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  1. RebeccaS2010

    Eye Swollen Shut. Looks like pus. No respiratory symptoms noted. How to treat?

    How do I treat this myself? I have terramycin ointment and saline solution. Is that sufficient? If so, how often? And how do best I wrangle a wild hen? 😅 This RIR hen is approximately 1.5 years old and basically unhandled. She seemed fine last night, but had one eye swollen and completely shut...
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    Need roach and ant control; Orange Guard? Nature-cide? Something else?

    We are having a huge ant and roach problem in our run and coop. As in, there are a huge number of ants and a lot of huge roaches. 😳😅 We have a light in the run and occasionally go flip it on at night for a few minutes to wake up our girls for some quick roach snacks, but that’s not really an...
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    10wk old Ameraucanas: blue wheaten? Cockerels?

    These two are 10 week old Ameraucanas. They were supposed to be wheaten, but I’m thinking they are actually blue wheaten. I’m also thinking these are both boys, based on the dark colors, suspicious feathers in the saddle region, pointy hackles, and combs that have been this color for the past...
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    Week-old Chick Shaking Head/Neck/Wings

    Good morning! My hubby and I bought some chicks to sneak under our broody hen. They hatched last Wednesday. We picked them up Saturday from the breeder and all seemed good except one had some poop on it’s bum. Sunday afternoon that one’s vent was completely blocked, so I cleaned off the poo. She...
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    12 week GLW...pullet or cockerel?

    Since the amazingly knowledgeable folks in here correctly identified my Jersey Giant as a cockerel, I figured I’d ask about this young one. Pullet or cockerel? He/she is very bossy towards the others, and has been since about 6 weeks. The reddish of the comb started around week 9.
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    Behavior Change in First Molt?

    We have a blue Americana whose behavior has changed dramatically since yesterday. I noticed last night she was roosting up on a piece of wood in the run instead of in the coop, but it was early evening, so I don’t know if she moved later or stayed out. When I opened the door to let them free...
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    Jersey Giant Pullet or Cockerel?

    This is Jeepers Cheepers...noisiest little thing and terrified of everything when it was smaller! Jeepers is 15-16 weeks old, and was raised by our broody hen in the run with the flock. I know the breed is a blue Jersey Giant, but I’m curious about gender. He/she is supposed to be a pullet, but...
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    After Coccidiosis in our Brooder

    First the backstory: We purchased 11 different chicks through three different sources in the past 4 weeks because we were looking for some specific breeds. We had some respiratory issues from a couple purchased from our local store, then lost three with different symptoms than the respiratory...
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    Marans or Dominique?

    We purchased this pullet from Rural King almost 4 months ago. She was supposed to be a Black Copper Marans...clearly the employee grabbed the wrong chick in the brooder. 😅 So now I’m wondering, what is she? French Cuckoo Marans? Dominique? Something else?
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    Name that Poo (with a poo pic and grisly details)

    Last night something got in and killed 13 of our 21 chickens. This is the first time we’ve lost chickens overnight since March. We thought we’d fixed our problem with reinforcing the bottom of the run and putting an electric fence strand around that. About a week ago something tried to dig in...
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    3-week pullet unable to stand

    My husband and I bought some chicks to put under our broody hen so she could raise them along with her own. She rejected one that day, but did fine with five others for about a week. Then, she turned on two of the chicks that were a little older and injured them. We took them out of the brooder...
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    Introduction

    Hello, everyone! I’ve been low-key stalking this site for the past few weeks, learning how to take care of my husband’s chickens. I figured it was about time to officially join the flock. 😂 My husband has had chickens off and on since high school, but feathered fowl are new to me. Our flock...
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