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    this little runt can not be a meatie... so what is it? pic included

    Hi all, So my DH and I purchased 6 meaties (3 Cornish and 3 Red Rangers) from our local feed store. As the weeks have passed (this saturday will be 6 weeks) I've notice that one of these chicks is not like the others. he/she is a little runt and roosts up high while the rest of the gang...
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    sick chick with reoccuring crop issues may have finally had enough...

    Well, after months of crop issues I think Red has finally had enough. She's no longer roosting, she's shaking and looks to be having a hard time balancing herself. Very weak. It makes me so sad to see her this way. It all began last summer when she gorged on a few clumps of grass I stupidly...
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    when to remove the heat lamp and open the brooder

    Hi, Its our first attempt at raising meaties and am wondering when I should be turning off the heat lamp? My plan was to start raising the lamp so that by this weekend I could turn it off during the day. Temps have been 60's during the day and 40's at night (We're in CT and the weather has...
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    Introducing a new pup to the girls

    Hi BYC! Just adopted a new pup named Fin. He's a 6 month boxer / lab mix. I've taken him out with me in the morning to open up the coop and he is super excited to see the girls start coming out one by one. He doesn't bark, just wines like he wants to play. I'd love to be able to let them...
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    intergraded the flock - how do I get them to roost together?

    Hi there BYC! I have (I think successfully) intergraded my 16 week old BR's with my big girls. For the past two days I have left the doors open and the babies have had plenty of room to run and jump up on branches and rocks. I know one or two of the RIR's have chased them a bit, but nothing...
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    sour crop - more questions and strange walnut sized lump in throat

    ok, I know I keep posting about this but just as I thought my girl was gettting better, she has a squishy crop again today. Just now when I felt it, I noticed a hard walnut sized lump. The "squish" is located (almost hanging like a sack) infront of her breast bone, but there is this walnut...
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    let the crop cleansing begin

    Well, I officially own a childs ear syringe. Never thought that would happen, lol! The DH and I are giving crop cleansing a shot tonight (our girls had a sour crop for a little over a week now). I've tried acv water and plain yogurt but I'm realizing that I think I need to cleanse her crop...
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    Vomiting your chicken... Steps please

    I know sounds aweful... but I think its what needs to happen next in my attempt to combat sour crop. This morning I massaged her crop and she vomited herself twice but her crop is still full and squishy. I have seperated her from her sisters with ACV water and a little bit of yogurt. Also...
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    chicken with crazy snake neck

    Hi all, This morning as I was about to head to work, I noticed one of my RIR pullets making these crazy neck movements, almost like a snake slithering back and forth. Her crop did seem a bit large (I gave them some grass and BOSS to snack on in the run) I also noticed one of the other girls...
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    gash in toe - scab torn on beak : Thanks BYC bloggers for the advice!

    so last night the pop door came swinging down on my little 7 1/2 week old BR chick. I didn't notice she was injured until one of her sisters started pecking at a spot of blood on the ramp. I quickly grabbed the injured girl and carried her inside for a closer examination. Was not as bad as...
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    need some reassurance...

    My BR chicks are just shy of 8 weeks, feathered and ready for the outdoors. I know I am being a way over cautious and I need to pull the heat lamp if they will make it through this winter. I am sure they are fine, but could someone just reassure me that its ok??? PLEASE Its 50 degrees out...
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    RIR new to laying constantly dropping 2 yolks???

    I know that when a pullet is new to laying, she will have some mishaps. My RIR (Red) who is now 25 weeks - laying for about 3 weeks - has had several most recently early this morning when she lay 2 paper thin shells right off the roost. She has done this a few times before, and always shows...
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    laying on the roost?

    Hi all! Interesting thing happened this weekend... my newly laying RIR laid 2 eggs off the roost. One Saturday, the other Sunday. Both broke (obviously) and were soft shelled. Has this happened to anyone before? I am blaming the late morning as the girls have been sleeping till 7:30. We've...
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    first night in the big coop

    Well, the chicks are officially 4 weeks old. Moved them out to what my DH calls the "coop in a coop". Temps are cooling to around 50 at night so heat lamp is on. My poor older gals (6 months) are ticked at me. I felt the stink eye on me when I just went to check on them. Looks like the red light...
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    wierd thing just happened... soft egg

    wierdest thing just happened, I was out in the coop chilling with the ladies when I noticed one of my RIR's was acting strange. Very quiet, kept to herself and wouldn't touch the raisen I tried to hand feed her. So of course my motherly instincts kicked in and I immediatly think of what BYC...
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    day one with Denegard... wanted to share my experience

    well, I decided to go ahead and give the girls a preventative dose of Denegard. I purchased it from QC supply a few weeks ago and been holding off because I am still not sure their sneezing is not environmental. They otherwise seem healthy, no other symptoms that I've noticed. There is plenty...
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    silly question... yawning chickens?

    ok, I have a silly question but I must know... Do your chickens yawn? I am pretty sure, right around dusk, and just before they head into the coop for the night, they let out a big yawn. Its either that or they are gasping for air... I chose to believe the yawn, lol.
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    First Egg!

    Hi all! I just had to share my excitment, came home from work Friday and found a perfect little brown egg in the nest! DH and I cooked it up and it was DELICIOUS!!!!!! Big Red (RIR) is just shy of 21 weeks, hoping her sisters will follow her lead! Here is the nest (the front egg is a fake...
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    question about oyster shell

    no eggs yet, but two of my RIR's have been squatting for me for a few days now. Perhaps I am a bit ahead of the game here, but should I add oyster shell to the feed if only two of the 6 are actually laying?
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    denegard eggs

    Hi all, Is it safe to eat an egg if i am giving my girls Denegard?
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