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    Hen limping. Pics of legs included

    I have a hen that went lame awhile ago. I thought she was egg bound or hurt her foot. Treated her and she was better for two weeks. Now she’s favoring one leg and there seems to be a bump on the bottom of her foot. The first pic is the bump. Second through 5th pic is the same leg. Pic 6 is the...
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    Reintroducing a hen after injury during winter

    I have a 9 month old Gold Laced Wyandotte that I will soon need to send back to the coop. She had a bit of trouble with lameness and I’ve been treating her inside for three weeks. She’s currently in my bathroom and getting around a little too well when I let her out of the cage. Yesterday, I...
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    Egg bound or something else

    I have a gold laced Wyandotte that I found hanging in the run after dark. She couldn’t walk so I plopped her in the coop thinking she just fell asleep. The next morning she was still in the same spot. She’s very new to laying. In fact I only ever saw her in the nest box last week for the first...
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    Is Rose actually a roo?

    Hello! Chicks were Eight weeks old on Tuesday. I heard something that sounded an awful lot like a crow a few days in a row coming from my crew of “ladies”. I think one of my Australorpes may be a rooster. Pics are attached. Any help please? Sorry…the little bugger wouldn’t sit still so...
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    Chicks are here! Brooder temp question

    My chicks arrived today and seem to be settling in well. They are eat and drinking like crazy. All are active and peeping contently. I have them set up in a large dog cage with the heat lamp on one end the food and water in the middle and nothing in the far end. The temp on the floor of the...
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    Question on what to add to water for new chicks

    Hello! New to the world of chicks and have a question. My chicks were shipped last night from Murray’s and I am anxiously awaiting the call from the post office. The Murray website said to add sugar to the water. I also ordered Quik Chick. My question is do I still add the sugar or do I just...
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    Hello! So excited to finally be here.

    Hello from NY state! My chicks are on order and are hatching this week!!!! Delivery should be by Saturday depending on the hatch day. Coop is being delivered on Wednesday and to say I’m excited is beyond an understatement. I literally can’t sleep. Thank you so much for this forum and to...
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