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  1. PandoraChick

    Please help...paralysis in 5 month old newly laying pullet!

    I discovered a couple days ago, one of our white rock pullets looking kind of "fluffy". I would think coccidia, but I had just (6 days ago) taken several fecal samples in to the Vet(we do every 6 months) and all were clean for parasites/etc. ' I put her in the chicken infirmary as I call it, in...
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    Predator attacks after 2 years of peaceful chicken raising(warning GRAPHIC Photos)

    Hello everyone, I am very sad to report that I have lost 2 young pullets(age 5 months) in the last few weeks. One had just started laying and the other was due anyday. I am trying to determine what kind of predator did this and learn ways to help prevent this in the future. A little background...
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    White Leghorns laying cream colored eggs???

    Hello all, So my leghorn pullets have begun laying...only problem is I am pretty sure they are laying cream colored eggs! They have been "squatting" for a week now when I reach out towards them, and they have nice red combs/wattles and wide bottoms. I do have have other pullets out there but...
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    Help with Coccidia in bantam cochin pullets

    Hello all, I need some advice. I had 4 baby cochin frizzles in a brooder(all around 4-6 weeks I believe) and all doing well. I went on vacation and left my husband in charge of their care with clear instructions, however upon my return I noticed them looking lethargic. It was a pretty hot day...
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    Raising blind chickens

    Hello, I am really hoping to get some feedback here. I have recently discovered that my 4-5 week old buff orpington roo is blind, and I believe his sister is partially blind. It was not obvious until they started going outside for a little at a time. I have also noticed he is smaller then his...
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    Cochin, Brahma, Salmon Fav?

    Hello all, Hoping the experienced people here may be able to help me identify these chicks...I found them in a hatchery choice assortment at a local feed store...some type of heavy breed. These guys were the only ones with feathered feet..The rest looked like splash orpingtons to me, but I...
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    Premature Molt in 12 mo olds during Spring?

    Hello all, I posted awhile back that I thought my Easter Egger hens were getting picked on...a lot of them were missing parts of their beards and now it looks like the back of their necks. They are not even a year old yet, and its just barely spring here so it never crossed my mind it could be...
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    What is wrong with this chick?(video)

    Hello all, I went to get feed this morning and noticed they had just gotten a new shipment of chicks in. I was watching the chicks when I saw one getting trampled and doing little flips. I told the clerk(who knew less then even me) that it could be wry neck and they should give it some vitamin...
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    Hen Mounting other hen and ripping off neck feathers.

    Hello everyone. We are starting to have our first behavior problem in over a year. I noticed that a bunch of my EE hens were missing there ear tufts and beards a few weeks ago. Though they look hideous without them, there were no actually bloody wounds, just missing fluff/feathers. We added an...
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    Hens got into Medicated Chick Starter Feed !???

    Hello all, I am hoping to ask for some quick advice. I have some 3-4 week olds in the brooder that I have been letting out on warmer days..I bring their food with them while they are out, but keep the older hens fenced off in the other yard while they are out for now. Yesterday after I...
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    Droopy Head/Lethargic week old Silkie Chick...Please help.

    Hello, I have four 1wk old silkie chicks that I purchased from a breeder a few days ago. They hatched on April 9th, so just shy of a week. Everything was fine until one abruptly started acting lethargic, standing by itself, hanging head low and so on. I read everything I could through the...
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    WANTED: Silkies, Cochins, Cochin Frizzles, Polish Chicks

    Hi! I realize its a long shot posting a wanted ad, but ya never know. I am looking for a few of each breed. The silkies, either B/B/S, the Cochins B/B/S the cochin frizzles, Black & Red, the Polish Buff laced or splash. I live in Northwest Indiana near Michigan City, pretty close to South Bend...
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    Treat Mild Spraddle Legs in 10 day old chick?

    The same big fatty mcfatty chick I was worried about(he eats all the time, and has a full crop all the time), now appears to have spraddle-legs in a very mild form. I have always noticed that he does not move as much as the rest of them, but in the brooder he seems to walk normal...I just...
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    My Girls are getting fiesty with each other, help!

    It all started when I noticed my favorite EE hen(the most friendly of my girls) was missing half of her beard.I thought it was one of my Golden Comets(I have 4) as they are the only ones I have ever witnessed peck at another hen. My girls free-range on an acre all day and right about dusk, they...
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    Possible Causes for diarhhea in baby chicks

    Hello, I am hoping for some help with my baby chicks and also hoping this thread could serve as a good tool for new chick owners, as one place for various causes and diagnostic tools to figure out what the problem is. I tried searching the past forums on my own, but am just more confused now...
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    Leghorns chicks so spastic they get loose poops?

    I currently have 6 leggies and 2 RIR's in one brooder, all around 2-3 weeks. They are doing well,eating, drinking, and all that good stuff. I have never had leghorns before, but wanted white eggs so here we are. These little monsters are messier then ducks! Anyhow, they are a bit wild. I have...
  17. PandoraChick

    3 day old chick with HUGE crop

    Hello all, This is my 2nd year raising chicks. We currently have 12 3-5 day olds in one brooder, all doing well except the 3 that came from one place. These 3 all have large crops, but one in particular has a VERY large crop. It is not hard, and the chicks all seem to be eating, drinking and...
  18. PandoraChick

    A little newbie help? Pics Inside

    Hi everyone...I am beginning to winder if the farm store we purchased our starter chicks from could have mislabeled them. We were told all the yellow/redish ones were just 'Red Pullets", and the black ones were straight run Barring Rock, they said about 50/50 chance of them being rooster or hen...
  19. PandoraChick

    Hello from Indiana!

    Hi! Have been checking out the forum for a couple days and have decided to join! My name is Jeanne and I live in NW Indiana with my husband Jason and daughter Emily(5). We also share our home with my Great Dane Milly, 4 cats(Tank, Tigra, Cougie and Jax) and a hamster, which remains nameless. My...
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