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    Chick rubbing head on ground

    Hey y’all, we just had our batch of eggs hatch. Our last to get out took a few hours to break free and after that it started to rub its head on the ground and walk backwards. Any idea what is wrong and how to fix it? (Sorry if this should be in chicken Health/care)
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    Eggs on day 18

    Hey y’all, I just candled my batch that is in the incubator and noticed that about 7 of them are only dark on one side, it’s day 18 and don’t know what to do, or if this is normal. I’m new to hatching, so anything is helpful, thank you.
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    Humidity raising?

    Hey y’all, I’m trying to hatch some chicks and I’m in the last few days, but I’m struggling to get the humidity past 50% even with putting water in the incubator what should I do?
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    Broody hen?

    Hey y’all I have this hen that keeps running away from the flock and hiding in our barn in the corner to lay eggs, she stays there all day except for a little bit to eat. She sits in a nook made of a corner shelf and some random materials. She doesnt want to return to the coop at night (my guess...
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    Ducks?

    Hey y’all, I just want to see what people feed your ducks. What tips do you have for someone that doesn’t know much about ducks? Sorry I’m new to ducks but I have had chickens for a few years
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    How many eggs? Is this normal

    So, I have 7 laying hens who are all in there prime. But I’m only getting about 2 eggs a day. Is that normal? If not, what can I do to fix that
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    Cuts and pecking

    I know there is probably hundreds of post similar to this but I’m still going to ask. Basically my smallest hen has a couple cuts on her back from what I believe to be other chickens pecking at her. How should I treat the cuts and how do I stop this from happening again?
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    Why aren’t they producing?

    Quick info packet. I live in northern oregon, the hens in question are 25-26 weeks old. 3 rir’s and 2 black Australorp’s. problem: they aren’t producing at all. Is it something I’m doing or is it because of sunlight? What could I do to fix it?
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    Tidy cats litter can?

    Hey y’all I just want to see if anyone has tried using a tidy cats litter can as a nesting box. (It’s the rectangular kind that holds 35 lbs of litter) if anyone has insight on why it works it doesn’t that would be great
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    Building a expansion

    Hey y’all does anyone know a good way to build a expansion to a existing coop, should I go higher or wider or longer.
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    Why did they stop and why won’t they go.

    Hey y’all I have 7 hens 2 of which are decently young about 2 maybe 3 years old they stopped producing. I live in Oregon, we have been having forest fires lately, we haven’t been near any but the smoke got pretty bad. (I don’t know if that could help you but I said it anyways) ( it’s also been...
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    What do I need to protect my hens from in Oregon?

    I live in Oregon and I want to make sure my chickens don’t get attacked by anything. What are some predators I need to be wary about? My run is a large cyclone fence with a cyclone roof and a bar here and there in the largest gaps. Any help would be great.
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    How do I stop the fighting

    Hey y’all I just introduced my two flicks to each other in a plan to mix them, as soon as I did though my Rhode Island red jumped on top of my americana and pulled some feathers, they have been doing this on and off for the last couple of hours. I purposely didn’t remove either of them from the...
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    Ameraucana And buff Orpington

    Hey y’all I’m new to breeding chickens but I’m trying to breed a Ameraucana and a buff Orpington and I have a few questions. When do chickens go into heat?(if they even do) what tips and tricks should I know about breeding chickens? What is some info I need to know about breeding?
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    Hey, what gender is this rir 10 weeks

    Hey, I bought this Rhode Island read a few weeks ago I was wondering what gender it is here’s a few photos. If you can help that would be great, thank you! Ps it are ~10 weeks old
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