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    Please help, compound fracture in wing.

    My kids are bawling, I'm crying. I either put her down or I try to help. I'm thinking the only hope is to cut the bone so it isn't protruding and treat the wound until it heals. But maybe that's not possible? Thoughts? Do I thave to try to remove at the joint? Could I just pull it quick? Idk.
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    1 week old gasping and lethargic

    Hey! Looking for tips. Hoping it isn't aspergillus. Baby chick is just over a week old I think, maybe 2?. She presented pretty I'll a few days ago. Tuesday night I thought she had an impacted crop so I gave her some oil and massages it a bit and then gave a bunch of water, then water mixed with...
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    The ladies are making me nuts!!!

    I'm guessing they're laying somewhere I can't find. And I'm guessing the only solution is to trap them in the coop a few days. But maybe you guys have tips in how to find a nest? I've seen 2 eggs that were dark black copper Marans ish (I don't have a BCM). This was two weeks ago so I know she's...
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    12 hens, 1st egg, who done it??!!!

    So, I've been hearing the girls cackle and make noise in the morning, three (according to my rather silly 8 year old daughter) are doing the breeding squat. I went out tonight to unblock the nest boxes thinking they might start in the next week or two and there it was, our first egg!!! On the...
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    Does any hatchery produce a Blue French Copper Marans?

    So mystery chick is almost all grown up. I've posted photos of her before and we suspected an olive egger from either hoover hatchery or Murray McMurray. She came out of a mystery fancy breed bin. She is blue with a copper neck and feathered legs. She looks like the photos of a blue copper...
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    Where is the settings button? (From phone) I would like to stop email notifications

    Any tips on this much appreciated. I read through related links and didn't see the answer. Hope I'm not reading right over it :) all the responses are filling up my email :)
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    Polish pullet pecked on head until bleeding

    Any tips on what to do to help her? I think with all the rain we've had lately they are picking on sweet vinetta. I know with it being red they will keep picking. Any household remedies until I can get to a farm store?
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    Looking for solutions: feeding and watering

    So when all is said and done we will have 12-13 adult he s. I would like to make this as efficient as possible so if we want to have 2-3 days away or late nights or busy weekends (all common)that the chickens aren't adding to my stress. So I would really like a 10+ gallon waterer so I don't...
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    Getting cold and super windy tonight

    So it's getting down to 35-36 degrees tonight and there is a high wind warning. 30-40mph winds with gusta up to 60mph. They're in the coop and I've blocked as much as I can but it isn't a super tight coop and there is definitely still ventilation up above. They're 6-9 weeks old I think. (Need...
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    They are having so much fun!!!!

    It makes my heart happy that they have a good life so far. I dug I tiny perimeter to just barely cover the hardware cloth... They are having fun in the dirt and all the construction materials. So cute!
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    Too much ventilation? Suggestions

    Ok so I have many windows in this coop. The wind flows from the west which it's this side of the coop (yes I probably should have faced it the other way) There are matching windows on the back side to the two larger square ones on the front. The are only about 2 foot up so any roost I put in...
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    Best fitness watch?

    Is this appropriate place for this post? Looking for a good fitness tracker watch. Looking at the Garmin Vivosmart 4s, but open to other ideas. Help a sister out and recommend some products (or tell me what you don't like)!
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    Cockerel or pullet?

    This is a sexed pullet, but I'm wondering if it isn't a cockerel. She's 6+ weeks old, I think about to be 7. The comb isn't as pink as the one known cockerel but they are different breeds. Thoughts?
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    Can I use a tent outside until I get my coop finished

    So, my chicks are outgrowing their space, and they're stinking up the garage... I have an older tent that is missing the poles and I keep thinking I'll order poles but let's be real.... What if I staked out the edges and used the corner of my chain link fence to hold up the tent, sort of rig it...
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    Location of coop and run

    Hey everyone. Looking for tips because I need to get this coop started this week. I'm debating where to put it. I'd rather it be outside my fenced yard but that feels less safe. I also want to run it against my chain link fence. Would it be safe to have chain link be one side of the run...
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    3week old favorelles

    At 2 weeks we thought both female. Now I'm worried about the darker one. (The one next to it is a buff Orpington)
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    6-7 day old Polish chick

    Hey! So one of our chicks seems to have hurt her leg. Not sure when. She was laying with a lack of energy and one of the bigger chicks (all same age) stepped on her and she squawked pretty bad about it but could have been damaged before. She certainly seems pretty lethargic. I brought her in the...
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    Hatchery choice rare breed bin

    Hello! So I bought two chicks from the hatchery choice rare breed bin. They have feathered legs so I thought faverolles at first but they lack the fluffy cheeks/face. I wonder if they aren't Brahmas. If so what color will they be when they grow up?
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    Is this set up ok?

    So, I'm getting 10 chicks, this is about a 20" by 30" tote... I was planning to keep them in it (with the addition of pine bedding and feeder) until they're a week or so old, then move them to a wire dog crate with cardboard around the outer edge. The dog crate is about double the size. Does...
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    Converting playset to coop?

    So long story short my 6 year old son was struggling with his sight words at school so as a carrot for motivation I promised him a day with me doing whatever he wanted. (I suggested a ski day at a resort we've never been to due to price and he's a ski junkie) while he was looking forward to...
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