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    Bloody poop and swollen feet

    Hen has been limp the past weeks I’ve tried isolating her giving her Tart cherry and low protein/calcium chick feed since she’s not a layer and maybe she has gout? But she’s not improving at all. And now I’m noticing blood in her poop. They can’t be related can they? Can’t afford to take her to...
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    What is this??

    This is the second time I’m posting on about my hen Pickles. I’m desperate for help since I can’t take her to the vet. She has a swollen right foot and no it’s not bumble foot. At first I thought it might be Gout but wouldn’t both legs be equally swollen? I’m so confused 😕 and there’s almost no...
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    Hen has swollen feet??

    Howdy so one of my young hens has swollen feet I noticed. I checked both feet very well for bumble foot or any wounds and nothing. I know in the pictures there’s a dark spot on her toe but it’s just dirt. I’m stumped at what’s causing this. She does seem to be lifting the right foot up more when...
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    Gene Combo?

    I have a Welsummer Rooster and an Olive Egger. Just out of curiosity if they made some chicks what color genes would they inherit? Moon lays a deep green colored egg (picture below) And Welsummers have the brown speckled egg gene if I’m not mistaken. Wonder what colors their offspring hens would...
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    Appreciation Post for Tank

    Just wanted to give a shout out to my rooster Tank for being such a great protector of the little ladies. Today he gathered them all to hide from a big hawk that was perched by the coop. He keeps a watch on the sky’s 24/7. Hawks are our biggest predator here in rural Michigan. Tank isn’t even a...
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    Hen disappeared…💔

    So last night I did a head count on the girls and one of my olive eggers was missing. I looked everywhere with a flash light. I thought for sure she got taken by a hawk or raccoon there was no feathers or blood anywhere. Unfortunately our neighbor txted my husband the morning saying they saw a...
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    How to get rid of mites successfully

    First timer dealing with what I believe are mites. Been seeing them on the shavings in the chicken run and crawling up stuff so I’m guessing the chickens have them too. What did you guys find as the most successful and effective treatment for the flock? So far I have removed all the shavings...
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    Eagles nesting nearby

    Has anyone had to deal with Eagles? We live in rural Michigan and have tons of red tail hawks in our area but our neighbor just informed us there are two golden eagles nesting in the woods by their house. It’s not common for eagles to nest in this part of the state so I’m hoping they aren’t here...
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    Chicken tunnel

    Howdy, just jumping on here to see if anyone has made a chicken tunnel and if you have pictures of your designs that I can get ideas from I’d appreciate it! I’ve allowed my hens to free range the past two years we have five acres so I always wanted them to have access to most of the grass...
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    Hawk attack

    My beautiful rooster Moose was killed today by a large hawk. I am so sad, never thought I would cry over a chicken but I did. He was a lovely sweet boy, died defending the hens. They are all safe thankfully I think he tried to keep them safe. He just started crowing a few weeks ago so he was...
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    Thanksgiving car disaster 🐓

    My family was heading out of town Thanksgiving early afternoon. Lovely day the Lions are playing what more can you ask for… I’m getting ready my husband walks in and tells me uh babe you gotta see the car..why what’s wrong I ask…one of the chicken is in the jeep he tells me. Apparently one of...
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    Hen is limping

    Noticed my hen limping this morning. Haven’t noticed this before. I checked both of her feet, from what I can see since she’s all black no bumble foot. Anything else come to mind? I’m going to get her ivermectin just in case it’s leg mites but maybe an injury? Wish chickens could talk!!
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    What breed is my hen??

    Howdy, so one of my pullets laid her first egg today. I bought her from a local farm store she was supposed to be an Olive Egger but now I’m beyond confused. Below is photos of her and the egg she laid. I don’t mind at all if she’s a different breed but I’m just fascinated! Anyone have any...
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    Pale Egg shells

    Howdy I’m wondering what could cause hen eggs to be pale in color suddenly. The past few days a few of the ladies eggs are pale. I just added some oyster shells to their diet yesterday just in case it’s a calcium deficiency but I’m just not sure, they’ve always had a really good diet. Any other...
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    Advice on broody hen and baby rooster

    Howdy! Whats your guys advice on how to introduce a baby rooster to my super broody hen. She went broody over three weeks ago she only leaves her eggs to eat or dust bath or at times I’ve had to force her out so she doesn’t starve lol. We don’t have any roosters so obviously the eggs aren't...
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    Black Vultures

    Howdy I have a dumb question but here it is! Are vultures considered predators to chickens? I’ve been seeing em fly over lately they don't attack or anything thou. A few weeks ago 3 of em were circling over my chickens and it made me a bit nervous. We usually only get red tail hawks in our area...
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    Impacted crop Duck

    Howdy so I’ve been noticing my female ducks neck doesn’t look so good. I’m thinking impacted crop? She’s laying well eats a lot probably too much, eats grass and her normal grains. What do yall think? And how do I treat it?? I can’t find much on impacted crops for ducks only chickens. From what...
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    Integration

    Howdy I have some questions about integration! I have a group of 9 week old pullets and 6 week old pullets. They weren’t raised together. How can I integrate them together? Is is the same as introducing them to adults? I know when it’s an older flock it’s a slow process but with the pullets...
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    Disinfecting Chicken Run

    Howdy just seeing what others use to disinfect chicken run/coop? I bought a rooster two weeks ago and unfortunately am giving him back to the previous owner today, he has dry fowl pox. We originally thought it was fungus when we got him but now lesions are turning black, we just can’t risk...
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    How to treat Ringworm fast?

    I recently bought a rooster that needed to be rehomed. But after observing him I noticed a few white pimple like spots on his comb. So after research and posting some pictures on here it was concluded it’s Favus(ringworm). So this is the fifth day of treating it I’m using over the counter...
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