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    Swollen/closed eye don't know what it is/how to treat

    hello! my i noticed my hen woud not open her one eye today. Her other eye is perfectly fine but the other is closed and kind of swollen just a little with what looks like a little discharge but im not 100% sure. wasnt able to get a pic today but looking for advice and thoughts. i listend to her...
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    Help! What size run?

    Hello. i'm looking into buying this coop and i'm not sure what run you guys use for this coop or coops of similar sizes. It is the New Age Pet ecoFLEX Fontana Chicken Barn, Jumbo and the dimensions are 54.1 x 46.3 x 40.1 inches.I plan to have 6 LF birds in it. What size run is good for this...
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    incubator humidity is too high? won't change

    I am hatching eggs for my local fair and need to start the eggs today. I have my incubator set up and added water this morning. I clearly aded too much as the humidity was up to 70 %. I took a bunch of water out and the incubator is now dry but the humidity is still in the 60s. I would like it...
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    Merak's Vaccine Needle Gauge

    hello! i am researching vaccinating chicks for merak's since i want to hatch next year and i'm not sure if the needles I found are ok. they are 30 gauge and are already on 1 cc syringes. would those be ok? here is the...
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    D'Uccle Quality

    hello! I was hoping that some of you would take a look at my 13 week old mille fleur d'uccle roo. I was wondering what your opinions on him comparing to the SOP are. looking to show him soon but just wanted some other people's opinions thanks
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    me being obbsesive(i know)

    so i got my tracking number from cackle hatcehry this morning(yay!), it says usps waitng shipping label made. since im obbsisive does anyone know when during the day cackle hatchery brings chicks to usps
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    Cackle Hatchery Mille Fleur d'Uccles

    hey! i ordered mille fleur duccles and they are from cackle hatchery. i have heard great things about the quality of their duccles but wanted to get some other opinions on them quality wise(SOP). They will be the foundation for a breeding flock
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    Breed?

    hey! i have a mixed breed roo i got last year. he was supposed to be a cream legbar but he looks as if he may be somthing else. i think he may be a crele or bielefelder but i had a poultry show judge say he was a barred rock cross. any ideas?
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    HELP! Chicken is off balence and can't walk right.

    Hey. My 1 1/2 year old barred rock hen has been off the past 2 days. She eats and drinks but she is lethargic and is stumbling when she walks. When I picked her up she was VERY thin. I have added vitamens to water but I cannot currentely put her by hersellf. What is going on?
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    hen or roo

    this is my 2 to 3 week old mixed breed chick. is it a hen or roo?
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    My Hatching Plan-Is it good?

    Hi. I had my hen in a coop with roosters go broody 2 weeks ago. I decided to let her sit on the eggs but she started the day before our county fair witch I was bringing goats and chickens to. I know I should of moved her so she could hatch the chicks and raise them on her own but I wasent able...
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    Brown egg laying chicken not laying brown anymore?

    Hey. This year I bought 4 premium pullet starlight green egger chicks. One was a mixed breed roo, one was a starlight green egger pullet, and two are a rhode island red color. When the brown ones started to lay they laid brown eggs but we suspect that they are cinnoman queens. One of the...
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    Chicken only eats when im around

    Hi, I bought a white rock pullet last week and I'm integrating her into one of my flocks. Most of the pecking has stopped but she won't come down from the roost unless I'm around. She won't even eat or drink without me. She still seems pretty nervous sometimes. My only concern is that I start...
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    keeping eggs under broody hen

    Hi, I have a hen that recentely went broody. I have her in a pen with roosters so I decided to let her sit on eggs. I plan to have her raise the chicks in the pen with the other chickens. Anything i should know?
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    What breed is my roo?

    Hi. My roo, Dart is about 6 months old. I got him from tractor supply as a cream legbar. I really thought that is what he was but now im not so sure. After seeing a picture of a bielifelder I think that is his true breed. I was at TSC and they had bielefelders so I know the hatchery has them...
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    My first show, what to bring?

    I'm going to my first show in a couple weeks. Though it is only a 4H show I want to know what ia good to bring with me for the birds. Feed, water, feeders, waterers, and bedding are being provided so I won't be bringing those.
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    Grit and Oyester Shell

    So I own oyester shell and grit but don't know how to feed it in the coop. I know both are meant to be free choice but I want them to look good in my coops and not just in a bucket in the corner. I was going to try rabbit feeders but they don't work in my coop and chick feeders just get knocked...
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    Walter the roo

    I bought this rooster from Tractor Supply in March this year. He was supposed to be one of those starlight green eggers but does not look the part. he has what looks like a million colors on him which is really pretty. What breed do you think he is? I was told maybe easter egger or salmon...
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    Vent Gleet

    Hi. I suspect my barred rock hen has vent gleet. She is showing all the sympotoms except I don't see the yellow white discharge that has been described as a symptom. Does she have vent gleet. Also, she is showing a loss in appetite.
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    Sick chicken won't eat but drinks alot

    Hi. I have a 1 year old barred rock hen who seems under the weather today. She won't eat her feed or treats when offered. i have noticed she is drinking alot at a time and often. I saw her poop once this morning and it was liquid with white in it. Does anyone know what is going on?
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