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    blind chicken, possible Marek's?

    Hello, I have a chicken who appears to be blind, about 8 weeks old. Symptoms developed about 10 days ago. Other than a pale comb I don't see any other symptoms. The other 3 chickens she is currently with don't have any signs of illness. I have given "her" electrolytes and scrambled and or...
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    What breed is this?

    hello friends, purchased this rooster at tractor supply. Not what they said. Not surprised. What is he? Thanks!
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    Do some "mutts" just never lay?

    Hello, I have 9 hens in a batch with a roo. 5 are 27 weeks old, the other 4 are 25 weeks old. Some of them started laying appx Sept 1st. I have never had more than 5 eggs in one day. The egg colors are varied, but if I examine them closely I would say possibly 6 different shades. Moms were Rhode...
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    sick chicken (10 days), a different one died yesterday, shall I necropsy?

    Hello, Raggedy Ann, (RA) has been sick for about 10 days. ( I have been reading posts here and babying her. Bought some Rooster booster yesterday, will give her today. Her condition is almost the same as this thread:https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hard-bottom-not-egg-bound.1565058/ I...
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    safe to eat?

    I have a broody who left new nest, and went back to her old (empty) one after only 36 hours. Is it safe to eat those eggs? She wandered around for 4 hours before going back to the old nest. I am going to make some improvements to her new nest and try again with fewer eggs.
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    Hello

    I (think) I have been here before, but like many of you, I have forgotten my username and had to reregister. I first got chickens last fall. I currently have a roo, and 9 hens. My roo is some sort of chicken mutt. He looks a bit like a leghorn cross to me. My girls are: 1 rhode island red, 1...
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