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  1. stoutfamily

    Stray Chicken - breed and gender if you can help, please!

    So today I saw an interesting sight. I pulled up to my house and there was an extra chicken running around! We don't have a fenced in yard, and my two girls roam around freely, so, on the flip side, any old animal could also walk up. However, I've never seen this chicken before today. It's...
  2. stoutfamily

    NOISY RIR, advice please!

    I have two chickens, an RIR and an EE, and one duck. Both chickens are 23 weeks old, and are both girls as far as I can tell. My RIR, Buffy, was recently found after 8 weeks missing, where she was apparently just roaming the neighborhood. My EE, Hoot, had a lot of alone time while Buffy was...
  3. stoutfamily

    Ok... could really use some advice! Lost chicken, found!

    Here's some background to the story: In Feb, my husband and I adopted two one-day old chicks, which turned out to be an RIR (Buffy) and an EE (Hoot). [There was an issue of me thinking Buffy could've been a roo, she had some comb on her pretty young, but it hadn't yet turned red- I still call...
  4. stoutfamily

    Hen laid soft shelled egg, listless, not herself!

    1) What type of bird , age and weight. She's a 22 weeks old EE, I'm pretty sure she's normal weight - looks healthy sized. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. She's been laying for about a week now, her eggs have been small but each one has been slightly bigger than the last. I've gotten an egg...
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    Laying behavior?

    I have a 20 week old EE who has been acting a little strange this week. She's sort of acting like a cat would in heat. She's our only chicken and is very very friendly but has been even more so lately. She's been all over me! Always jumping on my lap, wanting to be near me. She's free range and...
  6. stoutfamily

    Feeding questions

    I currently have one chicken (a 15 week old EE) and one duckling whose age I can't seem to keep track of, but probably like 6 weeks. I really have no clue how to keep ducks, my husband just HAD to have one though. The feed store told us it was alright to feed them both the unmedicated...
  7. stoutfamily

    14 Week EE (lots of pics)

    Well, I posted on here weeks ago and got all girl. I was fairly certain of this until yesterday morning when at 6 am, I hear "her" making baakking (for lack of a better word, and spelling) noises loud enough to pull me out of bed to go check on her. It didn't really sound like crowing, maybe...
  8. stoutfamily

    Missing chicken - possible bird of prey?

    I have two 14 week old chickens - an RIR, Buffy, and an EE, hoot - and a 5 week old duck. I live in a residential area in the middle of a city. My girls free range around my yard/carport and are not fenced in. They could run across the street if they wanted, but have never gone further than my...
  9. stoutfamily

    RIR Roo or Pullet?

    I posted on here a few weeks ago about my RIR and had responses all saying girl but now I'm starting to worry again. Her comb is starting to get red and she's starting to get bumps on the back of her legs (although our EE who I'm 90% sure is a girl has little bumps there too). Today makes her...
  10. stoutfamily

    Please help! Chick twisting neck, possible crop problem?

    My 7 week old chick seems to be having some sort of neck twisting going on. Almost looks like she's about to throw up. She was running around outside for a bit today and ate some grass but has been doing fine for the past couple hours since we've been inside. Her poos seem normal and she's been...
  11. stoutfamily

    Chicken to human cocci spread....

    Can humans catch coccidiosis from chickens? My hen just died and both my husband and I had quite a bit of contact with her.
  12. stoutfamily

    Silly sleepers (picture heavy)

    I'm not sure about everyone else, but I let my chicks run all over my house. They seem to prefer to sleep on a lap or on the couch rather than in the brooder or roosting. One of my girls, Buffy (the RIR), always seems to fall asleep in the cutest ways. She seems especially prone to falling...
  13. stoutfamily

    Sitting pretty

    My 6 week old EE (Hoot) is always sitting like this! The other girl (RIR) does too but I haven't got one of her yet. I think it is just so cute!
  14. stoutfamily

    Cocci-Rid Powder for treating coccidiosis - PLEASE HELP!

    I'm nearly certain that my hen has coccidiosis. She is our only hen and has been lethargic with bloody stools. I saw on here to use amprolium to treat her and so I went to the feed stores in the area to look for it. All I could find is the Cocci-Rid powder (2.50% amprolium) made by Thomas Labs...
  15. stoutfamily

    Afraid my chick may be a roo (6 wks old)

    I've got two chicks that are a few days over 6 weeks old. I'm a little worried that one (Buffy) may be a roo as "her" tail feathers may be a bit too pointy for a hen. The other one (Hoot) I'm less worried about but figured it may be good to check since I'm not too good at sexing chickens. I...
  16. stoutfamily

    Help Chicken bleeding out vent!!

    1) What type of bird , age and weight. She's a hen, pretty sure a barred rock and I would estimate she weighs about 7 pounds. I'm not sure of her age but she's been with us for a year and was full grown when we got her. She has laid 2 eggs since July (last one in August 2010) so I'm assuming...
  17. stoutfamily

    What breed (and maybe gender) is this?

    My husband and I recently moved into a new place. The previous renters left this chicken and I'm trying to figure out what breed it is. I'm pretty sure it's a she, but please correct me if I'm wrong. We haven't found any eggs yet, but she is free to roam the neighborhood as our yard is not...
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