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    How do I help my water belly chicken

    Hi I have a chicken with water belly. It’s weighing her down and messing with her overall movement. I’m scared to drain her but I know that I need to. What size syringe should I get? Also how do I insert the syringe correctly?
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    Is this fly strike? PLEASE HELP

    I'm very scared and disgusted at what I saw a few minutes ago. My hen Marmalade (5yr old Buff rock) started having some runny poop a few days ago. I found out she had a crop problem which I am currently treating. I thought the runny poop getting all over her vent feathers was because she wasn't...
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    Hens with poopy butts and weird droppings. Please help!

    Hi, I have 2 hens I'm worried about. The first one is Georgie. She's 3 years old and she started getting poop stuck to her butt, but acted normal, so I cut out all of the really gross feathers but now more poop is building up and today she was active, but slower than normal. The next hen is...
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    Flip down vs portable mobile coop skirting

    I'm going to be building a chicken tractor very soon, nothing super fancy. Just a PVC box covered in hardware cloth. I want it to be as safe as possible, so I'll be making some u stakes to hold down the run after moving it each day, but I'm still deciding on what to do about skirting. Does it...
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    How do I hold my ducks?

    My 4 wonderful ducks are much bigger now, and not as easy to hold. First, I'm not sure ducks have bones. They have the body of an awkward worm and kind of just flop around when I pick them up. I try holding them I like I do with my chickens (one hand under the body. thumb and pinky hold the...
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    Half sibling and cousin breeding in chickens

    Planning on breeding these cochins, but I'm pretty sure they are either half siblings, or cousins. Will there be any complications in chicks if they do breed? Tia
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    What breed might this be?

    Got Dumpling as a chick back in October. She either lays light brown, beige-y eggs, or green. I'm not sure since I have 2 other hens that also lay those colors eggs. Any ideas as to what she could be? Sorry about photo quality, I can try and get some better photos tomorrow when the chickens are...
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    Odd chicken 💩

    Is this ok?
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    Do you guys know the breed?

    This is one of my girls I got as a chick back in October. Got her from rural king and I think the bin said the word Pearl on it She has like 10ish small black spots in her but they're hard to see. (Please ignore the muddy run lol, they have access to an acre of grass everyday) Sorry about the...
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    When do eggs start developing

    I forgot to collect eggs for 3 days 😭 when I finally remembered I discovered one of my hens is broody and was sitting on them. when do the chicks start visibly developing? I'm scared I'll crack one open and find veins or a little heart
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    CCX run sizing?

    Hia! Raising Cornish cross for the first time this summer! I'll have them in a chicken tractor that I'll be moving daily so they will always have fresh grass. Is the sizing the same for pet chickens? (which I believe is 10 or more Sq. Ft. per bird?)
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    Is my duckling overly bitey?

    It doesn't hurt when she bites, and the other ducklings will do it to from time to time, but it's constant with her. I don't really mind I'm just wondering if this could indicate something is going on or if she is acting aggressive. Thanks!!
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    Is my duckling sick. Raspy breathing

    Hi. I'm really worried about my duckling Mango. She is an 8 day old white crested female. she weighs 6.1 oz. Tuesday she swam for the first time. that was also her first time outside. She has been eating the same food as all the other ducklings since I got her. I noticed today that her...
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    Best bedding for duck coop?

    Hi!! I have a few questions regarding what will and won't work in a duck coop. I have 4 ducklings, that will be moving out to their coop an about a month. I've heard the deep layer method does not work with ducks. I use pine shavings for my chickens. is that a good bedding for ducks? or should...
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    can ducklings have iceberg lettuce?

    hi! just got me ducklings a few days ago. they are 4 days old today. Thinking about letting them swim for the first time in about a week. (at around 10 days old. is that old enough?) is it ok to put iceberg lettuce in the water for them?
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    Ducklings have poop on vent

    Hey! All four of my ducklings have a bit of feces on their vent. is this normal? should I clean it off/how do I clean it? Thanks!
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    Ducklings dropping most of the food they eat

    Hi! my ducklings seem to have a hard time eating their crumble. I wonder if maybe it's too big. They will grab a piece and drop it when they try to chew it. Should I put it in a food prosesor to make it even smaller? I gave them some wet food this morning but they haven't really touched it, I've...
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    Duckling grow along!

    Just picked up my 4 ducklings today! So far doing amazing! Weighed them right when I got home before they had eaten anything. Jelly Bean: blue swedish Mango: white crested Potato: buff duck Cricket: Cayuga I'm so excited to be able to own ducklings! (all females)
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    Can I give Cornish X treats like I do with my pet chickens?

    Hello! Raising meat chickens for the first time this summer. Is it ok for me to give the CC's mealworms and veggie scraps? Are there any supplement's or treats I should give them? Tia!
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    Sick chicken hunched over

    Last night when I was doing chicken chores I noticed my chicken Melanie looked a little under the weather. I decided to wait until the morning to treat her for anything and when I went out to check on her today she looked extremely ill and hunched over. She acted very lethargic and made no...
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