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    Lethargic rooster?

    I have a year old speckled sussex who has been incredibly protective from the get-go. However, a few days ago, I noticed he wasn't hanging out with his ladies (they free range). I did introduce 8.5 week old chicks about 2 weeks ago (they all seem perfectly healthy). My rooster will get up and...
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    When can my ducks go outside?!

    I am new to ducks and have 2 pekins that are just about 4 weeks old. They are still in their brooder but the heat lamp is off now. I'm giving them chick grower with brewers yeast and they have a water bowl big enough to walk in and wash their beaks. We have a duck coop ready to go for them with...
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    Mild cross beak?

    I have a chick that is 6 days old. It has a bit of cross beak and I'm wondering if there is anything special I need to do with it. It seems to be eating and drinking just fine and is proportionate in size to the other 15 chicks that are the same age. I have included a picture of what the chick...
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    Eye problem!

    What is going on with my ducklings eye? It is 2 days old. Eating, drinking, and spazzing without a problem.
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    Chick can't stand?

    I got a chick in the mail today and it won't stand up. It is always tipping to the left. It eats and drinks when I help it but otherwise it just tips over. Any ideas on how to help this little one?
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    Can't stand?

    I just got a chick in the mail and it can't stand. It is always tipping to left left and then lays on it's side. It seems strong and is cheeping loudly. I have to hold it by the water and food to get it to eat. Any idea what may be wrong and how I can help it?
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    Just started laying and there is blood on the egg?

    I have a lady that started laying about 2 weeks ago. Her first couple of eggs had some blood on them but it seemed to lessen each day. Well there is now blood on her eggs again (for the past couple of days). She is acting normal - eating, drinking, and interacting with my other chickens. Is this...
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    Coop for cochin bantams

    I will be building a coop to house 4 cochin bantams in Wisconsin. It is cold and winter's can be quite drawn out. I am trying to decide what type of coop to build for them. Would it make sense to build a light duty coop with no insulation and just keep them in our heated garage in the winter? Or...
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    How did this happen?!

    Over Christmas, I lost 7 chickens to a hawk or an owl I am guessing (?) I was out of town and came home to them being gone. Upon return, I found 2 piles of feathers and 1 carcass (but only its head was gone). It seems like they were taken at night because it was a group that always slept next to...
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    Holes in eggs?

    I have some new layers and one of the eggs consistently has a hole on the small end. I initially thought the quail were jumping around and cracking them, but it has happened 3 times now. It is not happening to my other layers so I'm not sure what the problem is. Any ideas?
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    Heat source in brooder

    My quail should be hatching this weekend. I am setting up the brooder now but have a quick question. For my chickens - I used a heat plate rather than heat lamp; could I use the heat plate for the quail as well? Or would it be better to use a heat lamp? Thanks!
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    Troubleshooting cage setup

    I built a 2ft x 3ft quail cage which has 1/2in hardware cloth on all sides but one. There was chicken wire on the back side yesterday and one quail had scraped its head (we could see feathers and blood). We took the chicken wore off and replaced it with a pet proof house screen yesterday after...
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    Hatching Quail

    I am getting quail eggs delivered in the mail today that were all hatched 2-7 days ago. This will be my first time incubating eggs. I have an automatic turner with a quail insert that will fit them all. Do I stand the eggs upright in the trays or lay them on their side? And I have read that I...
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    First egg...not in the nesting box

    I got my first egg today from my 5/2 hatch crew! Yay! However, the egg was up on a shelf in my coop/shed rather than the lovely nesting boxes I made for them. Heres my nesting boxes and a picture of my egg simply because I'm so excited! How do I get them to use the nesting boxes?!
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    Type of feed for my flock

    I have 14 chickens that are 19 weeks old and 13 chickens that are 11 weeks old. I am wondering if it would be okay to switch them all to laying feed rather than chick starter feed. There is no way to keep them separated with different feed. Also, none of them have started laying yet. I am...
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    Nesting Box Setup

    Question about nesting boxes - I am using milk crates which I cut a side off of. I am going to stack them and have a total of 8 boxes (4x2). For my top level, do I need to have some sort of cover of the boxes, or can they stay open?
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    Introducing new chickens to the flock

    Question for introducing chicks to the current flock... I brought my 8 week old chicks to the coop but kept them in their brooder for 1 week so they could see the older chickens and vice versa...backstory... I have 13 chickens that they are being introduced to who are 6 weeks older than them...
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    2 week old chick stopped walking

    I have a two week old chick that suddenly stopped walking. It will scoot around and is quite rambunctious with chirping. We will try to stand her up and she seems to move her feet and tries with all her might to stand but just falls back down. I have been dipping her beak in water and she has...
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    Introducing chicks and chickens

    I have two quick questions: 1. Will it be okay if I introduce a 1 year old hen to my current flock of 8 week old chicks? 2. I just got 10 more chicks that are now 5 days old - when can I introduce them to my current young flock? I was thinking they would be okay around 6 weeks since they are...
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    Chick Assortment - what breeds are these?!

    I got an assortment of chicks from a hatchery but I have no idea what breeds they are! Any ideas?
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