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  1. Alexandra Runner

    Rooster Spur Gone

    I know this doesn't make much sense, but welcome to the crazy health life of my rooster, Matthew. Elrond has still been bullying him, and since the weather has been nice, Elrond has been temporarily banished to "The Cage" a dog kennel in my run. So, I got out this morning, put Elrond in The...
  2. Alexandra Runner

    Breeding question

    I am not sure if this is the right place to put this question, but you know how if you breed a RIR rooted to a SLW hen their chicks will autosex? Does anyone know if it would work the same way with a Barred Rock hen instead of a SLW? I'm trying to do an experiment, haha! 😆
  3. Alexandra Runner

    How long is too long?

    Hullo, and Merry Christmas! I hate to ask this, but maybe someone will see it. I should know this, but I have been awake since 4 am, and my brain is refusing to recall memory. I have some chicks hatching out, and some have pipped 8 hours ago with no other movement since. Others have hatched and...
  4. Alexandra Runner

    Double-checking

    So, I'm on day ten of incubation. Last night the power kicked it for five hours due to a storm. I sleep like the dead, so I had no clue it was even storming. When I woke up, the temperature was at 80° F. Thankfully, the power is back on and the temperature is back where it needs to be! According...
  5. Alexandra Runner

    Scaly Face Mites?

    Meet Mr. Matthew. He's two and a half years old and has been head of the flock since his dad Jack died in February. That is, until last week. See, Matthew has had some white crusties on his face for a while. I've treated it off and on with coconut oil, but never thought of it as an issue as he...
  6. Alexandra Runner

    How do you...?

    Hi, all! Me again. Same chick as yesterday; I'm wondering if it has dislocated its hip. How does one tell if its dislocated? I've tried feeling both of its legs, and some of the other chicks' legs, but the chick with the hurt leg is clearly in pain when I feel its hurt leg. It doesn't feel...
  7. Alexandra Runner

    Lame chick

    Hi, all! So, my broody mama Lilly hatched out six chicks last Tuesday, and on Thursday I bought some more to put under her. The newbies took to her immediately, and she to them, but when I went out this morning, one of them seems to have injured its leg somehow. It isn't walking on it, but it is...
  8. Alexandra Runner

    Seems a bit...?

    So, this morning, I went out to the chicken yard to find my eleven-week-old cockerel trying to mate one of my grown hens (a little more than a year old). The head rooster, Matthew, knocked him off immediately, of course, but I was left thinking: That seems a bit early! What do y'all think? I...
  9. Alexandra Runner

    Blind Hen?

    Hey, all! Week of crazy at my coop, apparently. So here goes: Kate is a three and a half year old Rhode Island Red. She was best friends with her brother (Jack) who had to be culled, and she hasn't laid an egg since. She made good friends with her sister Delta, who died in early spring from...
  10. Alexandra Runner

    Blood Globs Under Hen

    Hello, all! Daisy (the hen in question) is a three year old Rhode Island Red hen. Yesterday, I noticed her comb was super-pale, almost white. I checked her vent (normal), her crop (semi-full), and for mites (none). None of my birds have worms. I noted her position on the roost, so I could check...
  11. Alexandra Runner

    Emergency! Help please!

    Hello, all! I found one of my escapee hens trying to eat a baby bird. It doesn't seem hurt (she only had its leg, and I appear to have caught her early.) I do not know what kind it is, only that it looks almost old enough to be on its own, but not yet. It's hungry, and I have no idea where the...
  12. Alexandra Runner

    Does Anybody Know...

    Does anybody know if chicks can be raised in proximity to a microwave? I have my microwave in the garage because of the tiny amount of radiation (and, yes, I can tell a difference from when I had it in the house.), but I also plan to have chicks in my garage in about a week. Has anyone had any...
  13. Alexandra Runner

    Your Assistance Please

    Hello, all! I am on day eight of incubation, and I have a bit of a problem. I know you are supposed to place eggs in the 'bator fat side up, aka air cell up. But I have a girl (Maneet) who laid a couple which don't seem to be consistent in the "fat side is the air cell side." Her eggs are a bit...
  14. Alexandra Runner

    Sex Link Question

    Hello, all! So, I have a question that might be stupid, but genetics is new to me. I have a SLW hen from a hatchery that clearly is not a full SLW, as she has a single comb as opposed to a rose comb. Other than that, she looks like a SLW. Can I still create a Cinnamon Queen by breeding her to my...
  15. Alexandra Runner

    Marking Eggs

    Hello! So, I was curious, how do people mark their eggs in their incubator, such as to distinguish which eggs are from which breeding pair? So, I thought I'd post a poll on it. Thank you!
  16. Alexandra Runner

    Cant find how...

    Hey, @TudyBOT how do I create a poll on BYC?
  17. Alexandra Runner

    Dust Bathing Addiction?

    Hello! I have an ten-month-old Easter Egger named Arwen who has apparently developed an obsession with dust bathing. She is still eating, drinking, and laying like normal, but all of her other time is spent in the dust hole. She was injured by my previous rooster, Jack, with a shallow slice on...
  18. Alexandra Runner

    Why not?

    @PicChick can you make a profile picture for a girl who loves horses and chickens?
  19. Alexandra Runner

    Lash Egg

    Hello all! I had a hen lay a lash egg this morning. She's been acting off for a while: pale comb, not laying, sitting around more than usual. In the last week she has seemed to be doing better, but there was a lash egg under her spot on the roosts this morning. I am not going to euthanize her...
  20. Alexandra Runner

    My Dog Had A Seizure. Please Help!

    I know this is technically a chicken site, but I don't know what else to do. My dog, Australian Labradoodle 12 years old, had a couple of seizures last night. She's acting like she's feeling fine this morning, but the vet isn't open for a while because its a Saturday. What can I do to help...
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