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  1. Danny188

    Maggots in wound above vent.

    Semi graphic pictures attached. I have a RIR 2 year old hen who has a wound the size of a half dollar coin above her vent. There were about 30 maggots in it. I picked them all out and am unsure of what to do next. As a backstory, this hen was attcked by the nehbors dog a year ago. She was bitten...
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    The road to quitting chicken keeping?

    I'm trying to make up my mind about if I should quit chicken keeping or not. Nothing bad has realy happened except for a dog killing 6 of my 23 a year ago. Since then I have hatched more and am back to 22 hens and one rooster. I'm in high school and tired of having to be home to put them away...
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    Hen came back after missing for 5 days!

    WARNING- This is a long post, I don't need help just sharing a story. Saturday I went out later than I usually do to count chickens and to close the coop door. I counted and I was one short, I was missing one of the RIR×Buff Orpinton crosses. I was kicking myself for counting them that late...
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    Egg bound hen? Lethargic, tail down, wings dragging.

    I just got my neighbors last hen, the rest of them were killed by a fox so I agreed to take the last one. I dont know what is wrong with her it has been a week and she just sits around with her tail down and stays puffed out. I have no idea what this could be but my very little research is...
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    Best egg laying duck breeds?

    I would like to get some laying ducklings this summer and was thinking the pekin breed. I already have 22 chickens and 1 rooster they will be in the same pen but different coops. Is it ok to keep them together as long as all the ducks are females? I'm planning on getting 4 and we have a small...
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    Hen has paralyzed leg, what could it be?

    I have a Rhode island red hen that has a limp leg. I got home and went to put them in and she was in the barn area outside of the coop laying against the wall. My coop is inside the barn with a door to the outside but I have a winter area on the inside part of the barn also. I have a roost 3-4...
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    BO-RIR cross pullets, BO-Astrolorp cross pullet! 3 weeks old!

    This was my first hatch, a broody hen hatched them. My rooster is a buff orpington, and then the hens are the RIR, Astrolorps, etc. Also did 1 pure bred BO. I'm curious to see how the Astrolorp cross will turn out, I was told it was a sexlink and that it was a rooster, correct me if I'm wrong. I...
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    Will cockrells raised by a broody hen be meaner?

    I have 9 chicks being raised by a broody hen and I heard that chicks raised by broodys will be less tame then brooder raised chicks. I'm just wondering if the roosters will be any meaner because they are raised by a broody and not me. I spend about 30 minutes with them a day. The breeds and...
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    Broody hen with chicks being picked on by the rest of the flock!

    I have had my broody in a pen within the main chicken pen for 3 weeks with her 3 week old chicks. I wanted to see how she and the chicks would react with the rest of the flock so I would know if I needed to buy all flock feed or if I would have problems and have to keep them separate for longer...
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    3 week old buff orpington astrolorp cross sex link gender help!

    This chick is a buff orpington roo and a astrolorp cross. On an old thread I saw that this is a sexlink cross, I just dont know how to identify which is which.
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    What made this burrow?

    I saw this this morning when I was letting out the broody hen with her chicks. The burrow is a foot away from her pen under an old dog house. I'm just wondering what it could be so can trap it if it's a predator. I know we have a skunk around but seems to small. We also have a smaller groundhog...
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    Hot glued eggs, what day should I peel it off?

    Probably not the best thing to use but it was what I had on hand. I have a broody hatching them, and I glued them on day 13 I was fumbling trying to get them back in the nest and they fell out of my hands. Just hairline cracks not dented in or anything, they are not bad at all and the eggs are...
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    How to dipose of feed with mold, will it make chickens sick?

    I accidently fed my chickens moldy feed today, I wasn't very moldy, and it was dark when I fed them last night so I never noticed it, will it make them sick from just a day? Is their not enough that I need to worry about it? And how do I dispose of it, I don't like the idea of wasting a full bag...
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    Can I restart a hen on new eggs after she has sat on eggs for 10 days?

    My broody has cracked 3 eggs I dont know what's going on. I'm down to 5 fertilized eggs day 10 and I want to restart because I wanted to hatch at least 8. All the eggs she has broken were fertilized except mabey 1. I did crack on egg on accident that I sealed with wax, 2 others were wax sealed...
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    Rotten egg explosion, should I wash the remaining eggs?

    I had a rotten egg break under my broody and its day 8, should I wash off the eggs or leave them? How should I clean them, they dont really stink and I cleaned out the nest box, they have some grass clippings stuck to them. I just dont know if I can rub the bloom off or what not. Im new to...
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    Can a racoon open a barn door latch?

    About a month ago I caught a raccoon after I noticed fish guts were dug up from the mulch pile. I set a trap and made the mistake of letting it go, because I figured my set up was strong enough, it had also dug up dead chickens from a dog attack a week before. Then 4 days later I catch a baby so...
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    What electric fence energizer to buy?

    I'm thinking about getting an electric fence after 2 dog attacks, they have a run with a 4 foot fence and an extended run with 3 ft chicken wire. No surprise the dogs jumped it, the first time it happend I thought the owners would keep their dogs in but after the second time a week ago I'm done...
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    Questons about having a broody hen hatch eggs! Tips appreciated!

    I have a broody buff orpinton, this will be her first time hatching chicks, usually I would buy them but I dont want to have chicks shipped to me. I lost 6 chickens in a dog attack and I would like to hatch out 3 at least 3 pullets, if I get 7 that's fine, I will just sell the rest. So my...
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    Dog Attack AGAIN, same owner!

    Same owner different dog, they were fostering a Siberian husky, she said their 3 year old let it out. Last time I got 200 for 3 dead and 4 wounded, this time I'm going for $300 for the 3 dead ones, should have shot the dog on site but instead it got an butt whoopin by the a neighbor(not owner)...
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    Hen with side torn open after dog attack, size of a fist.

    I think this is definitely going to need stitches to heal, what should I do. The attack happend last Saturday. I have been puting antibiotic ointment on it and cleaing daily with neosporin, I discovered this 3 days ago, she was always laying down and her wing covers it. I wasent the one to...
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