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    Rat hole?

    can anybody tell me what made this hole?I was thinking a rat I'm not sure,I just found it today and it definitely ain't a chicken,the hole is inside the run,all covered by chicken wire,hole seems pretty deep and I can't find another exit to it so my guess its pretty long,any ideas?
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    Gapeworm or respiratory disease?

    I already made a thread about this,"gurgling noises.thoughts?",I don't know how to change the title of the thread. Symptoms: -weird gurgling noises -sneezes -shakes head and looks up a lot as if trying to swallow something -eats but not as much. -Not as active. Why I don't think it's a...
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    Gurgling noise.thoughts?

    Why is my rooster making this weird gurgling noises and sneezes every once in a while?he is 1 year old,hatched in my coop and has never been out of the coop?I've dealt with a respiratory disease in flock 10 months ago,none of them have ever showed signs ever again?none of the other chickens are...
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    When do chicks not need heat lamp?

    I have 8 chicks,5 bought from TSC which were supposed to be 1 day old but they are not,the other 3 are younger and are 5 days old,can I separate the older ones?I have the temperature in the low 90's and this seems to be affecting the 5 bigger ones,they are always with their beaks open as if they...
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    What took my chick?

    I bought some broiler chicks,have them in a metal bin I bought from TSC,I took them out for the day,I put them inside when it's night,take them out in the morning,I put them in the porch,the porch is high,around 10 feet off the ground I doubt the chick made it through 5 steps walking down,can't...
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    Chicks with no mom pls help.

    Today is hatch day,and to my disgrace,the mom somehow died after being 20 long days in the broody cage,she pooped and ate fine,and she left chicks,pls help I never used a heat lamp,I put a heat lamp and some old clothing to keep the heat in and that's what I have them in right now,one chick and...
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    Are my chickens next?

    I have a coop with a run they can access any time they want,it has chicken wire all around,today I saw what I think was a hawk,quite white with red spots all over it,just chilling in top of the coop,I went outside and it flew away as soon as it saw me, 15 minutes later it was in the same spot...
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    Should I leave this hen broody?need opinions

    I have 4 hens,last year I had 2 go broody at the same time,one was a great mom,the other one not so much,(not sure if it was my fault,didn't have chick feed and had to go buy some the day the chicks were hatching)the bad mom started attacking the little chicks,killed 1 before I gave them...
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    Is hen playing with my emotions?

    I have a hen who has been about 2 years with me,never been broody(the only one that has never been),I put a cardboard box with some eggs that I marked to try to encourage them to get broody,I change the eggs every few days to stop them from going bad,3 days ago I saw a hen sitting on the eggs...
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    At what age to separate cockerel and rooster?

    I have a rooster of unknown age and a cockerel(rooster's son hatched out in my coop and I decided to keep him,will make him a small coop and get some hens for him in future) who is 11 months old, for now he has to share coop with the rooster,I separate them during the day,the hens and rooster...
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    This are not friesian hens or are they?

    I was given 4 hens for free,bought 2 more from the same guy $5 dollars each,all of them were sisters,hatched from the same mother and same rooster(a white gamefowl looking rooster,I don't have any pictures of him),this was over a year ago,I sold 1 because my rooster was mating with her too much...
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    Recommendations for online chick buying?

    I really dont know where to post,sorry if I post it in the wrong section,I have never ordered chicks online,does anyone know one that sells and ships healthy chicks and is trustworthy?I am looking for some light brahma chicks and I can't find any locally.😥
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    Help with breed?

    This cockerel hatched in my coop,I decided to keep him,but I still dont know what he is,can someone help pls?
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    Can you trick a broody hen?

    Possibly an ignorant question but can you trick a broody hen?I have a hen that was trying to go broody,I had to break her because I have no chick feed and pretty sure TSC is closed right now and will remain closed for more than 21 days because I highly doubt the virus is gonna be controlled in...
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    Never ending pests...sigh...

    Last year spring I had snakes getting into coop because I had chicks,decided to put concrete all around the coop to stop them from coming in,summer I had mice coming in the shed to eat the chicken feed so I put it inside the garage,mice followed it,so I moved it back to the shed ,that stopped...
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    Shocking interesting discovery I made!

    I find this a little shocking but I have pullet that was hatched in my coop and she just started laying and to my surprise she lays light brown eggs.the surprising part is that all my hens lay white eggs,I guess my rooster actually does have a lot genes from different breeds,yes I'm 100% sure...
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    Idk how to delete this thread.

    Oops my mistake I dont know what I did and it posted 2 times and I dont know how to delete it
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    Help!!

    What can I do?I was away and was not aware this 2 were fighting and I hope I separated them in the right moment,is there anything I can do to help it heal faster?I'm guessing this 2 are the top ones in the pecking order and they were fighting to see which one was in the top,it has happened...
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    Need a few answers.

    First is I had a cockerel that was born in my coop,he got sick like 2 weeks ago,his comb was really hot and he couldn't move his legs properly,and kept flapping his wings,I took him outside the coop for him to take the sun and fed him half of an ibuprofen along some water with garlic.He survived...
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    Are brahma and EE high in the pecking order?

    I'm not sure where to put this,sorry if it's in the wrong section,I am getting an easter egger and brahma from a person and was wondering if it was alright to put them with my freisian hens and mixed rooster for a while,of course after quarantine,I never done quarantine before since I had not...
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