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  1. Airyaman

    First hawk attack!

    I have some reflective gadgets spread throughout my "free range" area, and it seems to have kept the hawks at bay. But I have a couple of Marek's inflicted birds with leg problems and I had them sitting in the grass away from area (I try to get them outside a few hours a day to get sun), and a...
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    Sour crop or...?

    I have a 34 week old Barnevelder who I noticed a few days ago had feces stuck to her hind feathers. Then over the last few days I noted she was less active than her flock mates and she certainly has not been laying. She is also been hesitant to eat. I am still going to do a fecal float to check...
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    Unknown breed: boy or girl?

    I do OK with known breeds and the typical non pea combs when determining sex, but I ended up hatching eggs from what was supposed to be Bielefelders and I got a classic "barnyard mix" instead (though one cockerel is close to the right breed). I have one gray colored chicken at 17 weeks that I...
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    Foods that even sick chickens find irresistible?

    I have one sick CCL pullet (~26 weeks) that won't eat. I basically force fed her yesterday with some bread soaked in medication but it was a chore. She won't touch moistened food, dry pellets, scrambled eggs, or black soldier fly larvae. But I noticed she'll eat oats. For the sake of some time...
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    Curved keel on 25 w.o. pullet

    I recently lost a pullet to some type of what I believed to be a respiratory issue. Let me back up slightly: I think Marek's exists in the my flocks. I have not confirmed it but all of the signs point that way in a subflock. The following is about a girl who is not in that subflock. One day...
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    I've actually never integrated chickens into a flock until last night

    So I had 7 Black Australorps, with 5 boys and 2 girls. I took the boys to auction (that was before I found out one of my other flocks has Marek's so no more auctions in the future 😩) and the two girls had been all by themselves...until last night. They were out free ranging and I let my evening...
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    Chinese Skullcap root extract for Marek's

    I got my delivery of Chinese Skullcap root extract yesterday. It says it is dissolvable in hot water but I have my doubts. Has anyone used this yet? What's some good ways to prepare? Here is what I have: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NT6MFGJ Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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    Marek's or something else?

    I believe one of my flocks has Marek's because of many signs and a necroscopy of one dead pullet (no PCR though). Here is that thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/rookie-backyard-chicken-keeper-with-mareks.1674902/post-28789530 Now I have another chicken from another flock that...
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    Rookie backyard chicken keeper...with Marek's

    I have 5 flocks of various sizes. My three oldest flocks thus far have been healthy (knock on wood) but now there is apparently Marek's in my Speckled Sussex flock, which is almost 17 weeks old. I guess that makes sense. It has been my "problem flock" as I've said in other threads. My avatar...
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    19.5 week old Black Australorp: cockerel?

    I've always identified this one as one of my too many BA cockerels. Its comb is large, but not as big as the other boys, and bigger than the girls. His wattles are also between the size of the boys and girls. But his legs are as thick as some of the boys. So here's a chance to help me identify...
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    Alabamians: "Trade Day" vs auction?

    There is an auction about 1 hr. away from me tomorrow night. Never been to one. Supposed to be for poultry and smaller animals. Clay County. There are also "trade days" this weekend. I really need to find a different place for my 5 Black Australorp cockerels. I haven't been able to find a...
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    Wound/sore on 15 week old SS pullet's face near eye

    This Speckled Sussex flock seems to be the one with the most problems, not sure why. One pullet passed a week or so ago, another has weird growths on it's head, and this one has a wound/sore on it's face that keeps getting larger. I have cleaned the spot several times with saline and hydrogen...
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    Kalmbach Flock Maker pellets vs Tucker Milling Show Flock Developer mini

    New chicken keeper here. So most of my flocks are pellet and layer food ready. But I have boys so I'm going the all flock feed route with supplemental calcium. I have locally available 50 lbs. bags of both Kalmbach Flock Maker pellets and Tucker Milling Show Flock Developer mini pellets. Both...
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    Almost 5 week old chicks, moving to coop

    So right now I really don't have any open run space but I do have an open coop space I can move my last set of chicks into. They are not quite 5 weeks, but this week the outdoor temps will be in the 70s and mid 80s which is unusual for this time of year in Alabama. That said, 90s and above will...
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    Lethargic 12 week old pullet

    I noticed a day or so ago that one of my Speckled Sussex pullets was keeping her eyes halfway closed. She seemed to get around fine, eating and drinking with the other 7 in her flock, but today she wasn't doing as well. Still eating and drinking, but moving very slow and not flinching at all...
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    Someone laid an egg!

    Got my first egg, was not expecting it! So my oldest pullets are 19 weeks, 1 day (Speckled Sussex) and just shy of 19 weeks (3 CCLs). I think this one is easy, but I did not expect it! Small egg, light brown (not a hint of blue). SSes start laying at 16-20 weeks, and CCls are 5-6 months...
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    BCM or "Egger" cockerel?

    So I hatched some supposed BCM eggs earlier this year. Only 2/12 hatched, and I got male and one female. The female is some type of egger because while she has some BCM markings, as well as lightly feather covered legs, she also has a crest. All of the eggs were very dark brown. Now here is...
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    Warts or ???

    I have one Speckled Sussex only with some type of spots on her head. They are not in her mouth or on unfeathered parts of her body, but under her feathers on her head only. I thought they might be some type of scabs but the growth appears to be white with no signs of irritation or redness...
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    Airyaman's flock stories

    I'm new to chicken keeping. All of my chickens (too many to count now, I lost my mind) with the exception of 3 are hatched from Ebay sellers and my first chick was hatched on March 12th 2025. I have 4 main flocks (by oldest to youngest): 9 - 2 JGs (M), 1 Bielefelder (M), 5 CCLs (3F, 2M), and 1...
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    My Speckled Sussexes don't free range well

    Granted, they are my youngest flock @ 10.5 weeks, but they don't move around much when I let them have free range time. Usually I will find them all bunched up, hiding behind something. The last two times I found them all hanging out under the coop which is only about 12" above the ground. Now...
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