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    Chicken is staggering ??

    We have a chicken (6months old) that seems to staggering inconsistently, and we can’t figure out why. It started abruptly but she will be fine running around one minute and then all of the sudden she seems off balance and starts falling to one side. She literally appears drunk and then ends up...
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    Mystery illness? Medication or treatment suggestions??

    How do folks get antibiotics for their chickens? is a vet the only way? Anyone near Seattle have vet recs that don’t break the bank OR have something else we can try for our chicken? We have a chicken that seems to sick, but we’re not sure what’s going on. We gave them all a treatment of...
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    Is it cocci or something else - help!

    Needing help identifying if our 4 month old chicken has coccidiosis! For a couple days she’s slowly gotten seemingly more lathargic. Nothing too concerning initially but last night we knew something was off. We quarantined her last night and started the flock on Corid this morning as we...
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    9 week chick not feathering??

    We had a bunch of chicks one of which was a Brahma, that turned out to be a cockerel so we gave it back to the breeder and swapped it for another Brahma from the same hatch. This one is significantly smaller and while it has lost most of its down, it doesn’t really have feathers coming in as I...
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    Pullet or Roos? 7-8 weeks old

    We have several chickens that we got from straight runs, and we’re needing help identifying whether they are pullets or roosters. All of them are breeds we have never had so I’m not fully sure, although I do suspect most are pullets. Would love to hear from others that actually know what...
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    What could be causing this feather loss??

    two of our three older chickens (they’re 2 years old), sunddenly have patches on their back with broken feathers (both in the same spot - just the the right of their tail feathers. They arent molting and they are beautiful birds with no signs of mites or lice or anything of the sort. I would...
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    9 mo best layer stopped laying - help!

    Our best layer, a 9 month old Golden Comet went from laying an egg neary every day, to not laying a single egg in over a month! We can't figure out what is going on. She's too young to be molting i believe, and she's not being picked on ( in fact she's the only one that can fly over the fence...
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    ANTS! Do they pose a threat ??

    My husband just put a bunch of mulch I. The chicken run all along the bottom and I went in 10 minutes later and the entire ground it infested with ants a- like SO MANY!!!!! I’m mortified but my husband thinks it’s no big deal. Should I be concerned? Should I remove all the mulch and pellets we...
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    Need help with injured chicken🐔

    So a few days ago, on our out chicken broke her toe nail off ( only the tip) from I believe flying into the fence when one of our kids was trying to catch her 😞. Not totally sure but that’s what the kids report. I saw the blood on her toe which is when we noticed the toenail was broken at the...
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    Jersey giants - black wattle and comb??

    We have a jersey giant and she is 19 weeks old. I thought her comb and wattle would turn red at some point but it’s still super dark! Is this just a sign of immaturity? I know for other chickens the bright red comes when they are about to lay, but seems hard to go from black to red, no?? Haha...
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    Winter-izing coops in the PNW??

    Hi all, we have a great coop/ run that my husband built this past spring for our chickens! It’s been great in the summer but as we’ve had a few cooler evenings, I’m wondering about whether we need to do anything to winter-ize the coop for the winter? Will the chickens need a heat source or...
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    15 week old chickens- questions!!

    Our chicks (5 hens) are about to turn 15 weeks this week- 1) is now a good time to open their nesting boxes? 2) should I switch them to laying feed? Or wait until the first egg?? I know switching them too early is bad, but I’m assuming they won’t all start laying at the same time, so I do t...
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    Sudden daze, slower moving and not making traditional chirping sounds

    Our chicks at 8weeka old and all seemed healthy and active at lunch today when I went in and fed them some kale. Tonight I noticed our buff Orpington seemed totally out of it. Like she’s in a complete daze, and is slow moving. She didn’t want any greens when I brought them this evening ( usually...
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    Opening the coop at dawn??

    How crucial is it that we open the coop for the chicks right at dawn? Their food and water are both in the run (not in their coop), and have seemed fine fine the past few weeks when we let them out at 6-7 instead of 5, but wondering if there are any unknown consequences that I’m not thinking of...
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    8week chicks Panting

    So today I went out to give the chicks a treat and a few of them were really panting. We live in Seattle and while it’s warm at times, it’s far from hot! The chicks have plenty of water and shade in their coop/ run. So I imagine they were thirsty, but how do I ensure they are getting enough...
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    Hens or Roos?

    2 of our 5 seem to have a little more red in their combs , but in full disclosure that’s the only thing I know to look for! Snapple is a buff Orpington, And Tango is the barred rock. They will be 7 weeks on Monday!
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    Feed, grit & oyster shells! How do you feed you chickens these?

    We have chicks about to head out into the run/coop, the question I have, is how do I feed them their feed, grit and oyster shells? We’re using the pvc Y for their food, do I just make one for oyster shells, and one for grit too? Do I mix them? Do I sprinkle them around for them to forage for...
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    Staples vs. screws and washers?

    Are screws and washers a must for securing hardware cloth? We used staples and it seems super secure, but now I’m super anxious! Will a racial rip the cloth out with the staples??
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    Rat Proofing and Chicken Door!

    Okay, so we're new to chickens. I had them as kid on a farm but this is our family's first backyard flock! I'm super excited, and the chicks will be moving out to their coop/run this week. I can handle a lot of things, but RATS are my biggest fear!! And we live in the PNW so they're around...
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    Heat source or no heat source??Transitioning outdoors!

    Chicks are 5weeks tomorrow! We want to get them into their coop/run at 6 weeks. They’ve been spending a lot of time outside when it’s not raining, but we still use a 75watt heat light in their indoor brooder at night. We live in the PNW so the daytime temps are 60s/ low 70s and nighttime temps...
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