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  1. SuspiciousChick

    Ethical Discussion- Should I Add Birds to my Flock?

    For short reading: I want to add 2 hens/pullets to my flock (all 20 weeks old) infected with mycoplasma. Is this ethical? Will they get badly sick after being exposed? How do I introduce new birds to my infected flock, if I can at all? Am I doomed to never add new birds until my flock passes...
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    What killed Apple?

    Thank you so much. I was giving her some watermelon just yesterday and she purred at me for the first time. I never would have thought she’d be gone so soon. Here’s a picture of her as a chick.
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    What killed Apple?

    Thank you. I’ve cried a ton over my girls (and boys). Chickens really get into your heart. This is just so odd! There wasn’t a LOT of blood on her belly and it looked like some sort of “dent” and it looks like she didn’t die of the wound…? She looked somewhat peaceful lying there. One of her...
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    What killed Apple?

    I am sick. My sweet Apple is dead. I’ve already lost another chicken this week to euthanasia so this is an extra slap to the face. I believe this is my fault. I was working late last night and assumed that another person in the home would lock the chickens up, like they normally do when they...
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    Preening Behavior

    Yep.
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    Preening Behavior

    Aww! I think that’s adorable! Whenever I sit in their yard, they sit near me and preen and I think it’s super cute.
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    Preening Behavior

    I am very aware. Two of my boys have shown aggression toward me, which I discipline. I lightly pop them on the head, like how another chicken would peck. It worked with one of them, who actually became more chill around me. The other one still bites occasionally, but hasn’t been excessive about...
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    Preening Behavior

    Interesting. My pullets do the same to me as well so I’m assuming it’s a grooming behavior.
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    Preening Behavior

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    Preening Behavior

    My big boy likes to preen me. It can be my shoe or my thighs/legs when I’m sitting. Does this mean he enjoys being around me? Here’s a picture of him sitting on my lap right after. 😊
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    Need Advice- How do I start a Bachelor flock?

    My 5 boys are currently still living with the whole flock, they are all almost 15 weeks old. I’m debating on buying premade run off of Amazon OR snoop around on fb and pick up some free pallets to repurpose. There is an old, unused chicken house that can be used for the boys, just need to...
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    URGENT Skinny and sickly pullets- not sure what to do

    Yes. I’m certain I checked her crop before she had the chance to eat other drink. I will continue to monitor her though and gather supplies for treatment.
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    URGENT Skinny and sickly pullets- not sure what to do

    Looks like at least one of them has cocci… finally caught Pipsqueak’s poop and it has a bloody piece in it. Her eye is getting more inflamed, the tissue. I’ve been flushing it out and applying the Vetericyn ophthalmic gel for 2x a day, but looks like I need to up the dosage for this one. And/or...
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    URGENT Skinny and sickly pullets- not sure what to do

    Thank you so much for your help! Will do.
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    URGENT Skinny and sickly pullets- not sure what to do

    That actually might be the problem… the one thing I forgot to supply them with is grit. I feel so bad right now, I genuinely do not know how I forgot that. I assume they are getting at least some since they’re let outside of their run every day, but I’ll be getting grit today. I checked both...
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    URGENT Skinny and sickly pullets- not sure what to do

    Not more than the average chick. The chick that gets picked on the most is healthy… so it’s definitely not that unless they don’t have an appetite, but I watch them eat. I fed them both zucchini, corn, squash, and BSFL today and they loved it, and I watched one of them eat their feed. Their...
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    URGENT Skinny and sickly pullets- not sure what to do

    I have 15 chickens, all 14 weeks old. It started with one of my Jersey Giant girls. She has been having some strange behavior. Standing still, letting the other chicks knock her over, barely startled by anything, and had a “droopy” look to her. She would also close her eyes. I physically...
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    Is it normal for Turkens to be this large at 4 weeks?

    These birds are said to have excellent foraging instincts! And honestly, I believe that. I think the best thing to do is to take them outside (and sit with them/supervise the whole time) when they’re still itty bitty fluffballs and set them in the grass. Frequent “field trips” will give them...
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    Is it normal for Turkens to be this large at 4 weeks?

    What do your chicks look like? And how old are they? Don’t be worried though! I do limit their food. I started unintentionally when they were chicks before I even knew they were meatbirds because I didn’t have a feeder in their brooder with them, so I brought them plates of food to feed them...
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    MASSIVE Turken Babies. Why?

    It is absolutely wild! I suspected they weren’t full Turkens after they started growing at such a surprising rate… Normal Turkens are definitely not supposed to get this big. :(
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