycat918

    Sore right below vent?

    So I’ve came across this issue and noticed that one of my hens has a sore right below her vent. The vent is 100% fine, but the sore concerns me. It was scabbed yesterday (which to me I thought it was healing) but today the sore was open. ALSO, my other hen has blood on her beak...I know she is...
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    Air flow, rain, heat, help?

    Alright everyone, This is my first ever experience with having chickens. My girls are about 13 weeks old and after countless hours of building our coop, its pretty much done! (yay!). I am however super nervous about the heat, ventilation, rain, etc. I have vents above the coop (at the top) and...
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    Heat in the winter?

    So I have been getting into huge debates with everyone around me on whether or not you need to have a heat lamp in the coop when its cold. I am very new to the chicken scene and this will be the first winter dealing with that. I have had people say "are you seriously not putting a lamp in...
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    Chicks moving around less, sneezing??

    So I am in a bit of a panic. My chicks are around 4-5 weeks old and are still in the brooder. Everything has been super great clear up until today. I took them out the other day for their first time, they loved it! it was warm out (75 degrees) and sunny. I brought them back in after 20 minutes...
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    Male or Female?

    I know it might be to early to tell, but I am curious to know if I have a male or female silkie. I am just getting a little nervous that it might be a male and where I live, I cant have roo. I am just super attached and do not want to have to get rid of my only Silkie:hit I attached a photo for...
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    Is this really a silkie chick??

    Hey everyone! curious to know if I really have a silkie chick or if this is a different breed. She (or he.. hoping for a female) is the white one on top of the heating plate. Thanks in advance! P.s. sorry for the crooked pic :(
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    Outside play time.

    Hey everyone! my girls are getting older and I am curious to know when I can take them outside? I am not moving the brooder outside and they are not ready to be completely outside just yet. I Just want to know at what age can I take them out to play in the sun for a couple of hours. Under my...
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    Heating plate concerns

    Hey everyone! I am a new chick mom and I ended up getting 5 baby chicks from tractor and supply. Three of them are about 1 1/2 weeks old and the other 2 are about 2 1/2. I ended up getting a heating plate rather than a lamp because of safety concerns (house fires, etc). The chicks love it and...
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