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    Chick with no eyes... suggestions?

    I had an appointment this morning and afterwards ran by tractor supply for feed, I bought some chicks because I have no self control. I picked out 8 little bantam cochins and grabbed this little guy last. It was not until I got home I realized he has no eyes. My guess is he/she had not eaten...
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    Breed suggestion?

    I got 8 geese earlier this year at a farmers market, they were hatched out Easter weekend so they are around 2 and a half months old. The guy said they were mixed and at the time I should have asked what mix they were. I assumed the brown were toulouse and the white were chinese but now I...
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    Rebuilding the “ground”

    WOW, I haven’t been on here in ages!!! So...I recently downsized my flock to a fraction of what I had. My coops and runs need serious work on them. I have 2 coops each with a 30’ x 40’ run attached to the back. I have downsized my flock enough where 1 coop/run is more then enough space. My...
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    Old hens and poor circulation?

    I'm in the Midwest and we've only had a few weeks of cold 15-20 degrees and no snow where I'm located. Yesterday I noticed one of my old silkie hens walking weird and her toes were frozen. This morning one of my other older silkie hens was dead. Both of her feet had suffered severe frostbite -...
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    Silkie with swollen head and blind

    I noticed a few days ago one of my silkie hens standing off by herself. The top front part of her head was swollen and she was extremely thin. I isolated her thinking it was an infection from an injury. However, now I'm thinking it might be something worse. She acted like she could not see...
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    Porcelain D'uccle - girl or boy???

    I bought this little one at the farmers market yesterday. I really love my 2 D'uccles and so I thought I'd add another. I have no clue on the age on this chick. My guess would be 4-6 weeks old. The guy I bought it from had about 6 chicks that he said were hatched from one of his hens (so...
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    Can I move this squab?

    One pair of my pigeons decided to nest in one of the 10' by 10' kennels that I use as an extra pen for my chickens. It's my fault since I left the gate open to it, but now I'd really like to use that kennel. I'm concerned that if I move the squab into the pigeon coop the parents might abandon...
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    Roo or Hen game - 6 bantam cochins

    These little guys/gals are about 4 weeks old & are hatchery chicks. Please tell me if you think they are hens or roos. Chick #1 - buff. I really thought this was a hen until a few days ago, now I'm thinking roo. Chick #2 - Partridge - I think roo Chick #3 - Black - It has a large comb but...
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    Two new chicks - please identify.

    I went to the feedstore today to get feed. Of course I had to go stare at the chicks. I had no trouble passing up the first 8 bins of chicks & then I got to the 99 cent "pan fry special" bins. It looked like a mix of red & black sexlinks & some white colored chicks. The black sexlinks looked...
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    Cat attacked by chicken house - coyote?? "predator" id on pg 3

    Around 5pm today I was outside and my cat Cain was fine. At 6pm I walked down to my chicken house to collect eggs and Cain was laying near the side of the chicken house with severe injuries. I will not go into detail but the injuries were to his stomach area and I instantly know he had to be...
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    Need help. First time buying a hen at auction...it's sick.

    Six years of having chickens and I've NEVER purchased a full grown bird...I wish I would have left it there. Went to a small animal auction yesterday and decided to buy a silkie hen, she is beautiful but has issues. 1) She is a young pullet - about a year old at most. 2) She is underweight and...
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    Should I even bother with roosts for my silkies?

    I have never had roosts for my silkies & let them sleep in the nest boxes. However, I'm in the process of redoing some things in the chicken house & have thought about adding roosts for them. I put in high roosts this spring for my pigeons & my polish. Does anyone have any luck getting their...
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    Feather picking polish. Help!

    I was all excited to add Polish & Polish Frizzles to my flock this year. I hatched 8 chicks from eggs purchased off ebay on May 24. All are bantam sized - 4 black/white polish frizzles; 1 white polish frizzle & 3 staight feathered polish. The feather picking started when their head...
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    Any beauty tips for hens?

    Some of my Silkie hens are a litte "shabby" looking. I've had them locked up in the chicken house for the last 2 weeks because I was working on their new run & it wasn't secure, before that they were sharing space with a few roos who proceeded to pull some of their head feathers out. Plus...
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    Frizzles - how old before you can tell they are?

    I hatched out 8 chicks that were suppose to be polish frizzles last Saturday. I knew that there was chance that some of them wouldn't come out with the frizzle traits. However, at 1 week old they look like their wing feathers are growing in straight. I can live with that, but if they are...
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    Diatomaceous Earth - Where can I buy this?

    I am working on a dust bathing set up for my birds & I'm wanting to add this to it. Not to mention that I've been battling with chicken lice the last few weeks. I went to my local feed store & they had no clue what this was. Any suggestions other then buying it on-line?
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    Issues with Welded Wire Fencing - I need help

    I am redoing my chicken run using 6' welded wire fencing. The pen will be 40' by 32' when complete. I used 8 ft wooden posts & set them 2' down in concrete. The posts are set 10' apart. I figured this would be fine since there will be nothing pushing on the fence. Anyhow this welded wire...
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    Infertile Silkie roo

    I have silkies & I keep the roos separated from the hens year around. I decided to hatch out some chicks & I put my best looking roo in with 5 of my best looking hens about a month ago. I left them together two weeks before I started gathering eggs. I have had those eggs under my broody...
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    Wheezing pigeon

    I purchased some pigeons a few days ago. I noticed right away that one of the new birds was breathing heavy & sounded wheezy. She is breathing through her nose, but I can stand a good six feet away from her & hear her breathing. She sounds like she has a chest cold & her chest is moving in...
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    Silkie hens - when are they "over the hill".

    I have a small flock of Silkies. I’m going through my spring chicks & picking out who stays & who goes. The problem is for every young pullet that stays one of my older hens needs to go. Some of my Silkie hens are 3 to 4 years old but are still beauties. How old are they before they are no...
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