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    Mystery illness - lethargic, droopy wings, and limited leg use

    Hi all! Dealing with a mystery illness with one of my bantam girls, Betty who is almost 2 years old. She is a Belgian d’Anvers, so very tiny compared to my other bantams. I noticed starting last week that she seemed a bit off. I would check her everyday to make sure there wasn’t anything obvious...
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    Frozen feet - how long does frostbite damage take to show up?

    I’m curious how long it can take frostbite damage to reveal itself? I found one of my Silkies not in the coop with her flock two nights ago, and her feet were frozen solid. I put her in a warm bath to thaw her feet and have kept her inside since it happened. The next morning she was able to walk...
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    Egg bound hen (Belgian d’Anvers 1 year old)

    Hi all. My Belgian d’anvers hen is seemingly egg bound. I noticed Tuesday night that she was lethargic and clearly not well. I took her inside and noticed the feathers around her bum were covered in wet poop. I gave her a bath, put on a glove and some Vaseline, and felt an egg very close right...
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    Frizzled chicks?

    These babies were hatched on June 24th so only a week old, but it looks like they might all be frizzled! The rooster is a frizzled black bantam Cochin and the hens are either Silkie, D’Uccles, d’anvers, Easter Egger, or Cochin/Silkie mix (all hens are bantam and smooth feathered). I wasn’t good...
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    1 Year Old Chicken Wheezing

    My 1 year old Lavender Orpington is suddenly wheezing. I didn’t hear it last night when I closed up the coop, but this morning I heard it but couldn’t pin point who it was coming from before I left for work and it was very faint. When I got home the wheeze is much more pronounced and I could...
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    3 week old duckling with Niacin Deficency

    Hi all, I’m new to raising ducklings (have been raising chickens for 2 years now) and I have one I’m concerned about. I have 2 Cayuga and 2 Rouen ducklings that are 3 weeks old. Last week I noticed one of the Rouens was having a harder time walking than her siblings and would have to sit down...
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    Possible Roundworm?

    My second year of chicken keeping has been rough so far 😩 I feel like I keep getting hit with one problem after another, and have to come to you guys for advice every other week. Tonight’s problem I discovered is worms. I went to close my bantam coop to check and make sure everyone was tucked in...
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    Penny the Hen starts crowing?!

    So this is new... We had to separate our hen Penny (a 7 month old Cochin/Silkie mix) and bring her inside due to a large pecking wound on the back of her head. She had been separated from her flock for about 5 days when this started happening. I wasn’t convinced that it was a crow at first, but...
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    Chicken with large head wound on back of head, how to wrap?

    Hi guys, looking for some help here. I found one of my chickens with a severe head wound last night. It’s looks like the other chickens pecked her head down to the bone, there’s an open wound about the size of a half dollar and it looks like I can see the skull bones. As soon as I found her I...
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    Rooster with Possible Scaly Leg Mite Infection?

    Hi everyone! Looking for insight on this. I was cuddling with my rooster Vinny tonight and caught a look at the front of his legs and noticed his scales right about his feet in the front look raised. He had not shown any symptoms of illness. He is eating, drinking, and behaving regularly. I have...
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    Long solid black chick poop

    I’ve got a baby chick poop question I’m hoping I can get some help with. The chick in question is an (almost) 3 week old Buff Orpington. She seems mostly healthy. I’ve seen her eat, drink, and she is active running around the brooder and engaging in normal baby chick things. The only thing that...
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    Can calcium deposits be blue?

    Hi guys! My Rhode Island Red laid this weird egg today. It looks similar to pictures I’ve see of eggs with calcium deposits, but I haven’t seen any that are blue like this? She’s been laying since October so shes not brand new to laying. Has anyone seen this before? Hoping it’s nothing to be...
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    Do some chickens become lethargic before laying their first egg?

    Hi all, I’ve been noticing some abnormal behavior from my bantam Cochin pullet over the last 24 hours. She normally is a lover of treats, sunflower seeds being her favorite, but she hasn’t been interested in them yesterday or today. She is still roaming around picking little pieces of grass here...
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    Frizzle Cochin Pullet - bald spot/broken feathers

    Hi all, one of my white bantam frizzle Cochin pullets, Daffy (almost 4 months old now) has been showing some signs that I’ve been concerned about. From the beginning she seemed to be developing slower than her sister. She is much smaller and has been slow to feathering out and still has some...
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    Aggressive 10 week old cockerel

    Hi everyone! This is my first time posting, but I have been reading many threads over the last two months and have found so much valuable information so I’m hoping I can get some tips on handling my current situation.. I am a first time chicken owner. We purchased 4 bantam frizzle Cochins and...
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