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    Poop issues

    Hi all, so for awhile now my girls (all of them) have had very wet, loose stool. On the poop board it’s not formed but like splattered. Not water but not formed. Since it’s all of them, is it the food I’m feeding them? I just get it from tractor supply. I’ve used two different types from there...
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    Worms!

    Hi- I read some of the forums on worms but I’m still stressed and have some questions. I went to clean the poop board today and under where Penny roosts I saw diarrhea and worms in the poop. They looked black to me but all mixed in with the poop so hard to tell - maybe a half inch. A while clump...
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    Introducing baby chicks- what do I look for

    So first, I did read up in introducing and fully intended to wait til 12ish weeks to intermingle (they are 9/10 now, a couple are a few days younger than the others), but things were going so well… for the last 3 weeks the chicks have been in the run with the two big girls, but they were...
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    Girls are 9/10 weeks

    My girls (maybe) are between 9/10 weeks. There’s one australorp I have my eye on just not quite sure, but I’m going to post a few pics of “her” and the group. Let me know if you spot any Roos or if you think Bo is Bo for Bo Derek or for Bo Jackson (LOL who technically is who she is named after...
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    Belly scab

    I just picked up six chicks today. I thought when I was handling one that it had some caked poop but now I realize it is a scab on it’s belly button area. It did not pull off but there was a spot of blood and the area around it doesn’t look great. Like dried poop is around it but not sure it’s...
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    Hawk bold and hunting

    So I have a hawk that has killed two of my girls. I can’t let them out at all. Even when I am there, he swooped down and I had to throw myself in front of the girls. It was terrifying. Now I have found him sitting on top of the coop staring at them in the run. The run is enclosed with hardwire...
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    Getting some new babies in the AM- help me decide

    Hi all- well I started with 4 lovely girls (buff Orpington) but we lost two this winter to hawk attacks. But that’s a story for another day. I am planning on expanding my flock and am visiting a local hatchery tomorrow morning if I can decide what to get. I just keep doing more research and...
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    Panting and keeping to self

    Hi all- very new chicken owner here. My girls are about 10 months old. Today when I went out to check on them, my girl Pickles was laying down in the corner of the run panting. She didn’t move as I picked her up to check her over. My girls let me hold them but she wasn't moving at all. Until I...
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    What does this noise mean?

    Hi all! So my four girls have always been so quiet. I brought them home in March, so they are young. Yesterday something spooked them because the loud screaming was awful. I was outside but not right near the garden and when I got there, I couldn’t see anything. There were no signs anything had...
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    Chickens roosting on coop- my specifics included

    Hi! I know this has been asked but even reading through the threads I don’t know what to do. I have four buff Orpingtons about 15 weeks old. They have a small coop I got online inside of a 10x13 pen. Since they have been outside, they have been going into the coop at night. Within the last week...
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    Please tell me they are hens

    I posted pics when my girls were 5 weeks but now they are around 8 weeks. The most friendly one Athena- looks like a hen to me. The other three are friendly but not as cuddly as her. And the least friendly but still friendly (and littlest chick) has the most red and largest comb. I didn’t get...
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    Four young buffs

    So I got four chicks from the local farm supply that said they were female Buff Orpingtons, but I’ve also read that the sexing isn’t 100%. Should I just trust they are hens? All four are super sweet. Two seem to be a little more outgoing than the others. I’ve seen a lot about how it is too...
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    New to Chickens :)

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I first got chicks about 4 weeks ago, and these are my first chicks. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have four and I already wish I got six. (3) What breeds do you have? Buff Orpington (4) What are your favorite...
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