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  1. Corrie W

    New to the group questions about my chickens...

    I'm not very familiar with breeding, all of mine have always been the same type. I think if any hen is willing to be a broody, then that it wouldn't hurt to let her try. As far as crowing.... I've seen people recommend the no crow rooster collar.... I have never tried it myself since I don't...
  2. Corrie W

    Leg troubles

    It seemed like it took my two youngest ones a little longer to get up than the others... they hatched around 20:00 and still stumbled until the next day... now they are perfect and run non stop all day. I imagine being balled up in an egg for so long is uncomfortable... you can get some save a...
  3. Corrie W

    Tractor Supply question

    I believe @Chickassan is right! I believe it is a 4 to 6 minimum.... I know I always got ducks in 4's. They don't have every breed though which kind of sucks. Although I'm happy with any kind, they never have the exact breed I want
  4. Corrie W

    Turning the coop into a palace

    In my area, quite other than a fox or racoon... I don't have an issue with any of those. Coyotes are around but the coop is close to the house and never once I have I seen one on any of our cameras... I also have a pig that wanders the yard.... no issues. There is still more to be done to...
  5. Corrie W

    Turning the coop into a palace

    They were adamant that my dog got their rooster... I know good and well he didn't because he stays in the house. He was there when I left for work but gone when we got home that afternoon. I had heard him over there since I was so in tune to his crow but when asked about it, they denied and...
  6. Corrie W

    Turning the coop into a palace

    My thoughts exactly but I'm here to see it in person unlike the rest.... they've been free range living under a car port for 6 months so I'm not as worried about predators, humans are my biggest concern out here as that is how my rooster went missing. I just put this coop up yesterday so there...
  7. Corrie W

    Turning the coop into a palace

    There are 8 chicks and 3 hens. My rooster has been kidnapped There are only 6 chicks in the small coop now being that they were so spaced apart. I have 2 still living in my house that are a week old. Mama hen was sitting on a nest but the other hen kept laying beside her and she took the eggs...
  8. Corrie W

    Turning the coop into a palace

    What function deficits, if you don't mind me asking? Anything I can do to make it better.
  9. Corrie W

    Turning the coop into a palace

    Mine haven't started splashing yet, but I give them a few hours and they'll paint all the walls. They don't have access to the little one! One of my hens hatched 8 babies but turned out to be a terrible mother. I kept them inside until they started getting their feathers and just moved them...
  10. Corrie W

    Turning the coop into a palace

    We finally got a coop for our girls, they were given to me as full time free range but sleeping in a dog lot. They took up housing under our car port until now since we have this wonderful coop What kind of toys do yall have/reccomend for your chickens? How have you decorated, etc? I just...
  11. Corrie W

    Swollen knot on chick

    @FarmerGirl101 @Sneebsey @Saaniya @Eggcessive Thank you every one! I'm surely going to take in to account all the advice you have given me! She is about 3 weeks today and it's not extremely hard but it isn't like a water balloon, the other chicks all feel the same so I guess they just...
  12. Corrie W

    Swollen knot on chick

    Everything else looks normal about her and shes trying to get up and play with the others. I don't feed them any treats yet, just medicated chick feed crumbs
  13. Corrie W

    Swollen knot on chick

    Upon further inspection of all my others, since my initial reaction was to panic, they all have it and I came to my senses lol I'm more concerned for this one since she isn't wanting to walk and stumbled to the side. This only happened after I fed them. Maybe it's a similar feeling to a belly...
  14. Corrie W

    Swollen knot on chick

    This may be a better picture!
  15. Corrie W

    Swollen knot on chick

    This morning I went out to feed the chicks and noticed that one now has a swollen knot right between her neck and wing, it almost looks like fluid underneath the skin. She is also stumbling over to that side when she tries to walk. Shes also bot as active. It was not like this yesterday. I'm not...
  16. Corrie W

    Baby chicks less than 24 hours old

    It was a staggered batch, I didn't have her separated from the other hen so they continuously laid eggs... that's why I'm not sure when the rest will hatch, I see movement in them when I candle them though. My only concern with giving them back and I have considered it, given that these two are...
  17. Corrie W

    Baby chicks less than 24 hours old

    I actually just put paper towel down for them! I believe there will be at least two more hatch, I can see little cracks where they've started pipping to come through. I'm going to give it a few more days before I do anything with them, just in case. Especailly since these two came three days...
  18. Corrie W

    Baby chicks less than 24 hours old

    She is separated and did fine hatching them but didn't want much to do with them after they hatched. As much as I wanted to let her, she didnt seem interested since shes still sitting on eggs and refused to let them get anywhere near the food so I got concerned.
  19. Corrie W

    911 dispatcher by day, crazy chicken lady always.

    911 dispatcher by day, crazy chicken lady always.
  20. Corrie W

    Baby chicks less than 24 hours old

    I've raised chickens before, but have always gotten them at an older age or from tractor supply. This I'd the first time I have ever let my chickens lay and hatch their own babies.... which I am so excited about. This will be my hens first time. So far she has hatched 5 babies. At this point I...
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