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    Chick Trying to Pull Off Its Own Wings

    We got 15 layer/dual purpose chicks yesterday. They were shipped with two-day shipping. Everyone looked good upon arrival, though maybe a bit cold. We got them fed (chick crumbles), water (room temp), and a heat plate at back level. They all seemed fine yesterday especially after some time...
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    Broody Turkey Hen and Meat Chickens

    We have a turkey hen that seems like she is finally going broody after what was maybe a couple false starts. She had a couple nights where she sat on eggs but lost interest during the day. But now she is sitting during the day and hissing at us if we touch her (she wasn't doing that before). I...
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    Turkey Left Out

    We got three turkey poults with our laying chicks in the spring. So, they are around 8-9 months old now. We have been waiting for signs to figure out who is male or female. Well, they all lay eggs, so that answers that. We had thought one might be a Tom until we saw her lay an egg. But that...
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    Possibly Fowl Cholera

    To preface, I just had a 7 month old hen die. She suddenly became lethargic (she went from lethargic to dead in less than a day), and I initially thought she had cocci because the only symptom was some weakness, so I started treating her with Corid. I noticed she was very thirsty which I hadn't...
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    Surprise Guinea Keets!

    A few weeks ago, our only female guinea hen and sometimes one of the males didn’t roost in the coop like they normally did. I didn’t think much of it because guineas sometimes like to sleep in trees anyway and we still saw them around during the day so I knew they were fine. Then yesterday the...
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    Crazy Weather and 4.5wk Chicks Outside

    I’ve found myself in a bit of an odd predicament. On April 1, I got 9 two-day old chicks (including 2 guinea keets) and gave them to a broody. I also put fertile eggs in an incubator about a week later with plans to give them to another broody. However, none of the eggs hatched, and I felt bad...
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    How Much to Crop Feed?

    I have a one year old Welsummer hen who sustained a leg injury a couple weeks ago. I checked several times for broken or dislocated bones and haven’t found any, so I think a muscle might be pulled. She tries to stand but can’t. She falls over and kicks around. No other symptoms. Normal poop. I...
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    Rooster Hurt Hen’s Leg!!

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Welsummer hen. One year old. I have a mixed flock, so no other Welsummers to compare weight wise. But she seems normal? 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Limping. Favoring left leg...
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    Chickens Don’t Care About Chicks

    Me: *terrified and anxious and stressed about introducing the four baby chicks to the ten big ones for the first time today.* (They are five weeks old, but since it has been warmer outside than inside and I have some cats that might have tried to get them, the chicks have actually been kept in...
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    Silver Laced Wyandotte Pullet or Cockerel?

    I got a splash bantam Cochin, a red blue laced Wyandotte, and a silver laced Wyandotte. All sold as pullets. However, my silver laced seems... a bit more masculine. This one has grown twice as fast as my other Wyandotte, has thicker legs, and it looks like the tail feathers are starting to...
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    Head Twitching - Stressed or Sick?

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Speckled Sussex hen, 4-5months old, Seems like a normal weight. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. She is twitching her head frequently, similar to the way they might if a fly were buzzing...
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    New Pullets Mothered by "Alpha" Pullet?

    I got 5 new pullets of slightly different ages and each a different breed yesterday. They all came from the same place, but two are a bit bigger than the other three and a few weeks older. Where they were before, the two bigger ones were kept separately from the smaller ones. I'm not sure if...
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    Hello!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? These are my first chickens. I got them yesterday. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 5 (3) What breeds do you have? 1 Silver Laced Lyandotte, 1 Amaracuana, 1 Midnight Majesty Maran, 1 Speckled Sussex, and 1...
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