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    Chicken can’t sit, stand or walk

    On Easter I came home to find that one of my three year old hens couldn’t walk, sit upright or stand. She was laying on her side inside the coop. She is a heavy breed (Dixie Rainbow) and has had problems with bumble foot and poop sticking to her rear. Over the last few years I have treated the...
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    Wobbly chicken

    The last few weeks have been rough on my flock due to molting and cold weather. They are looking a little rough, but I noticed one of my hens is losing her balance when she is eating. I haven’t seen her fall, but she is wobbly. Her comb doesn’t look great either. I know she has bumble foot on...
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    Bloody comb and head, possible frostbite?

    I discovered a hen with caked blood on her comb and feathers around her comb and eyes were also tinged with red from blood. I separated her and tried to clean the blood off gently, and I couldn’t find an injury. We had extremely cold temps about two weeks ago for a long period for over a week so...
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    Bumblefoot-unable to remove core. What now?

    have a large breed chicken (Rainbow Dixie) that developed bumblefoot on both feet. We watched videos that show to go in and cut the infection out. We soaked, I Epsom salts removed the black scab and then cut it open but were unable to find the infection core so nothing came out. We cleaned and...
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    Which Breeds Lay speckled eggs?

    One of my new laying hens laid a speckled egg. I have no idea who laid it, but would love to know. Here is a list of the breeds I have that haven’t laid yet or I haven’t been able to identify their eggs: Black Australorpe Light Brahma Speckled Sussex Blue laced red Wyandotte Buff Orpington...
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    Update: she passed away

    I don’t know how to delete this because the post is no longer relevant. Thanks! We have 7 chicks about a week 1/2 old being cared for by 4 mothers coparenting. It’s been going fine. Today I came home to an injured chick that I assume was attacked by the mothers. I didn’t see it and I didn’t...
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    Chick needs help

    This morning I noticed one of my checks is looking lethargic and had pasty butt so I cleaned it off and made sure she drank some water and then check back with her an hour later and she still seems like she’s not doing well she’s standing apart from the others not eating and drinking and she...
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    Egg Mystery

    I have 4 broody banties sitting on a few eggs which are hatching in a day or two. I also have 17 pullets That are either 18 or 16 weeks. I had noticed my rainbow Dixie seemed to showing signs of getting ready to lay soon, so we built nest boxes last week in their coop which is an 8 by 10 and...
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    Broody Hens: Need Advice

    So, I have 4 silky/Cochin bantam mixes who all went Broody. They are a year old. They share a 4 x 6 coop with three laying boxes that they sleep in. I decided to give them some fertilized eggs that I got from a neighbor, but realize that I should’ve done things differently. I have another coop...
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    Is my Silver laced polish male or female?

    My silver laced polish looks and sometimes behaves a little like a cockerel. He gets into confrontations with other pullets or cockerels and his posture is so narrow and upright. I really am hoping it’s a she and not a he, bit without a comb it’s very hard to tell. I got her in a miscellaneous...
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    Are these cockerels?

    I hatched these 3 and suspect they are cockerels. They are a barnyard mix, so they all look different. Am I correct or is it too soon to tell for sure? They are just over 5 weeks old. They like to jump on other chicks and just seem energetic and curious.
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    What breed?

    Hi! I was given these two chicks hatched by someone else. The eggs came from a friend of a friend of a friend in another state, or else I would ask them what breeds these might be. I know they are probably barnyard mixes and there is no way to know for sure, but these guys look so different from...
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    Help identifying breed

    Hi! I was given these two chicks hatched by someone else. The eggs came from a friend of a friend of a friend in another state, or else I would ask them what breeds these might be. I know they are probably barnyard mixes and there is no way to know for sure, but these guys look so different from...
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    Midnight Majesty Maran

    I have a 4 week old Midnight majesty maran. It was purchased as a pullet, but I suspect it is a cockerel. It comes from Hoover Hatchery, purchased at a local store. I have never owned a Maran of any kind before and can’t find much information or pictures anywhere. It says on Hoover’s site that...
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    Chicken not eating or drinking

    IMG_3271.mov My brother had a chicken die out of the blue yesterday and today one of his other chickens is bolt eating or drinking and he says almost seems dizzy. Any thoughts?
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    Chick with Upturned foot

    This chick was unable to walk so I read about splayed foot and put a small hair band hobble on. I took it off after about 30 hours as it was rubbing her foot raw. She seems to be walking a little better but her foot is turned upwards more than it is splayed out. Anything I can do at this point...
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    Hello!

    Hi! I‘m new to raising chickens. We currently have 4 bantam hens that we started with last July. I’m also raising 12 chicks, some that we purchased and some that we hatched in an incubator. I’m excited to expand the flock and finally get some eggs that we will be able to share with friends and...
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