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    Chick with dislocated knee or 1 splayed leg??

    I got a chick from a friend at 4 days old. She seemed to think the knee was dislocated so she put the leg in a splint. We kept it on for a week and the chick didn't use the leg much but still got around. When we took it off the chick had a cast sore but not unmanageable. Now the leg is kinda...
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    3 day old chick in a leg splint

    So a veterinarian friend of mine dropped off a 3 day old chick with me that she splinted the leg on. She came across it in a feed store and they were going to euthanize it. I'm not exactly sure what is wrong with it. It's eating and drinking and I keep moving it to be near the food and water. It...
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    Weird feathers???

    I dont know how else to put it. Lol one of my lavender orpingtons feathers aren't smooth and flat like the rest of them. She doesn't get picked on that i see and she seems perfectly healthy and happy. Any ideas?? She is about 14 weeks old. A picture for reference...
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    Wing clipping questions...

    Hello! I have some questions regarding wing clipping. I had my first jail break today. One of my California White Leghorns ended up in a neighbors yard. They are about 12 weeks old and I also have Lavender Orpingtons and Golden Laced Wyandottes, but the whites are the problem children. Lol. I am...
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    I need help sexing 5 chicks that are almost 8 weeks old!!

    I have numbered the chicks in the pictures. I need to sex 2 wyandottes, 2 california whites, and 1 lavender orpigton. Im pretty sure the lavender is a pullet. I am having trouble with the other 4 because i know california whites mature fast and have large red combs as hens too. And i know...
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    Best time to sex chicks by appearance?

    I am curious when the best time to post pictures of my chicks is. I need some help sexing them, but I don't want to try too early. I am already second guessing myself constantly lol my chicks are currently 7.5 weeks old. I have 2 California whites, 2 lavender orpingtons, and 2 golden laced...
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    When to allow Chicks to go outside to free range?

    Hello! I'm a first time chicken owner. I have 6 chicks. 1 is a rooster and i THINK the other 5 are hens. They are 7.5 weeks old. I put them in their new coop a week ago. My question is how long do i need to have them locked in there until i can let them out during the day? Based on the reading i...
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    How do I safely handle my skittish chicks so they will be used to me? (1st timer here!)

    So I was recently given 6 chicks from my MIL as an early birthday present. I have been wanting chickens, but I hadn't taken the plunge yet. I am a first time backyard chicken keeper. Anyways she got me 2 California White mixes, 2 Lavender Orpingtons, and 2 Golden Laced Wyandottes. They are about...
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