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    Prolapse and squishy crop - help!

    I am so sorry about your hen. :hugs It does sound like she may have had an impacted crop and maybe was constipated or had other issues causing the prolapse. If you still have her and want to find out if she had anything else wrong with her, you could get a necropsy done. Here's a list of...
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    Thanks for the follow. Gotcha back! ☺️

    Thanks for the follow. Gotcha back! ☺️
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    Do chickens stop laying eggs completely?

    My older ones will lay all winter, just half or less as many. We keep the coops around 40F, but not sure that's the entire reason. Some have said if they're not spending all their energy to keep themselves warm, they'll lay, but that doesn't explain the ones in the warmer climates. I just...
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    Debbie's Silkies

    5" of snow fell, and winds to 35 mph, making it hard to see. So making the rounds this morning. 8 in the shed pen. All good. Not coming out. 16 in the breeding pens. All good. Not coming out. Petra joined Pen #4 this morning. The rest of Pen #4 - 4 partridges of various colors. The...
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    Bird Pics

    Beautiful! :love Mine are all here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/debbies-silkies.1612185/
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    Discussion!!!!!!!

    Pause because life is sure moving so fast these days! I wouldn't want a rewind as I'm glad to be where I am, I just wish it wasn't going so fast.
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    Sick chicken

    Hi, Her feet and legs look swollen to me. Are they to you? Otherwise, being puffed up and tail down could mean a few things, but egg-bound or coccidiosis are the most common. Any chance you've seen her poop? I think I'd be on the safe side and give her a whole Calcium Citrus+D3 for a few...
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    Hen with lump on face? Non emergency.

    It could be an infected feather follicle although I'd think you'd see the suspect one. It could also be sinus. I'd poke that with a sterile sewing needle and try get it to drain down using a warm wet compress on it. Then see if it stays that way or builds back up again. She may need an...
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    How recreate this color? *Honey Mustard Serama*

    Hi, Sorry nobody's answered. I only know silkie breeding so I'm not much help. @The Birb King wrote this article on Seramas so maybe they'd know or know where to look here or elsewhere. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/seramas-the-smallest-chicken-in-the-world.78388/
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    What's the temperature where you are???

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    Topic of the Week - Heat Sources: Yes or No?

    Unfortunately, those spices won't kill internal parasites. A dewormer would be needed to do that. However, they might make the chicken's environment undesirable and be used as a preventive measure. That said, I love anything homeopathic, but when they are sick or if they have worms, I'd...
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    Grieving chicken, help?

    Hi, and welcome to BYC! I'm sorry for the loss of your other pullet. :hugs Chickens are social, so she's best off to have another chick or chicks to be with. Can you get another her age until they are old enough to join the flock?
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    Puffed feathers. Egg bound?

    Hi, If she hasn't lain in a year, perhaps she's going to start, and you may be right. I would get some 300 mg Calcium Citrate +D3. Put one in her beak, and she'll swallow it whole. Give her one a day for a few days up to a week. If she's acting ill, I wouldn't bathe her, but how I'd do it...
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    How many chickens to start off breeding?

    Some people breed pairs. I don't usually. I like to have 1 rooster to 4-5 hens. Those you are ordering are straight run or sexed? If straight run, you'll have to figure about half will be roosters you'd be selling. For a coop, the recommended size is 4 square feet per adult bird. For a...
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    usps live bird delay NEED ADVICE!

    Are these day olds or older chicks? If day olds, usually those are shipped the day they hatch, so they don't need food/water for 72 hours. I would get some Save-A-Chick or electrolytes or something on that order for them. Give them fresh water though first. They will be thirsty. The only...
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    Brooder Material

    When they're 0-3 days, we lay down paper towels for them in the corner. In this case, it was a little silkie with 4 older speckled sussex, so she had her little home there for a couple of days.
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    Greetings from (Almost) Canada!

    Hiya, and welcome to BYC! :frow Awe, stick with us and you WILL be an awesome chicken lady. ☺️ We're glad you're here!
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    What's the temperature where you are???

    23°F and snowing. More is coming and has been upgraded to a Warning now due to the wind.
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    Administering Oral Meds

    I assume you've been trying to syringe. I've done it and found for even the calmest chicken, wrapping them in a towel like a burrito helps. Soaking in bread works, if it doesn't taste nasty, but if it does and they won't eat it, then you're back to syringing. Here's a good article how to do...
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    Open Contest Current Contests - Lots of Prizes! - Check Them out!

    Right here! https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/holiday-sweets-photo-contest.1681129/
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