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    Chick from Meyer Hatchery Doesn’t Have Eyes!!! Help please!

    I ordered 24 chicks from Meyer Hatchery and they arrived yesterday morning. I had ordered three of there Frizzle Easter Eggers. Two arrived in good condition however I noticed the last one was acting weird, stumbling around with head look upward. I did a closer examination and found that she did...
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    2 week old chick being pecked at my Momma hen bloody open wound!

    I have a broody hen with 4 2 week old baby chicks. There have been no problems until today. I found that one of the chicks was all bloody and had two bad wounds one bigger than the other. What should I do to help it? What can I put on it? I would like to avoid separating them because I would...
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    Please Help! Day 28 Chicken Egg Alive But Still Not Hatched... Is this internal pipping???

    Today is day 28. Of 8 eggs only 3 have made it this far. One was infertile and the other four mysteriously disappeared my post about that here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/3-out-of-8-eggs-given-to-a-broody-hen-vanished-after-two-week.1514105/page-2#post-25505780 I have now candled 3...
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    Day 25 Chicken Eggs Still Not Hatched!

    I have a first-time broody hen sitting on 4 eggs. She when broody around February 13th and I gave her eggs on February 23rd. The expected hatch date (21 days) was last Wednesday, March 16th. On day 23, Saturday, March 19th I candled the eggs. One egg had definite movement. Two others had no...
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    3 out of 8 eggs given to a broody hen vanished after two week!

    Hi, A week ago or so I gave one of my broody hens a clutch of 8 eggs. This is my first time hatching eggs with a broody hen. I am letting her stay in the coop in the nest box she chose to hatch her chicks. She conveniently chose the nest box that none of the others use. I figured out real quick...
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    In Coop Broody Hen

    Hi Everyone, I currently have an in coop broody sitting on 8 eggs and she is about 12 days in. I am a first-time broody hen hatcher. So I have read lots and I know there are lots of people that really believe in separating the broody completely however that is not very practical for me. So here...
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    Mysterious Dead Chicken 😭

    When I walked into the coop yesterday morning my beloved Silver Grey Dorking hen was dead. She was only 9 months old and showed absolutely no symptoms of being ill. I live in Northern Vermont and we have basically every chicken predator there is. I have 27 chickens and they have access to an...
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    Is she broody???

    I have a Cuckoo Maran born around July 1st, 2021, almost 7 months old now. She is laying. She has been sitting in the same nest box every time I go in the coop (3-5 times a day) for the past three days. I am new to this and I have hatched many eggs with an incubator but have never experienced a...
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    Buying Exotic Chickens!

    I am looking for a good breeder to buy some exotic chickens like Icelandic chicken, Ayam Cemani, Lyonnaise, Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben, and Swedish Flower Hen. I am open to more breed suggestions! I live in Northern Vermont on the Canadian border and we get some cold winter climates...
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    Heating Chicken Coop???

    I have 26 hens and 2 roosters, no bantams they live in an 8x10 coop with a small covered run attach and have access to a large electric fenced-in area. I live in northern Vermont and it's not uncommon to get weeks of below 10 during the day and below 0. In the winter I put a red heat lamp bulb...
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    Hatch Chicks with Broody Hen

    I have read lots on hatch babies chicks with a broody hen and so far have gathered that it can be a fun, exciting, and adorable process to watch. However, can also be disappointing, heartbreaking, and lead to some quite serious situations, especially for a first-timer like me. So, I would really...
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    Coop redesign planned for spring! Help on getting through the winter.

    I added 15 chickens to my flock of 7 this summer. They all range from 4 to 24 months in age. This summer we build a huge outdoor fence area that they love. My coop is currently 8 x 10 with a 6 x 10 run. We live in Vermont so as soon as the snow melts probably sometime in April we are going add...
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    How many nesting boxes do I need?

    I currently have 26 hens and 2 roosters. They are all almost 4 months old now and I am trying to make I give them what they need to start laying. I have 5 nest boxes up now but from what I've read I think I should have 1 or 2 more. Tell me what you think and any other tips for preparing them to...
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    Young Hen Breed???

    I got this hen from TSC this spring but I don’t know what breed she is. If anyone can help that would be great!
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    Bantam or Standard

    I got this rooster as a free surprise chick from Mcmurray this spring. Does anyone know if he is going to be a bantam or a standard-sized rooster? Pictures attached.
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    Mystery Chicken Breed/Gender

    I got this chicken in my Mcmurray order as the free surprise chick. Does anyone know it’s breed or gender? I was thinking it was an Australorp. Let me know what you guys think.
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    Identifying 2 mouth old hen

    Anyone now this girls breed? My guess was Black Minorca???
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    What breeds are these pullets - Mcmurray Order

    I order a bunch of girls from Mcmurray earlier this year they are about 2 months old now. I ordered only hens so I know they’re all girls but I am not sure of there breeds. I ordered 1 EE and 4 Whiting True Blue. Let me know what you guys think.
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    Mystery Mcmurray Chicken

    About 2 months ago I ordered 2 Mcmurray chicken orders and with them I got 2 mystery chicks. Now they are about 2 months old. I think the first one is a hen black Cochin but I’m not an expert so I would love a second opinion. I believe the second one is a rooster but I have no clue what breed...
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    Ameraucana Male of Female??

    I ordered 5 female ameraucanas from Mcmurray’s earlier this summer but this one has a much more pronounced comb. It is much larger and redder than the other four. So that left me wondering if it was a rooster??
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