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    Missing necks

    We have a bit of a mixed flock: one 4 yr old Silver Laced Wyandotte, then 3 Red-Sex LInk that we got as chicks in April, 1 White Silkie (who thinks she is one of the Red Sex-Links), and 2 black ones (not sure what they are) that we got in May. There were 3 three sex-links and 3 white silkies...
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    Should I worry about hens' growing beaks?

    I only have 2 Silver Laced Wyandottes right now, Heckle and Jeckle. It has been ridiculously cold (days without temps above 0F, nights -30F for the last 3 months), so the girls have stayed right in their coop. They are happy and content, but I just noticed that it looks like their upper beak...
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    Small incubator with self turner for a small catholic school.

    I am looking for a small egg incubator with a self turner for my daughter's Catholic school. The development of the eggs would be a wonderful science project and we can handle the chickens after they are born. Since it is for a small catholic school, we are looking for as inexpensive as...
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    Bad feathers AFTER molt on 18 month Wyandotte.

    My entire flock (3-18 month old Brahmas and 2-18 month old Wyandottes) just went through a giant molt. Feathers from one end of the property to the other. Everyone is filling back out beautifully, except for Heckle, one of my Wyandottes. Her sister Jeckle has beautiful new plumage and has...
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    Sudden death in otherwise healthy Silkie...now what do I do?

    Went out to tuck the girls in tonight (1-2.5yr Silkie, 2-1.5yr Wyandottes, & 3-1.5yr Brahmas) and my Silikie seemed funny. She really didn't move much when I went to pet her, even when I reached under her (normaly I get a peck or too and she'll switch boxes) she barely lifted. I crawled in the...
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    Dog attack on Silkie, now has prolapse! Help!

    My chickens were grazing in the yard when 2 unleashed dogs attacked. Martha was killed instantly, but Ming Ming got away. She appears fine until you look at her bum. She appears to have a prolapse about the size of a golf ball ( I think that is what it is called). There is a little blood...
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    Dog attack on Silkie, now has prolapse! Help!

    My chickens were grazing in the yard when 2 unleashed dogs attacked. Martha was killed instantly, but Ming Ming got away. She appears fine until you look at her bum. She appears to have a prolapse about the size of a golf ball ( I think that is what it is called). There is a little blood...
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    Watering when free ranging...

    We have been opening up our pen and letting the chickens free range a bit. They love it especially now that the ferns have come in. They love to lay under the ferns and search around through leaves. Should I be worried about them getting enough water. The waterer is back in the coop and...
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    Broody to the point of no return???

    My runt Silkie Ming-Ming (the first to lay and the most regular until a week or so ago) has gone broody (I think!?!). She just sits in the nesting box. My other two girls have started laying in other spots around the coup. I have been using an old milk crate (with solid sides) as a nesting...
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    George or Goergette?

    My husband bought 6 light Brahmas about 10 weeks ago. They are growing like weeds! "George" is getting a lot of waddle and a lot of comb, and two others have quite a bit. Two are very "hennish", smaller, daintier, very little waddle or comb. We can't have roosters (we are working on the...
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    To Litter or not to litter....

    My peeps are doing wonderfully & growing like weeds! I've been using newspaper as a base in the brooder with layers of paper towel on top so they don't slip. When can I switch to "litter" and for that matter what is "litter"? I know I read somewhere not to use cedar shavings, but I could have...
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