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  1. SilverLacedLady

    Broody Hen, sitting for almost 2 weeks Help?! i don't know what i am doing!

    MY FIRST BROODY! Hello, I have been keeping chickens for 5 years now. I kinda turned into a crazy chicken lady. Got some issues. I have my first ever broody. she will be a year old nest month, she is a barred rock. sitting on a clutch of 10 random eggs, including a Muscovy duck egg. it...
  2. SilverLacedLady

    Rooster is skinny, already lost one to the cold who was also very skinny :(

    A week and a half ago I lost my beloved barred rock roo "Yellow". I have two other roosters, a gigantic mix "Beast" and my sweet BO "Lucky". Lucky is very thin as was Yellow before he passed. Beast is very large and very heavy and I have a few hens on the skinny side too. These birds are all...
  3. SilverLacedLady

    Buff having butt trouble, bad.

    I have a sweet (usually) 2 1/2 year old BO named Flopsy (her comb falls slightly to the side, not sure why) having butt trouble. Her poop is really runny and is all over her back end, only liquid. None of my birds are laying (recent move, new state, new place, big pole barn previously housed...
  4. SilverLacedLady

    HELP! Had to recusitate (sp?) young rooster 3 times today!

    My 9 week old BO Rooster Lucky stopped breathing 3 times today and have done is 3-4 times before. He suddenly stops breathing and gasps for air. Today he actually was dead and I somehow revived him, then watched and waited to see if his comb would turn colors again and when it did i picked him...
  5. SilverLacedLady

    I rescued a duckling and she's resisting help **LOTS OF PICS**

    so, I just got 2 indian runners 3 days ago, approx. 2 weeks old, I have never had ducks before but i know people who have they told me to get some and have fun...I shop at Rural King a lot and the new manager there has told the employees that if there is a sick or injured chick, or duckling to...
  6. SilverLacedLady

    possibly gape worm, but i'm new to this and need help.

    my chickens have been acting wierd but fine for months. it started in the late fall and has recently gotten worse. They shake thier heads and try to gag something up almost like they are choking, no discharge, no visible worms in feces. Not actually coughing anything up, nothing. they eat...
  7. SilverLacedLady

    can you quiet a rooster?

    my roosters are going to be the end of themselves if I can't find a way to quiet them down. There is a so called neighborhood watch in my area that one man has decided is his job. He harasses people, trespasses on private property taking pictures, and then files complaints against people who...
  8. SilverLacedLady

    my hens are 8 months old and aren't laying, what gives?

    I have 2 silverlaced wyandotte hens, 2 EE's and 2 light brahmas (the EE's and the bramahas are about 3 weeks younger than my other girls) and they aren't laying. I feed them all 2-3 times a day, plus they get treats like apples and free range in the backyard when the weather is nice. They...
  9. SilverLacedLady

    How can you tell the difference?

    What is a dead give away to tell the difference between an Easter Egger and Americana and Auracanas? I got two chicks that I was told were Auracanas, but they came from a hatchery in MI, and from what I understand most true Auracanas only come from breeders not hatcheries. So, how do I know if...
  10. SilverLacedLady

    Can I house SLWs with Muscovy ducklings?

    I currently have 5 approx. 8 week old chicks a friend of mine has a lot of Muscovy ducklings that just hatced, she is going to have about 50 beause her mommas are great, she only loses about 1 egg per hatch just to find out it wasn't even fertile. My question is can I house 8 week old ducklings...
  11. SilverLacedLady

    So, my cousin offered to build me a bigger coop. IDK what I'll need!

    My cousin is a contruction worker and has offered to build me a bigger coop. Ideally I want to be able to fit 8-10 hens in it. How many nest boxes? How tall should it be? And how high should the roost be? Any suggestions would help, Thanks in advance.
  12. SilverLacedLady

    what can I do to keep a 90lb. dog away from my chicks?

    We have a 90lb. dog who decided today that on his way in for the night he was going to push open the uper vent on my tiny little coop and stick his giant head in to try to eat them . My chicks are only 6 weeks and luckily he didn't get anyone, they were all safely over by the nesting box. But...
  13. SilverLacedLady

    Robin's egg question. I know nothing :(

    Found a Robin's egg, don't worry I didn't steal it from a nest. Out of curiosity, becasue i found it on the ground and it wasn't cracked; I candled it. I know nothing about candleing eggs. Let alone a robin's egg. I can't tell if it's a quitter, I don't see a blood ring, and the air sack is...
  14. SilverLacedLady

    WTB a bigger coop!

    I got a small coop kit that claimed it could fit up to 6 heavy breeds comfortably. Blatant lie. There's no way, it's only 40"w X 40" t (at peak in middle) and 52" long WITH the nesting box. the roosts sit to high, even better is they basicly have cockatiel perches for the roost boards. O...
  15. SilverLacedLady

    When can I move them outside? it's been dropping to the 30s!

    So i have 5, approx. 5 week old SLWs, They are currently in the garage in a brooder that is a rabbit cage, with feeder, waterer, and heat lamp. I know the temp is in the 80s, but I know it needs to be cooler. They aren't to cold at night because they don't sleep under the lamp all hudled...
  16. SilverLacedLady

    So I never introduced myself....Sorry!

    My name is Lyz, and I recently got 5 SLW chicks. They are appox. 5 weeks. I live in Kokomo, Indiana. On top of this new adventure with chickens between my fiance and I we have 6 kids, 6 cats, and 1 86lb. wana-be lap dog. I am new to not only chickens but also using forums. So please point...
  17. SilverLacedLady

    Serious problems with figuring out my SLWs *PIC HEAVY!*

    So, I am brand new to chickens, I am SOOOO thankful that I found BYC:bow You guys all seem to be life savers and I was hoping you could save mine. This all started with a trip to Rural King last year. We kicked the idea of keeping a backyard flock around a bit. Then a week and a half ago, I...
  18. SilverLacedLady

    Hi, I'm Lyz!

    So my fiancee Richard and I have decided that we wanted a backyard flock. It started with a trip to "Rural King"about a year ago. We kicked around the idea, but decided to wait a while since I was pregnant with baby number 6. We already had 6 cats, and a dog. But last week, he told me to go...
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