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    Chicken with swollen hock

    Hi my 20 week hen(australop) who laid her first egg this week has a swollen and hot hock. She was limping around last 2 days and today has just given up and only sits in her coop. I've placed her next to the food and water but she doesn't seem interest and often I catch her closing her eyes...
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    Teenager with a limp

    Hi. My 7 week old(pullet I think) has a limp starting today. She spends most of the day in one spot only moving a little for food and drink. I believe it's her foot on the left in the images. Any ideas? I tried to move her out of the coop in a warm cardboard box but she didn't like that at all...
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    Predator got to my flock

    Hey guys. Heartache this morning as I woke to find my flock all culled with their heads missing. I had 3 leghorn pullets and a australorp mother hen who just last week hatched 4 babies. Managed to find 2 chicks in the yard but the other 2 I assume were taken. Don't want to post photos as I'm...
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    Broody hen

    Hi. I have 4 hens atm 3 leghorn and an australorp. The australorp has gone broody for 2 days and I've decided prehaps i can try hatch some eggs. Is it possible to just slide some fertile eggs under her and have her incubate them? Also if I do have baby chicks do I need to update my backyard...
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    First lay woo

    So today I finally found the secret srash of eggs. I had built a nesting box for the girls a few weeks ago but often came home to see it empty. But today something caught the corner of my eye and saw this magnificent stash of eggs all under the bush next to the box. Have four girls, probably...
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    Are my chooks boys or girls?

    Hey guys. My chooks are finally at the stage where I should be expecting eggs soon. All 4 are about 17 weeks old. It has come to my attention that one of the white chooks have quite a large comb where as one has a kind of medium size comb and one very very small. I bought them all supposedly...
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    Strange poop

    Hi all. Wife kicked out the 3 week old chicks this week and they've been in the run and in the coop. Got home before and saw this strange colour and consistency poop. Looked a bit similar to the poop when we lost 2 to coccidiosis. Not sure if I'm overreacting or should I be genuinely worried?
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    Moved my chicks outside

    Hey all. I got 4 chicks which are about 3 weeks old now. The wife has kicked them out of the house so they've gone into the chicken coop outside. I'm from Australia so temps here are ranging from overnights 5-10c and day time 20-30c. I have a 60w heat source in the coop to keep them warm which...
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    Slow growth chick

    Hi all. I have 4 chicks, 3 of them leghorns and 1 australorp. All about 2 weeks old. It seems that one of the leghorns is substantially smaller than the other 3 chicks. I did lose 2 chicks previously to coccidiosis but the rest of the flock seems to be okay now since I've fed them medicated...
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    Lethargy week old chicks

    Hello everyone I am a new chook owner. I only just got my first 6 chicks last weekend and unfortunately one has already passed. She was very lethargic and someone had notified me that she likely died from coccidiosis. So I went to get some amprolium solution to treat the rest of the flock. But...
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    Greetings from downunder

    Hello everyone I am a new chook owner. I only just got my first 6 chicks last weekend and unfortunately one has already passed. She was very lethargic and someone had notified me that she likely died from coccidiosis. So I went to get some amprolium solution to treat the rest of the flock. But...
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