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    When to treat spraddle leg?

    I have one baby chick that hatched today and is still sitting.. it does not have legs out to the side but is not standing yet either.. When should I expect to see them walking around before treating for spraddle leg ?
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    Blood on Egg Shell

    My most personable hen has had thin shells for quite some time and tonight while closing up the coop I found one of her eggs covered on one end with blood. She is a little over one year old, barred rock, one of 6 hens, free range and on layena laying mash, pine shavings for bedding. What...
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    Paperthin shells/broken after laying

    Ok so I have been having thin and broken shells on eggs for over a week and I finally figured out which hen it was. I went out as soon as she came out of the coop this moring and it was already broken. She is a little over one year old. I have had oyster shell out all the time and have added a...
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    Soft spots/ thin shells on Egg

    My 3- one year old hens I adopted last week have been laying. The first few eggs were "normal" today I had one with a soft spot and it did not feel right after I cracked it to look inside the shell was paper thin. Question#1 are those eggs ok to eat? #2 is this a transition egg from the move? I...
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    Egg Frequency for my new hens

    I brought home 3 laying hens this week. From the three hens I have found 4 eggs since Wednesday. Is this a normal frequency? They are barred rocks a little over 1 year old. I kept them on the same layer food. They were in a decent sized coop and now are free range. I have found the eggs all...
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    Messy Butt

    What do I have here.. she sounds a little squirty... sorry for the details but the pic is the backside... I read oatmeal if it is diahrrea.. the skin around the area is a little red. I just got her yesterday and she was rather dirty. I cleaned her up and thought it was just travel and stress.
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    Express/ Air Mailing 15 week Roo's

    Do you all have success with this? I am wanting to send my Roo's from Ga to Il. About how much does it cost to ship two chickens???
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    When are Roo's fertile?

    I just added 3 egg laying hens yesterday and have 2 Roo's that will be rehomed on Monday. Will they all be ok if they all free range together or do I run the risk of fertilized eggs? One Roo was getting a little rough to the hens he was raised with and I just did not want to scare off my new...
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    Quarantine Details

    I have 3- 14 week pullets and just added 3- year old hens yesterday. I know I need to keep them seperated but is the seperation at night enought? They were bathed, I checked for skin issues, bugs, sores ect... so I put them together last night. Is it too late if someone was exposed to...
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    Bath for new hens!

    ok I just have added three new hens and they need some cleaning after the travel! How do I do this... hand wash? Soap no soap? water... Thanks for any info! tausha
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    Savannah Ga looking for chicken friends in this area (FL& SC Too)

    I am 14 weeks into chicken raising and now have two Roo's on my hands. I am not suppost to have Roo's so I am looking to find a new home for the Roo's and replace with hens, something near the age of what I have I think...I hope to meet some of you via BYC and attend the swap in Jacksonville at...
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    3 hens 2 Roo's bad idea???

    Ok so I found out today I have roo's.. had not planned on this! I am not suppost to have Roo's.. and am now quite attached. They all have been together since 1 week. What should I anticipate? They are about 3ish months old. Thanks for listening!
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    Well I Guess I have a Rooster!

    Ok so I was sure I had 5 hens... well Pearl turned to Earl today when she was crowing while I was cleaning out the coop. I have Easter Eggers/ Ameracuna's I will try to post a pic. Any thoughts on the black and white one... the jury is still out on her/him? any other info on what I have is...
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    Wing trimming- what age?

    I just lost my first chicken tonight to the neighbors dog...: ( I have 7 week old Ameracuna's.... I would rather free range... than 100% coop/run... Thoughts?
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    Cedar and Nesting box questions

    ok so I found an old thread that said cedar is bad for chickens.... I had not read about this while researching my coop design.... and just bought a cedar dog house that I am retro fitting for the coop what are the real concerns.. the are free range during the day and will have a run...
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    Do I need Grit?

    My yard is mostly sandy soil.. 10 minutes from the beach.... Do I still need to provide grit or since they are free range will they get what they need?
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    Hello Y'all!

    Well I am so thankful that I found an old thread tonight about a lump on the right breast... I am about 6 weeks into chicken raising. Tonight after gathering my brood up after a day of grazing which took me at least 45 min to catch them all... I found a large lump on Pearl's right breast. I...
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