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    Heat lamp fell and burned chick !!!

    Update: The little chick passed away 💔😢 Hi all, My son opened the brooder cage lid yesterday afternoon and the heat lamp fell on top of one of my chicks. Within seconds i was there and had lifted it, getting it out and checked it over immediately. It seemed that it had signed a slight bit of...
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    Maran Roo x Isa/Wyandotte Hen. Help sexing

    EDIT: Have posted more recent picture of the chicken in question in the thread. Pic i used originally for this was the only one i had where it was about 4 wks old So I feather sexed this chick as female. At about 4 weeks of age the comb started developing and i suspected it to be a boy...
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    Other hens hanging out with broody hen and chicks

    So, my araucana has reached day 21 and so far 2 eggs have hatched (she had 4 left). My little pekin bantam (who is her friend and has also raised chicks) decided she’d sit in the coop next to her and just hang out..? When I went to check on the hen and eggs to see if anymore had hatched my...
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    What does my chicken have?????

    I have had my first three chickens for a month now and still only once chicken is sick/ill. She (a lavender araucana pullet) was initially separated for a week and a half due to sneezing, gasping/gaping, a foul odour and lethargy. She was taken to the vet (who didn’t deal with chickens, none...
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    Lavender Araucana pullet sneezing, clear discharge from nostril, open mouth breathing - otherwise okay.

    Hi all, So I received two Araucana pullets the other day. After getting them home I noticed the lavender pullet was sneeze/coughing on and off (the other was not). I bought some Triple C antibiotic ( https://www.planetpoultry.com.au/healthcare/68-triple-c-vetafarm.html) and have been putting it...
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    No eggs, but hen and pullets are are in and out of the coop all day. Also how do I get them to love me?

    Hi all, So it's winter in Australia at the moment and we've been having some cold and windy days. My three new chickens are black bantam Araucana pullet, lavender Araucana pullet and an isa x wyandotte hen. Nobody is laying, but they spend the majority of the day eating scratch, foraging on...
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    Hi everyone!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Kind of and kind of not. My grandmother had a pet isa brown called 'Chookie' who jumped the fence one day and decided my grandparents were her 'people'. I had a bit of experience with her. My in-laws also own chicken and over the...
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