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    Mysterious Feather Loss....

    I have 10 young hens and 1 rooster, that I have raised since they were 1 day to 1 week old, living in a comfortable coop with a run . Some of my flock have lost feathers around their tails and bottoms. I see no signs of lice or mites. They're not a year old yet and don't appear to be molting...
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    Guinea eggs already??!!!

    I have 3 Guinea Fowl that are 3 1/2 months old. There seems to be 2 boys and 1 girl - Laverne, Lenny & Squiggy. My first question is, is this trio alright with the 2 to 1 ratio? My second question is, I found a Guinea egg in the nesting box this morning. I read in the 'Guinea Fowl 101' on...
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    Increased Appetite

    Hello! I'm sure that this issue has been addressed already, but there are too many topics to look at all of them. I have a beautiful mixed flock of 4 to 5 month old pullets and one Roo. In the past week or two, they have increased their food intake by at least double, probably more. Is this...
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    2-part question: Strange hen behavior/Ugly the Rooster

    I had my 2 oldest hens (one is 14 months old and the other is 11 months old) with a rooster for the past several months. The rooster chose one of the hens over the other and was a very "aggressive" lover. I decided, for her sake, that I would give him away, especially since I have a RIR roo...
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    Ugly Babies?

    I just have a quick question....is it normal for White Leghorn babies to be ugly as sin when they're getting their feathers? I've brooded Dominiques, Barred Rocks, RIR's, NH Reds, Australorps and none of them were ugly during this stage. I just want to make sure that this is normal.....THANX!
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    7 week old outside with temps 30 and up....

    I have a 5 week old NH Red and some 7 week old RIR's and Dominique's that I put outside over the weekend. They are fully feathered. Our temps are still dipping down into the 30's on occassion, but are usually between the 40's at night and the 60's-70's during the day. I've given them a 250...
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    5 week olds dying.....

    I thought that my first death last night was the result of a failure to thrive, because the 5 week old looked like a 2 week old. Now, it's 5 week old sibling is behaving the same manner as the other one did just hours before it passed. Although, this one is about the right size, I noticed it...
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    RIR baby not growing....

    I have a RIR baby that I got at about 1 day old and is now about 4 weeks old. Unsure of the sex, we call it Jellybean. At first, Jellybean seemed to be growing right along with the rest. Then, after about the first week, it just stopped. It's otherwise healthy acting; eats and drinks and...
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    How young can I trim wings?

    I've got 12 babies, ages 5 days to 4 weeks, in an upcycled baby playpen. The older ones are starting to fly. How young can I trim wings? I've trimmed older birds before, but not these small ones. Any answers or advice is greatly appreciated. Thanx!
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    Chicks Feeder

    I have 9 babies between 2 and 3 weeks old. I had one of the long, two-sided plastic red feeders in my brooder and it just looked like to me that the food didn't come close enough to the top for the chicks. Plus, it kept getting tons of pine shavings inside of it. So, I put one of the regular...
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    New Baby Nerves!

    Alright. I've read and read and read, but still can't help but be like the new parent, staring at them every 5 seconds. Today, I got 4 RIR's, 3 Dominiques and 2 Barred Rock babies; all between 1 day and 1 week. I've got them in an old playpen that I bought off of my neighbor. I've got a...
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    Running loose....

    I have a pair of RIR's in a coop/run and I have Orpington's - 1 rooster and 5 hens in another coop/run. If I let my chickens loose during the day, will they automatically come back to the coop to roost around dark, or will I be stuck trying to chase and catch them all? How would I go about...
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    Brooding

    I'd like to try hatching a nest of eggs the old fashioned way...under a chickens butt. LOL!! I have 5 Orpington girls and one Orp rooster and a RIR pair. I've read that Orp's are good to great brooders and good mothers. The problem is that my Orp's eggs do not look like they'd hatch very...
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    Chicken diarrhea...

    My 18 month old Buff Orpington hen has developed a reddish brown diarrhea in the past week or so. She is eating and drinking well and appears to be otherwise healthy. She lives in a house and run with 5 other of the same breed and she is the only one with diarrhea. I have put buttermilk in...
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