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  1. Bear and Dart

    Cockerels in need of homes MA

    I have 5 cockerels I want to give a chance of finding new homes opposed to the alternative, they're all very sweet but it's too many for my small flock. I have one Black Copper Marans, one Splash Ameracauna, one olive eggar, and two mixes.They're all curious but doesn't seem overly concerned...
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    BearandDart's Flock

    I wanted to make a thread about my flock and the different things things that tend to happen within it. I've always loved following different flocks, so why not have a record of my own! Let me introduce the different flocks. First we have the main flock, which consists of a variety of breeds...
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    too early, but mostly cockerels?

    It's not super important or urgent I know if these babies are cockerels or pullets but I think noticing all those little differences can be really interesting. I have recently hatched 9 chicks, all are 2 weeks old, I'm thinking I could have mostly boys. Here are some pictures and notes! Black...
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    | Hen gasping for air, died |

    I have an almost 3 year old EE who is gasping for air. otherwise her eyes are clear, feathers shiny, crop is empty as if she hasn't eaten, and it seems like she's heavier than usual. She's a smaller bird and is usually very flighty. I'm concerned she'll die and i'm worried it's a disease that...
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    Chick's limping/holding leg strangely

    Hello, My friend has a 3 and a half week old chick who injured itself at a week old and started limping. It's walking better now but it's still limping and holding it's leg behind it in a very strange manner. I was looking to find any advice, is it just healing? Is it something worse? What...
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    Chilled? Silkie Pullet

    Friday night I was out and didn't get back until around 11:00, and went to lock the coop up. When I went inside I found my most dumb, fragile silkie pullet had escaped from the in-coop brooder and was not moving, eyes closed, a little cold, stiff, and barely breathing. I brought her inside and...
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    Northern Red Mite Help Needed

    Hello thank you for reading this in advance, I first discovered mites in my coop ( which i have never dealt with until now ) in September when one of my hens went broody. At first I tried all the natural methods I could think of but nothing seemed to work. They got really bad in November and I...
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    Black Crested White Polish in the US

    I've wanted to start a breeding project ( breeding to the APA SOP ) for awhile and had a hard time picking birds because no breed stuck out over another breed. Then I came across Black Crested White Polish, a color I had forgotten but always loved because their color is unlike many others. I've...
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    Rehoming Beautiful Partridge Cochin Cockerel ( Massachusetts)

    He is almost 9 months old and hasn't shown any aggression but can be skittish.I am needing to rehome this boy because my oldest hen just won't accept him and now is terrified of him, although the other girls don't mind him. I am in southern Massachusetts and am willing to drive half way within...
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    Chick has twisted ankle? Is this fixable?

    4/5 days ago I had my first chicks hatch from my incubator, one of them had curled toes on both feet and at first I thought this was in line with curled toes so I splinted it, but it hasn't improved much with splitting and I can't really move it into position well ( the ankle ) .
  11. Bear and Dart

    13 week ild Chicks and 3 year old hen are barely outside.

    My chickies are barely in the run whenever i go out there they are usually in the coop for some reason. what should i do?
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    Which Feed?

    We've been feeding our flock green mountain feeds for awile. I haven't always been in charge of the flock so I'm wondering, is green mountain the best food? They also carry Nutrena's lines of feed, blue seal's, and poulin grains at our local Co-Op. I'd also like to get a all flock feed with...
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    possible predator poop identification

    I just found this poop next to the coop, I was wondering if anyone knows what it is from? I put my hand next to it as a size comparison.
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    "Late bloomer" finally has beautiful coloring

    This is cilantro, she was late to grow and late to get feathers and now at 9 weeks she looks so beautiful.
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    Convince dad to put hardwire cloth on the chicken’s run instead if chicken wire.

    I don’t know if anyone can really help me with this. But do you know anyway to convince my dad not to put chicken wire on the run. He said that over the years nothing has ever gotten in our old run during the day so it’ll be fine, but I am worried I’ll come out one day and find a crime scene.
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    Weird growth at base of tail

    It doesn’t seem to be hurting her, but I have no idea what it is.
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    Salmon Faverolle slow feathering and growth

    I have a 6 week old hatchery quality Salmon Faverolles labeled “female” that I’m fairly sure is a male. Anyway he’s pretty small compared to the rest of the chicks and his feathering is slow as well. Is this normal? Also he’s been scrunching his neck in today and I’m a bit worried.
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    Chick not growing

    One of my Easter egger chicks, Cilantro is still tiny at 5 weeks, she’s half the size or less than the others. She’s eating and drinking fine and seems spunky. She’s developing feathers slower than the rest, but they are still coming in, as of now she has wing feathers, shoulder feathers, a tiny...
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    Hot Wire

    I was wondering if you had any advice on how to put hot wire and how far apart each wire should be. This is mainly to deter bears. We’ve only ever had foxes and coyotes besides them but I know all kinds of other land predators are around.
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    Hen possible blood in poop after attack.

    This morning a bear took all but one of our hens. She looks fine but I think there may be blood in her poop, is it something to do with stres from the attack? What could cause that?
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