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You should also keep a close eye on the rear. Stress can cause chicks to paste up quickly. Make sure to keep the vent clean and check it often while she's struggling. You can do it less once she appears to be out of the woods but I wouldn't stop for a while, just in case! Pasty butt can drop...

If they forgot to water it might be neurological damage. I'd keep them warm and do your best to keep them eating and drinking. Add some scrambled eggs to the feed too to give them a boost.

Sounds like y'all are doing everything you can. It's now getting into the 90s around here...what I do is change the water out periodically (so that it's not hot) and add ice to help keep it cool. Making sure their water is in the shade is a must as well.

As to your first question, if you are in the US of A I would suggest step in fence posts and garden fencing. They're easy to put in and take down, so I think that would work beautifully for you, and garden fencing is sturdy enough that the chickens shouldn't be able to get through it...

I don't really know enough about feather sexing but from what I do know (whether applicable or not) I'm gonna say A-Pullet, B-Pullet, C-Cockerel, D-Cockerel, E-Pullet, F-Pullet, G-Pullet, H-Pullet, I-Pullet, J-Pullet, K-Pullet, L-Cockerel, M-Cockerel. Thanks for the shout out and good luck! :)

Time for some Saturday aaaaaaaaaaaaalmost Sunday teasing! Can y'all tell I'm well caffeinated? Cause I AM So, having FINALLY crunched the numbers on one of the big things I had to know just now (I don't know how I forgot)--to figure out if visual guessing vs. collecting the data was more...

Yeah that's a male. Should start crowing soon.

You could put her in a dog crate in the coop/run with water and food. Obviously not long term, but it should help with her pining for her flockmates.

Since they're bearded, I'm pretty sure you have a Crevecouer mix on your hands. Could be a Crevecouer/Barbezieux cross, but I'm not really familiar with the latter breed.

Pretty sure you've got a cockerel on your hands.

Here're pictures: Houdans: #1 #2 #3 Nankins: I included his wonky foot in the picture. This is the other cockerel I'm looking to rehome. Silkies: Black pullet The two black cockerels: I somehow neglected to get pictures of the splashes. Will see if I can rectify that tomorrow.

I'm gonna be contrary and say Mochi is a pullet and Mocha is a cockerel. Haaaa...just checking in to let y'all know that I'm wrapping up (finally). I'll hopefully have a draft up this weekend at the latest...probably gonna tweak it a little based on y'all's feedback (and the feedback of my...

Nice!

Yeah, they see her as an invader. Cats can be highly territorial. The best you can do is try to minimize stress and confrontation as best you can. ETA: I'm not gonna lie, it takes a lot of patience to get two cats that dislike each other to calm down, and they may never be bosom buddies but you...

Which cat did you have first? This is probably a territory dispute if they were brought home at different times. If you can, give both cats a place where they can retreat to that the other cat can't go...like if you know one likes to sleep in a particular area, discourage the other cat from...