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    Chronic poopy butt

    I have two hens that constantly have a poopy butt. I’m trying to figure out why. The other two hens that live in the same environment, eat the same food, ect never have this problem. With summer coming I worry about fly strike. I do clean their butts from time to time but I’m hoping to find a...
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    Loner Hen

    Hi guys. Me again :D I have one hen who is very flighty and likes to be alone. When I let the rest of the chickens out she will stay in the coop and sometimes just chill on the roosting bar. When she is out of the coop, we leave her alone. We don’t force her to be near us or try to hold her...
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    Crossbeak and egg laying.

    As many of you know, I have a chicken with a pretty severe cross beak. She is around 27 weeks old and has not started laying (which I know some breeds start laying later than that) but her comb and wattles are underdeveloped and not red at all. She gets mash everyday and I make sure her crop is...
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    Suddenly aggressive hen?

    We have a BCM (Rose) who is around 20 weeks old. She has not started laying yet. She has suddenly started coming up to us, puffing her chest out and staring at us. We just push her away when she does this. My oldest (6 years old) sits on the ground and Rose has never bothered her before. Last...
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    Weird Poop

    One of my 18 week old pullets just had this poop. Normal? No other symptoms. She is starting to molt but that’s it.
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    Show me your eggs!

    Hi guys! My girls are getting close to laying age (18 weeks yesterday) and I’m anxiously waiting for my first eggs! I should have copper, blue, green and another colored egg when they do start! So to keep me occupied, show me all of your eggs!
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    Newbie with questions.

    So we got our first 4 chicks (2 pure breeds) this year and got them from a local breeder so they are really good quality (I think 😅). I’m thinking about putting my oldest in 4H this coming year to show these two hens but I have zero idea on SOP on each bird. Can anyone help? I can provide...
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    Book Club!

    Anyone interested in a little online book club??? We could all select a book, read it and then discuss! I absolutely love reading and would enjoy sharing books with others ❤️
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    Coop From TSC

    Hi guys. This might be a long post so if you read to the end, thank you. When we decided to get chickens we bought a coop from TSC. It said it was big enough for 5-7 chickens. At the time I did not know that TSC used factory farming as a reference for space per chicken. We only have 4 girls but...
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    Feathering Question

    So this is Dorothy. She is about 15 weeks old and still has these fluffy feathers on her back. All of her hatch-mates have lost theirs. She does have a severe cross beak so I’m wondering if she just can’t get them off? Should I help her remove the casing so the new feathers can come in?
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    The Life of Dorothy-The VERY Spoiled Cross Beak

    Dorothy is a 15 week old rainbow layer. She has a pretty severe case of cross beak (scissor beak). She is absolutely spoiled rotten by myself and my family. She gets wet mash three times a day which she demands be made into small little mash clumps for her 😅 She is 100% our special girl, in more...
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    Appropriate Crop Size

    What is the appropriate size for a full crop? I have a cross beak that gets mash three times a day and I’m not sure if I’m over feeding her? Her crop is about the size of a large golf ball when she’s done eating. She’s 12 weeks for reference!
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    Cross beak not eating like normal after beak trim.

    Oh hey, just me again. So I have my sweet cross beak Dorothy. She was due for a beak trim so I wrapped her up and trimmed her top beak. It did bleed pretty good but she didn’t act like it hurt at all. I got the bleeding stopped with cornstarch. When I went to trim her bottom beak she squealed...
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    Exhausted Stay at Home Mom Club 😅

    Who’s here with me??? I’m a part time SAHM. I work at the school so I have summers/holidays/breaks off. We are deep into summer break right now and I think I might lose my mind everyday 🤣 I have two girls. Two and six. Love them more than anything but boy oh boy can they push my buttons haha. I...
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    HELP. Lethargic baby chick with crackle noises. URGENT.

    You guys…I’ve had the worst luck with this batch of chicks. Long story short, one of the littles jumped out of the brooder (didn’t even realize they could jump that high yet) and was out in the garage a lot of the night. It did rain and our garage does collect water. We found her this morning...
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    Cat took three of our chicks-only leaving one.

    You guys…I am so sad and so mad at myself. We lost two chicks earlier this week to our cat (my daughter left the garage door open).We had two left. Well this morning I came out to clean the brooder box and opened the garage door to let some fresh air in. THE CAT WAS INSIDE. Well one of my...
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    How far will chickens roam?

    Quick question! We’ve been letting our chickens free range under supervision as we live right in town. We are always in the same area as they are (like within a few feet and can see them at all times). They do not wander off. They stick to our yard. My question is, if we leave them and go do...
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    Crossbeak Thread!

    It’s no secret that crossbeaks have my heart 🥹❤️ I have one named Dorothy and she is the absolute sweetest. I hope maybe one day I can open a crossbeak rescue! Let me see all of your crossbeaks! Share their stories as well please ❤️❤️❤️
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    Best container for mash?

    I have a cross beak that gets wet mash three times a day. I’m currently feeding her out of a little glass container. The issue is…she tips it over A LOT, which spills tons of the mash. Any idea of what would work better?
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    Average weight of a 9 week old pullet?

    Hi guys! Me again 😅 Just wondering what the average weight of a 9 week old pullet is? I have a girl with cross beak and I weighed her this morning and I’m wondering if she’s on track! I expect that she will probably be slightly underweight. She looks good and doesn’t appear much smaller than her...
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