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  1. DebAnneDigi

    Leg scales, possibly

    I brought my hen in today she was puffed up on the rafter. I gave her an Epson soak, I put vaseline on her legs, I put Mushers on her crest. I thought maybe eggbound. She wasn’t, electrolytes, poultry cell, kept her in. After a few hours she was declining. I noticed her crest changing colors and...
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    Incubation of Eggs

    15 eggs in incubator, so far 4-5 have hatched. Should I wait for more? They started to hatch a few hours ago. I have a large plastic tub. The heat plate is on a slant, chick feed with a little rooster booster and waterer with electrolytes. When should I start removing the hatched chicks? Do I...
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    Lost feathers; Roo is gone

    This hen was his favorite. Roo is gone about 2weeks. Some are saying depluming mites. How do I know? If so, what and how do I treat. Do all need to be treated? Coop, etc and what product is used? First pic is one in question the others are for how other hens look. Thank you
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    I think upper respiratory

    Please help..noticed yesterday one eye was closed. Eyeball itself is bright, she did lay an egg. I gave her 3cc poultry cell.. Today I heard rattling in chest or head… giving her antibiotic amoxicillin 1/2 of 500mg cap with poultry cell.. any thoughts? Trying to upload video of sound she’s making
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    Curled crooked toes

    Hen is about 6 weeks old, hatched March 8th. I made slippers with cardboard and masking tape for a few days at a week old… did I make it worse? Does this need medical attention from vet? Can a Vet break them and reset? I put them out for first time today in a dog crate.. not staying out till...
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    Losing feathers in head and bald belly

    She’s acting fine. Eating, drinking… no parasites under wings or near vent. No scales on feet or legs.. what can I do for her?
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    5 day age difference with 2 chicks

    Incubator chicks! I need to keep them separated..the older one is aggressive to a much smaller one..I only put them together when I supervise..one is in a clawfoot tub with brooder heater other in cardboard box with heat lamp..2.5 to approx 1 3/4 weeks old.. I’ve tried switching up living...
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    5 day old chick with crooked middle toes

    Does its toe need attending to? I’m searching for more info…
  9. DebAnneDigi

    5day old chick.. a loner so far

    I have 2 questions its middle toe is curved. Do they grow into their feet.. I did put a piece of wood in the area. Plus chirping lots. It seems happy, pooping nicely, eats dry crumble and I also wet crumble, I also put less than a drop of Nutridrench in water. I put a mirror in there to keep it...
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    Hatched chick at 4:30am today

    When do I put in brooder area? When is food and water necessary? Still no activity on other eggs.
  11. DebAnneDigi

    Hatching chicks

    I have eggs in incubator, my first time. They are all a week apart, if they hatch .. what is the process? .. when do I take them out of incubator and into a heated area with food and water. Hours after they hatch? Was just reading 48hrs, is that accurate? 1. AVC in water 2. Electrolytes 3...
  12. DebAnneDigi

    Frostbite, I used Musher’s RIP Bob Marley

    During the frigid temps, as you can see frostbite, he was fine and feisty..yesterday he was dirty from his dust bath. Today I went in run, he passed away. I know the affected areas we’re starting to dry up. There was a very light tinting of blood on his neck feathers and near wattles. Would...
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    Rhode Island Red 1.5yrs old

    My Rosie is a year and 1/2 old, sits all day, since Monday, I confined her to bottom of coop with electrolytes in water. She did move at one point across the coop. Gave her calcium and Vit E in some yogurt; Thought she was egg bound, missed laying on Monday, Tues gave an egg, it looked lighter...
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    Rhode Island Red can’t walk

    She was fine yesterday, her eyes look bright. I checked her feet they look good, a small bald spot on her belly, molting. She laid an egg yesterday. Was trying to post a video…
  15. DebAnneDigi

    Hatched chicks 5weeks old now

    Is there a way to see if rooster or not. My neighbor gave me 2 fertile eggs for a broody hen to sit on. The white one, in picture, has a comb already. Barnyard chickens
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    Broody hen hatched a chick

    Yesterday it pipped, this morning chick is sitting under hen. Fertilized eggs were donated by neighbor. Do I give water and food immediately? Do I separate from other 5 hens? She still sitting on an unhatched egg. Help! very new to this!
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    Broody hen

    I have a broody hen. My neighbor was nice enough to give me 3 fertilized BLUE eggs…I went to retrieve eggs… they were all under the broody hen..she got up an walked around drank some water… there were only 2 blue eggs… I search through all the nesting boxes… there are only 2 blue eggs.. kept...
  18. DebAnneDigi

    Hawk got to one chicken and killed her

    Neck ripped open.. she was still warm when I got to her…. Edible or not? I wasn’t going to leave her down there to reward the hawk… I beheaded her, and took feathers off…. Heartbroken 💔
  19. DebAnneDigi

    Egg laying

    Run is 12x10, 6 chickens, 3 Buffs, 2 barred Rick, 1 RI Red. The red and 2 buffs are laying eggs about a month already.. I get 3 eggs a day. They chose to sleep in coop, the other 3 sleep in rafters of run. Should I lock the non egg layers, in coop, till they start laying? There are 3 nesting...
  20. DebAnneDigi

    Rafters vs coop

    Farm store coop… I put in extra roosting bars. They have always slept in rafters of coop… born in May, no eggs yet… I read to keep nesting boxes covered, when do I uncover them. I built a 10x12 run around the coop It is a small coop, but block off from wind and rain. I had installed 2 extra...
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