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    When it rains it pours- I am seeing lethargy, diarrhea, and anemia in my grow outs. Things were trending better and now worse. Help!

    I have a grow out flock that is about 15-16 weeks old. One pullet was fully crashed and needed to be hand fed and given medicine in a dropper because she stopped eating and would only sleep. After 6 days on Albon and more birds starting to seem low I switched to safeguard after seeing a...
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    Still no idea what’s going on with my hens comb and growing black spots

    My pullet (about 7 months old) has these black spots on her comb and wattles. They started as small spots a few months ago and just keep growing. She acts normally otherwise (that is she eats, drinks, runs around with the others, and lays eggs). She does not have signs of mites or lice. None of...
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    Strange spots growing on pullets comb- only one in a flock of 8

    My pullet is about 6 months old and has been laying for a few weeks. She has had dark circles developing on her comb for a few weeks now as well, and now spots forming on her wattles. She is still laying about every other day, and doesn’t seem lethargic. She eats and drinks well. A few weeks ago...
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    Mystery issues with my 14 week old pullet- 4 days and I’m stumped!

    My pullet began standing around with one eye closed and sleeping a lot four days ago. If I go in and try to grab her she perks up and has energy. She seems somewhat better in the mornings, but gets more tired in the afternoon. Her breathing seems fine, eye isn’t swollen, no discharge, no cough...
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    Is my blue copper marans purebred?

    The homestead I got my chicks from mixed them all up in the incubator. How can I tell if my blue cockerel is a pure blue copper marans or a mix of blue copper marans and silverudd? He’s got very lightly feathered legs. He’s the one on the right. Any thoughts? Things/traits to look out for?
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    How do people free range in areas where poison hemlock is invasive/prolific?!

    I live in a rural area and have found that poison hemlock is endemic in my area. No matter how much I try to get rid of it on my own land, the roadsides are lined with it all flowering and going to seed. It feels utterly hopeless! It grows like ground cover throughout lawns and is huge and...
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    Olive egger? What type of comb is this and how to tell sex with this type of comb?

    I think it’s safe to say this chick is NOT a silverudd! But since there’s been a mix up, I’m curious about this chick’s comb. Pea comb? If so, how does one tell if a chick with a pea comb is a hen or roo? It’s so much easier with single combs! I am assuming the chick is an olive egger, it has...
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    Explain tiagard dosages to me like I’m 5?

    I have one sick chicken (she has been separated from the flock), but she was exposed to all of the others in my flock. My flock consists of 2 18 week old barred rock mixes, 5 adult barred rock hens, and 1 adult australorp. In another, adjacent pen with a shared wire wall I have a 6 week old...
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    This is a new sound (as of today) my 18 week old pullet is making. Stress? Illness? Puberty?!

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/UJpkWDKr3GE4wKS1A This pullet has had a stressful week- her two flock mates were moved to the adjacent run so that a new chicken could be introduced into her run/coop. She has also been on corid because another chicken in the flock had some potential signs of...
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    Help! My three day old chicks have been exposed to coccidiosis- is the treatment dose safe at their age?

    I ordered chicks from a homestead and received a mix of ages including, unexpectedly and less than ideally, a five week old chick and several 2-3 week olds. The five week old has red in her stool- not every stool, just a few of them per day. I am also seeing some red in the stool in the brooder...
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    Chicken integration question- won’t come out of the coop

    I did the "place on the roost at night" method last night to integrate, but now I am worried about a new chicken who has only come out of the coop once, was pecked at/chased and retreated back to the roost bar in the coop. Should I encourage her to leave the coop or leave her be? What about food...
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    Snake proof brooder options?

    I am picking up chicks in three weeks and planning to brood in my basement (I have dogs with high prey drives so the main floor is not an option). Unfortunately, we spotted a large snake in the basement today and now I'm a worried mess. My brooding set up is not snake proof. I am on a very...
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    Tips for switching to brooder plate for next brood— on a tight budget!

    I used a red heat lamp for my last brood of chicks, but I am getting 6 chicks in March and would like to switch to a brooding plate. I am wondering what advice there is for use of a brooding plate—do I set it to certain temperatures at different times? How do i know if it’s warm enough or too...
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    Barred rock/olive egger mix rooster over a few different breeds. What to expect??

    I have a barred rock/olive egger mix rooster. He does have barring (looks like a barred rock, really). What can I expect in terms of coloring, autosexing ability, and egg colors from breeding with the following hens: Cream Legbar Black Copper Maran Olive egger (lavender ameracauna X blue...
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    Five weeks old, suspected Roo. Really hoping it’s not! Thoughts?

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    Two olive eggers with the same father (barred rock), not sure of mothers. 4 weeks old- Guesses on sex?

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    First chicks! Any ideas on breeds/sex? I was told that two came from olive colored eggs and the third is a maran- but they didn’t specify a type.

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