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    massacre caused by weasel or other chickens?

    I’ve made many mistakes along the way but this feels like the worst. We ordered two sets of chicks from a hatchery, 6 weeks apart. The first group were raised from arrival in an outdoor brooder with a momma who had hatched a few of her own. Most of them did well but we did have several hawk...
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    Hawk attack

    Hi everybody one of my juvenile Pullets was attacked by A hawk today luckily I made it out in time to grab her before any major damage was done. It appears she sustained a pretty good injury to her wing which the blood is clouded nicely and is healing however when she drinks or opens her beak...
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    Too many boys

    Hi Chicken lovers, I hatched several batches of heritage breed birds throughout the year in hopes of starting a few breeding lines. I also bought a large order from GFF of unsexed chicks. They are about 6 months old now and are mostly roosters. I have 80 some birds total and of that number...
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    Moving your flock

    I have nearly 80 chickens and 7 ducks. We are moving to a larger property. The sale closes on 8.15 but we have to be out of our current residence by 7.15. I do not want to lose my flock. Does anyone have any recommendations for where to keep my birds that I might not thought of? I’m worried...
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    Abnormal vent development

    I have a chick that was hatched with what appears to be an underdeveloped vent. There is only an itty bitty pin hole. She can’t pass anything on her own. She hatched Friday and I wanted to wait to cull her until I heard feedback but my prior post received no helpful response whatsoever. Has...
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    Chicken hatched with abnormal vent

    I have a Bielefelder female that hatched yesterday and had some problems with its abdomen/navel not being completely healed. I separated it into a little ICU unit it’s abdomen appears to be healing well however I checked it’s vent this morning see there’s just a pinhole opening. Has anybody...
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    When to remove chicks from incubator

    Hi Everyone, What is your experience with leaving chicks in the incubator for 12 hours after hatch even if other chicks are still in the process of hatching? I’ve read it’s good best practice,I’ve also read it’s best to remove them ASAP. Assuming the chicks are not ill, injured or bullies...
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    Cannibalism in the incubator!?

    Hi, I have chicks hatching, one hatched has a raw navel and another chick is eating it! Has anybody experienced this and would you recommend opening the incubator and removing the chick that is being eaten or will that cause the other 20 something eggs to be shrink wrapped?
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    Sudden death 10 day old chicks

    I have had three chicks die today. Pretty unexpectedly. Last night I noticed these two seemed lethargic and unwilling to move about the brooder. They just stayed under the heat plate. I couldn’t get them to drink anything and both crops were completely full and hard. I came home from work...
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    Broody hen at 9 months old - breaks every egg

    I have a black Australorp that has gone broody. It’s been 21 days since it started. I gave her 2 fertile eggs, she accepted them but eventually on day 20 they were crushed under her, I put them in the incubator after finding them crushed but neither survived. One tried to make it 3 days...
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    All Cockerels??

    I had a tough hatch and I think they are all males. I’m hoping I have at least 1 pullet. One has far more black than the others. The other two have very little comb and don’t exhibit cockerel behavior but they all have similar coloring.
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    How to know when to stop growing your flock

    I am looking for true advice and a voice of reason. I started last year with 6 chickens and a few ducks. One year later I have 10 ducks, 22 chickens and 27 in the brooder with several hatching eggs to start tomorrow. I live on 3.5 acres that’s wide open and I free range my chickens. Ive never...
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    Crushed shell day 21

    So another chicken came in and crushed this little ones shell and broke open the membrane. I was sure it was dead as it was ice cold and yolk was present near its rear. I took it inside and warmed it up just in case. It’s not dead... but I’m not sure I should be pushing it to live. Any...
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    Cracked egg under broody girl day 20

    Hi Everyone, Thank have a broody hen that I allowed to sit on a few eggs. They are at day 20 and today when I went to check in on her, one of the eggs was out from under her and quite cold. The other has its shell broken open but the membrane is intact. I wanted to let things take their...
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    Sexing Faverolles

    Hi there, I’ve seen many posts on this and am still unsure. Mine are 3 weeks old and all look different from each other. I had a horrible hatch with a really sad loss. I fear the remaining three are all cockerels. Please excuse my poopy floors I was cleaning out their brooder.
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    Persistent Eye issue in 3 week old chick

    I have a 3 week old SF. She/he is much smaller than the others and has eye problems since it’s first day in the brooder. Some bedding got into the eye and it sealed shut with mucus. I flushed it twice a day after applying a warm compress I also applied a medicated gel. I’ve done this for...
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    Help me ID this chick

    We hatched a rainbow clutch of chicks and ordered an assortment. This Chick is a complete mystery to me. She’s supposed to be a colored egg layer (Wheaten or White EE) but she looks like a leghorn to me. She’s two weeks old today.
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    New to the group

    Hi Everyone, I’m new to the group but have relied on the posts and read them for almost a year now. I started with 4 chicks and 2 ducks from TSC back in 2019 and now I have 25 chickens and 10 ducks with more on the way. I raise my birds for both eggs and meat. I currently only have 7 egg...
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    infectious bronchitis virus 🦠

    Hi, does anyone have a good resource for a home test kit for IBV? My main layer flock or 6 month old hens have had a bit of rattling going on since late March. I gave herbs, VetRX and garlic/ACV and they improved in about 3 weeks but now their egg quality has dropped significantly. Thin...
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