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  1. NewBostonChick

    Squirrels

    The darn squirrels are getting in my coop daily. They have chewed the wood enough to get into my grain bin and although it appears they are not eating the chicken feed, they have eaten scratch and sunflower seeds. I now keep the seeds in the house. My question is do squirrels eat eggs? I am...
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    7 week old chick has curled toes.

    Hello, I just noticed today that the 7 week old arucana chick's toes are curled around. Both of them on each foot. I did not notice this before. She is walking on these odd feet for now. As a young chick, all 14 chicks I got seemed OK.. so this is odd.. Anyone have any ideas? What can I do for her?
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    Pullets eating layer feed....

    Question.. my 12 week old chicks/pullets have gotten into the big girls coop and have been eating the layer feed the last few days.. should I be concerned and make sure they do not consume this layer feed any further? Do you have advice for feeds? My feed store has changed brands so the grower...
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    Sick Barred Rock hen.

    Hi all, My barred rock hen is looking sick.. comb is a dull pink and flopped over.. she is on the floor now but moving her head fine...Any suggestions on a medicine I could try? Thank you..
  5. NewBostonChick

    Chickens look thin

    Hello, After the winter, my chickens are outside each day in the run.. but they look thinner to me... they get layer pellets and mash and lots of treats, meal worms, kitchen scraps, yogurt, etc... Does anyone have any suggestions to fatten them up a bit? I wonder if the feed is the problem and...
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    When to start layer feed?

    Brain cramp.. Do I start layer feed at 16 weeks or 18 weeks or later? I should remember from my older girls.. I have 10 pullets that came to me May 30th at one day old.. I also have 6 older hens and a roo... Thanks all!!
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    Will layer feed hurt my newer 13 week old girls?

    Hello all, I have 6 older laying hens and a roo in a coop and inside my run in a separate coop are the newer (10 of them) chickens that came to me on May 30th.. so they are about 13 weeks old.. they have all been able to see each other while separated.. Yesterday I let them out into the big run...
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    Soft jelly like egg

    Hello, In the last 2 days I have found a soft jelly like egg in the nesting box.. It is almost like a squishy bouncy ball.. What is this all about? My hens have all been laying normal eggs, have access to oyster shells, grit, layer feed, etc.. Thanks for your replies....
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    Hen found dead on Tues.. Now another does not look well. Help!

    Good evening.. About a month and a half ago my arucana hen was found dead in my coop.. I figured she was just old.. This week one of my 4 year old RIR's was acting odd, walking slow, did not drink when water was in front of her, etc.. I bought some liquid vitamins for poultry and gave her...
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    Found my hen dead in chicken run....

    I am so sad.. I came home from work and went to close my chickens up for the night and saw feathers.. I thought, oh no! I found my hen dead and chewed upon out side the hatch door, blood in the snow... :-( We have lots of snow here in NH and they have a path shoveled so they can walk outside. My...
  11. NewBostonChick

    Help! Is my hen dying?

    My barred rock hen is not doing well.. last week I noticed she would stand in the same spot motionless for a long time. The last few days she has been all puffed up and hanging her head and when I pick her up, she curls her feet. I brought her in the house this morning and gave her a warm bath...
  12. NewBostonChick

    My Rooster is not walking well..

    Hello, My Rhode Island Red Rooster who is 2 1/2 yrs old, named Frosty, seems to be failing.. He was limping and now the last few days he is not walking much.. He is eating and drinking, but just lays in the coop. I tried to examine his legs and see nothing.. He still sqwauks when I touch him...
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    My Rooster is not walking well..

    Hello, My Rhode Island Red Rooster who is 2 1/2 yrs old, named Frosty, seems to be failing.. He was limping and now the last few days he is not walking much.. He is eating and drinking, but just lays in the coop. I tried to examine his legs and see nothing.. He still sqwauks when I touch him...
  14. NewBostonChick

    Egg eaters

    Oh gosh... what do you do about egg eaters? Since I added 2 girls into my flock a few weeks ago, I have discovered they are eating the eggs.. now, my other hens are doing this also!! I just walked in to gather eggs and one girl was sitting right outside the nesting box having a feast on an egg...
  15. NewBostonChick

    Who goes and who stays? The Roo question..

    I posted this question in "managing your flock" but maybe it should be here..... anyway here is what I posted.. I have to go deliver a roo soon so was looking for some advice please......... Oh my, how we get attached to our chickens.. I had 7 RIR and NH's who grew up together.. the 2 roo's...
  16. NewBostonChick

    Rooster dilema.. who stays and who goes??

    Oh my, how we get attached to our chickens.. I had 7 RIR and NH's who grew up together.. the 2 roo's got along until last week when I was given 2 new hens, barred rock and aricana..(sp?) the 2 roos went after each other to the point of drawing blood.. the calm roo, Buddy went after the more...
  17. NewBostonChick

    Help! Rooster attacking the other Roo since 2 hens were added in..

    Please Help! I was given 2 hens 2 days ago, Barred Rock and Araucana.. I already had 7 chickens 4 are RI Reds and 3 are NH's.. The 2 Roosters are NH's.. As of today the rooster that was the calm one is not viciously attacking the other Roo since 2 hens were added in.. The Roo who is being...
  18. NewBostonChick

    Pork pie?

    I bought a pork pie for Christmas and no one would eat it... it is homemade so most likely good ingredients.. is this OK to feed to my chickens? If not, the dog would LOVE it!
  19. NewBostonChick

    Egg sack looking thing....

    Tonight I came home from work and went to close up the chickens.. on the landing in front of the nesting boxes was a weird looking thing.. looked like an egg with no shell? It's all floppy and I did notice what looked like yoke and the membrane soft shell laying on the board.. there were some...
  20. NewBostonChick

    Blood spots in coop

    Hi all, I went to the coop to close the hatch for the night and noticed blood splatters about the ledge.. I noticed one of my roosters comb looks like it had been bleeding.. do you think he has frostbite? They all have been inside all day as we had a snow storm here in NH last night.. they do...
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