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    Need to re-home cockerels

    Hi all, I have at least 3 cockerels that I need to re-home. They were hatched between March and June. They are either a Rhode Island, or a Rhode Island mix. There's still 4 unidentified chicks, but we should start to determine gender in the next couple of weeks. I'm on the eastern plains of...
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    Need to know the specific type of Wyandotte

    Hi all, we hadn't intended to show our 1 yo Wyandotte at the county fair but as all the RIR were with chicks or sitting on nests, you do what you have to do. Only, we don't know the specifics of this breed. We don't know a lot about it and show is tomorrow the 23rd. (nothing like cutting it...
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    Dead chicks by mom's hand???

    We had 2 chicks hatch over the weekend much to our surprise. (I had dates written on the eggs) Then I had another 2 chicks hatch Monday or Tuesday. Tuesday, one of the chicks got trapped under the coop but appeared to be fine. The next morning, we put mom, chicks, food and water in a chicken...
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    How do you swap coops?

    Hi all, This is confusing so I hope to explain it as best I can. I have 2 coops. Small coop has 14 birds which is way too much for that coop especially now that the 5 babies are getting big. The small coop has our prized cock that we use for show in 4-H. This coop has roosting bars near...
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    Injured Pullet

    Hi all. Sorry for the novel, but without all the info, you may not be able to help. I'll keep it short. In May, we purchased 4 australorp chicks from the local feed store. We put them in the coop under mom hen and they were accepted. As the chicks got older, they found it fun to run outside the...
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    Introducing a single chick

    HI guys, I'm sorry this is a bit of a long story but I think the history of what happened will help explain my situation. We had 7 chicks in one of our smaller coops. It's way over crowded so we had planned on moving the chicks into a larger coop with a different flock when they are about 2-3...
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    Can you mix chicks of different ages?

    We purchased 8 chicks on May 17th from a local feed store ( Australorp and Wyandottes). We placed them in the coop, moms accepted them. Everyone happy. Last week on June 14th, we purchased 4 more chicks (cinnamon queens) to put under a different broody hen. She did not accept them so they went...
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    Sick bird?

    Hi all, I have a little RIR hen that's roughly 5 years old. I went out yesterday and she wasn't out free ranging with the other birds. She just sat there. I wondered if she was laying an egg even though she was outside and not in the coop. When I threw scratch and she didn't get up, I knew...
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    Coop and Chick Heaters

    Hi all, I'm not sure if this is the right place for heater talks but I can't find a better place. We have a cozy coop flat panel heater in our coop now. This helps prevent frostbite on the combs of the birds that choose to roost up high. The issue is the mice have all but eaten the entire...
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    One chick, two moms

    Hi guys, We have a mom hen that has been sitting on a clutch of eggs for about 3 weeks now. As of Thursday, one hen decided to crawl into the nesting box with her. No idea why. This is a popular box with the hens, but still. Anyway, This morning, a chick hatched. Now we have at least one...
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    Hen on eggs too long

    Hi all, I have a hen that has been sitting on eggs maybe since Easter. We had a big rain storm during the last week they were supposed to hatch and the nesting boxes got wet. This bird has not given up on her clutch and yells at you if you go near her. I was told a bird will smell the bad...
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    Limping chick

    We have a 1.5 week old chick. This morning we noticed it limping. It is in the coop with mom and the other large birds. Sadly it is the only one that hatched. When I pick it up I notice it can move it’s leg, but the toes don’t move. No other sign of illness. It hops around and seems happy but I...
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    Odd white spot on beaks

    Hi all, Yesterday afternoon, I went out to see if the birds were using a new type of water dish I put out for them. It had only been about 5 or so hours. The dish has nipples they have to push to get water. I did catch 4 of the 7 birds and used their beaks to push the nipples so they would...
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    Help with cold weather

    Hi Guys, I have a unique situation. I have a partially blind cock that we put in a dogloo to raise. My husband and son got attached and we ended up with a pet. As the weather got colder, we brought up a older hen for him to partner with. She is no longer able to roost on bars, and she...
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    Pullet not accepted when raised by flock

    In May, our Brodie hen hatched 2 eggs from a clutch of 7. After 3 days, she abandoned the rest of the eggs to care for the 2 little ones. The chicks grew up to be a pullet and a cockerel. We had to get rid of the cockerel lest the cock kill him. Things were already getting pushy. While the birds...
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    Afraid to leave the coop

    Hi all, We have 2 Rhode Island Red hens that we removed from what we call the red coop to prepare them for show. They were placed in their own palace. Cages in the basement at night, and a private outside run during the day. After fair, we placed them into what we call the white coop well...
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    Baby chick with bad leg

    Hi all, We just hatched some chicks. 1 Hatched yesterday and was walking around fine. This morning, it looked like the hock joint had some blood on it. I also noticed it was crawling, not really walking like the one that hatched over night. I carefully removed the chick and used a cotton swab to...
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    Cock that isn't doing his job

    Hi all, We have a 2 year old Rhode Island Red cock. Last year, we watched him strip feathers off the hens during his roughhousing. We also noticed the eggs were fertilized when cracking them open. This year, however, something has changed. We have tried to incubate eggs, but the ones from...
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    Head Louse picture and natural treatments please.

    Hi all, In checking my birds, my son found one hen (8 ish years old) that had small white bugs crawling around her eye.We collected a sample and found head louse. It doesn't appear to be on the other birds, but we are having winter storm now and can't get out to really examine them. I read...
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    Possibly sick bird

    I posted last weekend about an egg bound pullet, but she has a few issues. I've finally gotten some good pictures and would like to know if this is normal, or if she's sick. Our vet told us $115 to check her out, so that's a last resort. The Partridge Rock 10 mo pullet had a bit of a messy...
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