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    Coccidiosis?

    Found out one of my hens, Août, is pooping blood. Here is a picture: This was not her only poop like this, there are more under the roost bar where she sleeps. She also seems to just be dripping blood from somewhere, because we found droplets on the floor. I’ve looked her over but can’t find...
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    Strangely shaped soft-shelled egg? Nutrient deficiency?

    I have posted about my hen, Août, before. She has been nearing the end of her first laying cycle (I hope) and has given me 4 or 5 soft-shelled eggs, in between laying normally. I assume she has a nutrient deficiency of some kind, after having laid 4-6 eggs a week since late November of last...
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    Are soft-shelled eggs common at the end of a laying cycle?

    My hen Août has been laying quite consistently since she was 24 weeks old, around Thanksgiving of last year. Lately she has had two instances of trouble laying, where one normal (or slightly pointier than normal) egg has been followed with a soft-shelled egg. This happened once, and I wrote it...
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    Splash Marans gender, 6 weeks old

    I’m fairly certain that Helmi is a pullet, but would like to know what others think. Her wattles are a little larger than my other chicks of different breeds, but a Marans cockerel’s wattles and comb would be bigger and redder at this age, right?
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    How to treat scratch on chick foot?

    I have a 3 week old chick who seems to have peeled back a scale on her toe, and the scale is still partially attached on one side. It is not actively bleeding, just looks raw like a scrape. I’ve sprayed it with vetericyn and tried to wrap it, but she pulled the bandage off. Should I get some...
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    Dominique, male or female?

    I bought a sexed Dominique pullet as a day old chick, and Marzo is now 2.5 weeks old (hatched 6/10). Her headspot was smaller than that of my Dominique hen Juin, and she has the dark wash down the legs that you would expect of a pullet. I’m just uncertain about the amount of white I’m seeing on...
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    HELP Stressed hen straining to lay

    My hen Août is very stressed due to hot weather and relocation. I noticed her looking lethargic, not wanting to run around or eat much. I took her inside to give her an epsom salt bath in case she was egg bound. While running the bath she laid her egg on the bathroom floor, it was banded. I...
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    Please HELP, sleepy 3-day-old chick.

    I'm worried that my shipped chick is a "failure to thrive", and would like some advice please, if anyone can offer any. She was active the first two days, lots of energy, and was even somewhat active and interested in eating this morning, but since this afternoon she has been sleeping under the...
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    Bumblefoot?

    My hen Juillet seems to have bumblefoot, potentially on both feet. Can someone tell me how serious it is? I think there is some swelling in the foot with the bigger scab, but she isn’t limping and generally is behaving like normal. Our vet can treat it, but he’s on vacation until next week...
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    Chicken spitting up mucus?

    My 10 month old pullet, who otherwise seems energetic and healthy, just spit up a bunch of clear mucus. I don’t believe she ate anything strange. Can someone let me know what some potential causes might be? Is there anything I should do? Editting to add, she has always had an issue with...
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    Winderdear’s Christmas Flock Ornaments

    I like to make a Christmas ornament for my tree every year, usually of something special to me like a pet or keepsake. I make them from felt which I embroider and stuff with batting. Well, this year I started raising chickens. I received four chicks in the mail and fell in love! So, of course...
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    Digestion trouble?

    I’m uncertain where to ask about this, so I’m sorry if this post is in the wrong section. I had mentioned it before in the emergency section but got no responses. Here is the link to that thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/questions-about-chicken-with-loose-wet-droppings.1595185/...
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    Looking for Flock Recommendations: Barnevelders, Basques or Swedish Flowers?

    I have previously extolled the virtues of autosexing breeds, thinking I had found the best way to avoid unexpected cockerels. I still think it’s the best plan theoretically, but now I’m realizing I won’t be able to stick to it, or rather, I’ve already unintentionally deviated from it. I have...
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    First Egg Likely? Even in November?

    Hello all! My four girls are 22 weeks today received as day old chicks on 6/13. My Cuckoo Marans, Juillet, has become much more vocal this past week and is squatting when we go to pet her. She always crouched and tried to slink away, but now she sometimes just stands still and gets really flat...
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    Bloodshot eye?

    My 15 week old Dominique has some reddish discoloration in her iris. She seems to be able to see just fine with it, and her other eye is normal. I just want to make sure this isn’t something I need to worry about.
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    Questions about chicken with loose/wet droppings

    I have a chick (almost 10 weeks old) who seems to have a chronic loose stool issue. Once or twice a day, I find that she has extremely wet, somewhat explosive bowel movements that should be solid (not cecal). I’m not watching every time she poops so it could be more frequent still. She otherwise...
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    What is a Blue Cuckoo Marans?

    I was wondering how the Blue Cuckoo Marans was “made”. Was it a cross between a Cuckoo Marans and a blue chicken breed like an Andalusion, the cross now being stable so the birds will breed true? Or does it perhaps (not sure if this is even possible) come from a blue sport that originated from...
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    Pullets, hopefully?

    Hi all! :frow My four chicks are 5 weeks old now, and I would love to know if I indeed have all pullets as ordered. This is my first time keeping chickens. I bought day old chicks from Meyer Hatchery, and picked autosexing breeds thinking there would be 0% chance of getting any boys, but since...
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    Questions about runts and tail feathers

    Hi all! Just wondering about how healthy runts grow in comparison to other chicks of the same age. Can anyone please share their experience with me? I have four chicks just over a week old. One is a rather small Dominique, but she is feathering out nearly as fast as the other girls, though just...
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    5-day-old chick with coccidiosis symptoms, please help!

    :frowHello! Please forgive me for making my first greeting here and not in the welcome section. This is a lovely community and I’m so glad it exists, especially now when my baby chick is unwell and I need advice! This is my first time raising chickens. My four mixed breed female chicks were...
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