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    Chick not standing, fluid in belly/bottom.

    Two days ago I had this chick hatch at Day 22 of incubation. Of the 11 chicks that have hatched thus far, this chick had the longer and seemingly more difficult time of hatching. Even after 24 hours when the rest were freed of their shells and at least moving around, this little guy/gal was...
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    Possible internal bleeding?

    Good evening, all. Yesterday afternoon while walking around the chicken yard I noticed one of my Australorp hens, almost a year old, just sitting there almost motionless. They love sunning themselves, and we had just went from below freezing temps to a “heatwave” in the 50s, so I didn’t think...
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    Vent prolapse? Help, please.

    Trying to make a long story short here but still give details....my husband and I brought 2 Lavender Orpington chicks home from Rural King on 02/03. One was to replace the last LO bought on 1/24 at the same Rural King, that died on 1/25. These chicks were rough looking. My remaining LO from the...
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    Six-month old duck, niacin deficiency?

    Good evening. My husband’s friend has a duck with leg problems, and I’m curious if her condition is treatable or reversible. I have a feeling not, but it doesn’t hurt to ask. I’m only recently a first-time chicken and duck owner, so I’m hoping for some feedback from you all. I could not get...
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    RIR pullet or cockerel?

    One of my RIR’s does not quite look like the others. I was hoping for assistance in determining if these particular pullets I bought are truly all pullets, or if this little gal is really a guy. Is this one a Rhode Island Red at all? Even as chicks Red here was always so much lighter in color...
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    Hello from Indiana!

    Greetings, all. Alicia here from Indiana and I’m just now getting around to introducing myself. First I’d just like to say WOW on this forum! Such a wealth of information, pictures, ideas, and so on. It is really quite impressive. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens...
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    Pullet attacked, neck injury

    Good evening, all. Around noon today while at work, I received an email from my husband that there had been an attack on my youngest girls, my RIRs. This would have been around 11:30AM. I have a coop and run for my older girls (37 pullets of various breeds) and roo, with a “playpen” set up along...
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