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    brachydactyly + wing abnormality = balance problems; accommodation ideas?

    I recently got an olive egger (local breeder cross) pullet who I've now figured out has both brachydactyly and some sort of wing feather anomaly. The combination of both seems to mean that she has significant balance problems and periodically falls over and then struggles to get back up. In...
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    2 hens - slow crop, green poop, lethargic - where to start?

    I have a flock of 5 hens - 2x 2yo, and 3x just 1 yo. 2 of the hens seem lethargic and not well; I checked everyone's crop yesterday morning and these 2 had not emptied overnight, though they were not hard, just not completely empty (and they didn't start particularly full the night before)...
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    egg peritonitis? something else? what do I do?

    Hi there I have a 1 yo Ameraucana, Lavender. She just started molting for the first time and I feel like almost all of my chicken illnesses happen when they're molting .:( My spouse has recently taken an interest in helping with chicken care, but there have been some misses in communication...
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    Marek's-related - help me settle a debate

    Marek's positive flock (one hen died a little over a month ago - necropsied and diagnosed as Marek's). No one else has showed any symptoms before or after but, of course, everyone must be assumed a carrier. We have a cockerel that we can't legally keep. I've posted around, but no takers from...
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    *MAREK'S FLOCK* Lavender Ameraucana x Brahma cockerel - Oakland, CA

    A super long-shot - *FROM A MAREK’S-POSITIVE FLOCK* 4 month-old Lavender Ameraucana x Brahma (best guess - he's a "sage egger") cockerel. He was vaccinated against Marek’s at 4 days old (NOT within 36h of hatch, as recommended), and has been asymptomatic thus far but must be considered a...
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    Likely Marek's flock - a few living-with-it questions

    Preliminary necropsy results point to Marek's for my hen that just died. I'm trying to process how we proceed in the event that the other possibilities are ruled out (or we are stuck with a likely Marek's but no definitive diagnosis). A few issues I'm currently mulling over: 1. Who chicken...
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    Brahma mix cockerel - tell me about their "teenage" phase

    Thanks to the "what breed/gender is this?" forum, I think I have a Brahma x Ameraucana cockerel. Physical development so far seems to follow Brahma genetics - he's been VERY slow to feather out (about a month or more behind the other chicks), he's very big and has short floofy tail feathers and...
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    bully hen - chicks afraid to sleep in the coop

    I have 3 hens and 4 x 2 month old chicks (1 cockerel, 3 pullets). One hen, who at least used to be the bottom of the pecking order but seems to have moved up in the world, chases the chicks and they are terrified of her. I haven't seen her cause serious injury - they've all been bitten/scratched...
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    unsteady/off-balance hen - what to look for?

    My 1 yr old Wyandotte has been acting oddly. I noticed her weaving a little as she walked last night, but it wasn't significant and I thought she might have just lost her footing. This morning, though, it's obvious that she's having trouble keeping her balance - she's definitely weaving, and...
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    the age-old question - what do I have?

    I have 4 x 9 week-old chicks. I finally got some decent enough pictures that I'm hoping that you all might be able to help me confirm my suspicions! Here are my guesses: 1. Welsummer - cockerel?? 2. Sage or olive egger hybrid - COCKEREL! 3. Lavender Ameraucana - pullet? 4. Crested Cream Legbar...
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    small flock - chick integration and when to rehome cockerel chicks

    I have four 5-week old chicks and 3 hens. I'm pretty sure 2 of the 4 chicks are cockerels (mainly because they both have pink wattles showing up already - but I've suspected for other reasons for a while). They've all been in a look-don't-touch situation for 2 weeks out in the coop and I'm just...
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    telling the chipmunk baby breeds apart - when is that possible?

    I have two chipmunk-feathered chicks that are now almost a month old. One is definitely a Welsummer (and I suspect is a boy - it's the only one who voluntarily comes up and hangs out with me, and in some lights, sometimes looks like the comb is a very pale pink instead of yellow). The other was...
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    integrating 2wo chicks with flock - at night - is it worth it?

    I have four 2/3week old chicks and three 1yo hens. It has taken longer to get the chicks outside than I had planned (as always!) but I think everything is pretty much set. I have a chick-proofed dog crate set up inside the coop, ran a long extension cord for the heat pad cave and plan to do...
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    laying break - what to expect?

    Poking around, it does look like hens sometimes just take a break in laying, and I'm guessing that's whats going on, but I'm just covering my bases to make sure she's ok. I wasn't sure whether to post here or in injuries, but since the main symptom so far is just lack of laying, I chose here...
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    Recent Alchemist Farms Experience?

    Hi there - I'd love to hear about any experiences with Alchemist Farms chicks - both positive and negative, and particularly those who have picked up locally, since that's what I'll be doing. I ordered 3 guaranteed female chicks from AF that I plan to pick up in 2 weeks, after only getting 3/6...
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    molting hen - crowing?

    I have a 1 year old Wyandotte hen that stopped laying in early November and began molting. She had some digestive/crop issues for over a month that seem to be resolved at this point, and is still molting two months later. There was a brief period where the molting had seemed to slow, but after...
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    solid droppings with tiny bright green crystals on surface?

    I've noticed a number of poops recently that look normal-enough, but have bright green crystalized substance on one side/surface. What is this? I know bile can be green, but the descriptions sound much different than this. Is this normal? Should I be concerned? It's hard for me to get a good...
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    please show off your roosting bar dividers!

    If you have put in roosting bar dividers, could you share photos? I've searched and found one or two photos, but not many. I have one hen who seems to be getting her feathers plucked on the roost at night. Of course, there's plenty of room on the roost for the 3 of them to be far apart, but...
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    how do I administer safeguard paste?

    I've tracked down Safeguard to deworm my birds (one is sick, others are asymptomatic), but the closest place that has any only has paste. I get how to use the Safeguard liquid, but I'm confused as to how to get them to eat the paste. Does it come with a dispenser and do I just put it in their...
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    roost diarrhea (with photos) - what to do?

    I have a molting Wyandotte who, for over a week, has had mostly diarrhea on the dropping board every night. It seems closer to normal during the day, though her droppings are generally wetter than normal. No blood whatsoever, or even intestinal lining. When it first started, the rains had...
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