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    Possible sinus infection? Duck has foamy eyes

    So I'm new to ducks this year and I noticed yesterday my female Ancona eyes had white foamy bubbles in them. They do have a small kiddie pool set up but rarely use it because they beg for the sprinkler instead which of course I turn on for them. I also have water buckets and a waterer that has a...
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    Mite infestation in coop with young chicks

    I noticed I have mites everywhere in my chicken coop today. I believe all the little wild birds spread them to my chickens when they were going in the coop this past week when it was really rainy. I can say day before yesterday they weren't there because I candled the eggs my broodies have been...
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    8 week old silkie gender

    Was looking for help On Identifying The Gender Of My Little silkie. IT's My Only Silkie So Have No Size Comparission Of Other Silkie chicks. And I Apologize For All The Capitols, Using My Phone And Can't Get It Not To Do It. :/ It's Approximately 8 Weeks old
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    Young roosters going blind and now one with sore/wound and swelling below eye

    I've searched for answers to what might be happening online but can't really find any that scream and say this is what my roos have. I have 4 roosters 2 Barred Rocks and 2 Brown Leghorns that are 18 weeks old that have what look like cataracts in their eye. I first noticed it acouple weeks ago...
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    What breed of bantam is this?

    I got this little one from a straight run assorted chick bin at the local feed store. on March 13th. Here it is as 3 days old And here it is today at 7 weeks old. It was acouple weeks ago when I really noticed for the first time the little feathers by it's face. So what type is it? And...
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    Hen with sores

    My daughter noticed this afternoon our 4 year old hen had some blood on the back of her head. I'm sure it's from our roosters. She doesn't move as fast as she used to so they are able to "catch" her easier. What should I do about it? I've read about Blue Kote not sure if anyone locally...
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    Is this a Ameraucana or a EE chick?

    These are supposed to be Ameraucana's but since I got them at a local store who gets their chicks from a hatchery in New Mexico I'm really not sure which they are. I have 4 of them and they all look them same and they're all supposed to be pullets. It's little beard Best picture I could get...
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    Brooder temp for day old and week old chicks

    This Friday I'll be picking up some more chicks which will be going into the same brooder as my other chicks which will be 11 days old and 8 days old. So I'm wondering what temp I should have the brooder at? Should I keep it at 90 degrees until these last few are a week old? I'll also be having...
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    Getting chicks from 3 different places, is it ok

    I was wondering if it's ok to get chicks from 3 different places and have them all in the same brooder? Also what is the biggest age gap you can have between chicks in the same brooder. The one place that I'm looking at getting some from the chicks are probably close to a week old while the...
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    3 yr old Hen with prolapse

    I noticed today that one of my 3 year old hens who is laying a egg a day has a prolapsed vent. After reading on here I just want to double check and make sure I'm understanding everything to help her out. I need to put honey on it let it be there for 15 minutes and then try pushing it back in...
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    Feeding a mixed flock

    I'm trying to figure out what I should be feeding my mixed flock. I have 2 laying hens who are 3 years old, some chicks that are about 12 weeks old that are both pullets and cockerels, and 2 little pullets that are about 7 weeks old. They all free range during the day. I've been feeding the...
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    Is there anyway you can visually tell the gender of turken chicks?

    Was at the local feed store last night and noticed they have Turken chicks. I saw my first Turken last year at the fair and fell in love. My husband thinks I'm crazy. So I'm wondering if there's any way to tell the gender of them when they are little chicks? We don't do roosters because the last...
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    Hello

    I actually joined acouple years ago just have never posted. I'm a SAHM of my 2 kids a son who's 5 and a daughter who's 4. Right now we have 2 hens that we've had for almost 3 years. Our Golden Sexlink is our sweet girl while our Rhode Island Red prefers to be left alone. The kids love Goldie...
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