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    Urgent: Chicken attacked last night and had a chunk out of her breast! GRAPHIC PHOTOS

    My dark Brahma, Clarice was attacked last night just after dusk, went out to lock up and she wasn’t on her roost, found a clump of feathers with tissue attached and her huddled in a corner of the run. I have removed her, cleaned the wound and treated with vetericyn (what I have on hand). She is...
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    Egg has vanished!

    I have 2 silkie girls I got a couple weeks back who immediately laid 2 eggs, the gal I got them from said the eggs could be fertile and the girls were very broody so I let them go. The eggs are fertile and developed as expected. One started to pipe yesterday, at day 18. Letting nature take its...
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    Is this a pullet or a cockerel?

    My suspected cockerel was confirmed last week when he started to crow. I had Always believed he was male and my buff was female. Now I’m second guessing it... what do you think, pullet or cockerel?
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    Neighbor Claims my chickens have given her husband Histoplasmosis

    Hi All, I am seeking advice. I have my very first flock, they were moved outside about 3 weeks ago. They are 12 weeks now, or so. Today my backyard neighbor, who I have never in my life spoken to came to our door with print outs from the Mayo clinic explaining Histoplasmosis. She claims...
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    Smelly run... what to do?

    I have a small prefab coop and my chicks have been out in it for about 2 weeks now. I am noticing it smells! Inside the coop is fine, I’ve changed the bedding but inside the run, where they spend a lot of time, smells pretty bad. I do plan to let them free range the yard, but I want them bigger...
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    This is Phyl(lis) is s/he a hen or a roo?

    This is my Phyl, since he was about 3 weeks old I started referring to him as him but alas he’s a Silkie and who really knows? Today he is 9 weeks old, do you think Phyl is a boy or a girl? Pictures aren’t great. I cannot get him to stay still!
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    Chicks not putting themselves up at night

    I am new to chickens, I’ve had my kids about 8 weeks now and they’ve been out of the house and in their coop for about 10 days. I started them in the coop only, they were in there 3 days based on advice and things I’ve read and then I started letting them out into the attached run. They love...
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    New member from Indy

    Hi! I am new to chickens, I got my first girls the first week of March, they are 8 weeks old now. This is supposed to be a family joint effort and teach my 2 young girls some responsibility but this far, they have been my chickens. I have 5 in total, 2 silkies (suspect one is a roo), an...
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