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    2 pet chickens down to 1

    Hi all, I have 2 hens as pets that live in a gorgeous coop in my back yard. I've had them for about 4 years and they were already a year or two old when I got them. One I got off the street and took her in and decided to keep her and get her a friend. This was before I knew anything about...
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    Egg bound or ascites?

    Hi all, I have an older hen who was already an older Unknown age when I found her dumped by somebody and she's been with me for 3 years. Last night she ate like normal and had a big poo before bed but this morning she was lethargic and wouldn't come out of the coop. I managed to get her to drink...
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    Would a dyed silkie attract predators?

    Hi all, i have a pet white silkie and my girlfriend wants to dye her wingtips and tail for easter fun. My concern is that will make her much more visible to predators as she and my other chicken have free range of the back yard during the day. The only predators we have to worry about in our...
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    Bird with few symptoms drops dead

    Hi, my beloved ameraucana just died suddenly, im hoping i can send for necropsy. she was having some respitory symptoms for almost a week -slight wheezing, sudden cough that came on this morning- but was eating and behaving normally, she even jumped up to bed like normal this evening, and my...
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    10 week ameraucana sex

    Hey! I have a young chicken with a very prominent comb, but so far only pullet feathering, and very feminine compared to its brother. think its a pullet, how about yall?
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    EMERGENCY DID I HURT MY BIRD

    I was trimming my chickens nails with a dremel, holding her on her side. I was holding one leg while my girlfriend was holding the other because that was the only way to keep her from kicking. She started panting but i figured it was normal because she was scared/ Hot. I kept it under 5 minutes...
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    5-6 week old splash chick

    I have an ameraucana that im not sure on, the breeder says female but im having my doubts. Others on here have said male so im torn in the middle. It does have a reddish wound near the beak due to being pecked through the wire mesh.
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    Sexing 4 week old bbs ameraucana

    Hi, i have two ameraucana chicks, im thinking cockeral but im wondering if anybody else had similar looking ones that turned out female. Black one charges at my gfs hand and look how pink he is 😭😭
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    Chick eating sticks

    So ive got a container full of spagnum peat moss for them to dirtbathe in and they are 3 weeks now, been dirtbathing since 1 week. Today one chick ate a large chunk of twig that was decomposing in the mixture. I saw it in her beak and she immediately ran away like a toddler and as soon as my...
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    Feeding back eggs during amprol treatment

    Im treating my whole flock for coccidiosis due to a chick having it that im brooding indoors, and this includes 2 grown outdoor hens. Im not a huge fan of eggs and only one is laying right now so i feed their eggs back, usually 3 eggs once a week. So heres the big question: Is there enough...
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    Help!! Sick chick

    So i have 3 chicks and one has been having slightly odd poops and seems sick. It had really light tan poops and now just had really bad diarrhea with some mucus on my hand. They are on unmedicated feed and im concerned about coccidiosis. I can pick up meds tomorrow but im not even sure if thats...
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    Grey beige poop?? Help

    Hi, so for the past day and a half one of 3 chicks is pooping these light poops? I have two adult hens and never seen this poop, it looks pretty close to the color of their feed. Heres pics of the small beige one next to a normal poop. No sickly symptoms, is eating and drinking normally, i just...
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    Weekly growth ameraucana chicks

    Hi! This is my first time raising chicks and i bought 3 ameraucanas; one blue, one black, one splash. Im starting this thread on week 2 but im excited to see how they turn out and would love some guesses on gender and future coloring. So far i think the splash and black are boys, and the blue a...
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    1 week old chick sparring

    So is sparring this early a good indication of being a rooster? They are exactly 8 days old. My one chick tried to spar today with its siblings, full kicks and neck poof. It was ridiculous seeing a ball of fluff karate kicking. Im already calling it a he because hes the most cuddly and bonded to...
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    Singular stressed chick

    Hello! So i just got 5 day old chicks yesterday and im brooding them in my room for two weeks before moving them outside and expanding the brooder. as soon as they got settled they became very quiet and happy, and very friendly. Darting in and out of the heat pad, eating a bunch and drinking...
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    Chick noise normal or no

    Hey im new to chick keeping and im expecting them to make noise but im worried about where the line is. They get loud and quiet in cycles. TIA
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    Dog crate see but no touch introduction

    Hi! I have a disabled chicken named Paddy whos got no upper beak. Shes come a long way and is wonderful. I have a chill silkie to keep her company and tomorrow im meeting up with a woman whos giving me another disabled hen to add to the tiny flock. She lost an eye somehow in the late...
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    Chicken wont eat

    Hi guys! I have a chicken with no upper beak named Paddy. I need help getting her to eat, as she has recently decided she hates layer pellets, and will only eat scrambled eggs. She is also going through a pretty rough moult that has affected her mood overall, and shes been spending large chunks...
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    Camouflage yes or no

    I know this may be a dumb question, but in a green free run area, would dying a silkie chicken green help with her camouflage or make it worse? Mainly thinking in the terms of aerial predator.
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    Greenish almost blue diarrhea

    So my rescue chicken of unknown age is pooping weird. She is undergoing stress right now due to a really severe molt (in December for heavens sake) but this recent, been happening for 2 days. Not all poops are like this. She's been lethargic since her molt began so I can't tell if it's more or...
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