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    Hen found dead in the morning. Internal Laying?

    One of my hens was acting lethargic yesterday. She was standing in the coop all fluffed up and had labored breathing. She would drink water but wouldn't eat and her poops were runny and yellow. Checked if she was egg bound but nothing. Separated her and this morning she had passed. I decided...
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    Broody hatching eggs

    Hello y’all, My broody cochin recently became a momma to 6 chicks yesterday but there’s still one egg, completely viable, left to hatch. I think I put the egg under her a day or two after she started setting the first 6 (My mistake). Should I leave her be or take the lone egg to the incubator...
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    Easter egger bantam, roo or pullet?

    Wondering if this st. run bantam ee was a boy or girl, it’s 5 weeks old. Thanks for any input
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    Mystery chick, can anybody help identify?

    Feather legged chick that sent as an assortment but I can’t figure out the breed. It might be a bantam as well if that helps. Thanks for your help!
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    Are these worms?

    Pulled these out of my hens intestine that passed suddenly. Are these worms? If they are what kind? Will safeguard be good to treat these? It’s all I have on hand
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    Hen acting very lethargic suddenly... ended up dying in my arms

    My 1 yr old white rock(dominant hen) suddenly started breathing heavy and acting lethargic out of nowhere. Her tail was down and her comb is very pale. She does not feel egg bound. I checked her feathers for mites. She was literally fine 10 minutes before this eating scratch and what not. One...
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    Meat spot or something else in hen’s egg?

    Looked like 3 separate brown spots and also large white spot near them next to the yolk. Are these meat spots or maybe worms? Thanks for the advice!
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    Can someone tell me if these are mites or just dirt?

    This was taken on the back feathers of my buff orp, dirt or mites?
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    If a hen was laying irregular eggs...

    Will a hen stop laying eggs after coming into lay and all her eggs were irregular? She’s only 10 months old (misshapen, double yolk, watery egg white)
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    Chicken wheezing out of no where

    My white Cochin started wheezing today for some reason. She laid her first egg in the am and was singing up a storm. I checked on her a few hours later and she developed a wheez with almost every breath. I tried giving soaked bread in olive oil but it did not do much. Any suggestions?
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    Flock integration

    Is it better to integrate a younger flock at their current age of 16 weeks or wait till they've matured. My older flock of 5 are quite the bullies so I'm not sure if its better to wait till the younglings are fully grown. Any tips are appreciated
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    Barred rock sexing

    I have 3 four week old barred rocks that I hatched and I can't figure out the gender. The one on the left I believe is a roo cuz of the color pattern but not sure about the other two
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    Chicken with swollen ear lobe

    My chicken has a swollen ear lobe (from a peck?) which I've tried cleaning and applying neosporin to the initial wound but it hasn't healed. When I first noticed it I squeezed some puss out but since then there has been no puss just blood if I squeeze it. What should I do? ( the blue on her...
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    Chick with swollen belly. Cures?

    So my baby chick was squished about two days ago( see link to that post https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/injured-baby-chick.1348097/ ) Now she's been eating pooping and drinking water and chirping along. The only thing is that her belly is swollen. It's more along her keel bone and it's...
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    Injured baby chick!

    My 9 day old barred rock was crushed by my nephew. I walked in the room too find him holding the baby chick very tightly and when he finally released it the chick was gasping for air and leaning on its side. I gave it some sugar water and electrolytes and it since has stood up but is very...
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    Misshapen eggs

    My barred rock who just came into lay about 2 weeks ago has been laying oddly shaped eggs( flat on one side or with curves). The egg whites are also runny. I'm not sure if it is bronchitis, no nasal discharge, she does sneeze but not very often. Her poops are normal with a few liquid poops every...
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    Rats burrowing under coop

    i have caught several rats on camera coming into the chickens run and there are several holes around the chicken coop. I've tried live traps, bucket traps, snap traps but no luck. I obviously can't use poison because of the chickens so I'm not sure what to do. If I make a concrete trench around...
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    Vacation from bullying

    if I separate my barred rock (21 week old) from her older bully sisters, can I leave her alone? Or do I have to put her back to roost with the others every night? Her enclosure will be in the same run as the older ones so they'll be able to see eachother. I'm planning on keeping her separate for...
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    My barred rock is getting bullied help!?!?

    My 21 week old barred rock has been with my main flock of 5 RIR and white rocks for about two weeks now. She's the last one of the batch we purchased in the summer and my old hens have been giving me and my barred a hard time integrating her. They chase her, and I mean full sprint at her from...
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    20 week old pullet integration

    I have a 20 week old pullet that I've been integrating into my flock of 5 RIR and white rocks. My question is why does the pullet run away from them instead of submitting to the old girls? I've had birds That i integrated before that would squat to the older ones. When the pullet goes up to...
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