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    Hen pooping maggots - Help Advice

    Hi I found my 5 yo hen with fly strike yesterday. She had a strike next to her vent and on top of her tail. I diligently cleaned out the infected areas yesterday for a few hours with warm water/ epsom salt /white vinegar. After it was all flushed out I put an anti infection cream on the areas...
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    Hen Not pooping

    Hi I have an almost 5 year old barred rock hen and I found her all puffed up sitting by herself outside today. She doesn’t want to walk, she just wants to sit puffed up, she is a little eating and drank quite a bit of water today. I brought her inside to be warm (I live in Wisconsin and it cold...
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    Hen just stays in coop advice

    Hi I have a 3 year old hen that is just staying in the coop all day. She seems fine she is slightly molting but outside of that fine. She gets along with most of the hens, however my rooster does seem her out and mount her. She squats down right away but that’s the only thing I can think of...
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    two roosters father and son - 9month old son is now fighting

    Hi! I have a problem that I have yet to have in my time of raising chickens. I have a flock of 11. Two roosters. One rooster is about to turn 3 and he other is 9 months old (son to 3 year old rooster). My 3 year old rooster has been pretty good to the younger rooster. My younger rooster has...
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    Keepsake ideas from passed chicken ideas?

    Hi all — My favorite chicken passed away on Christmas. 🥺 I’m wanting to do something special with some of his feathers to have as a keepsake. What are some things you have done? I’m also burying him and I’d like to have a nice marker or gravestone for him any ideas appreciated. Thank you
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    Hen tips back when tries to walk

    Hi I have a 3 year old hen who I heard fall off a roosting bar last night. I went out and sat her on a roost by a fellow flock mate, it was too dark for her to probably get herself back. I checked on her via camera this morning she was fine but then I saw her back on the floor of the coop...
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    Do chick hens (~3 or 4 weeks) fight/stand off each other ?

    Hi, I have a a few baby chickens that are mixed. They have a buff Orphington, mom and a barred rock dad, my question is do female chicks spar off or really or have chest to chest dominating behavior? I know this is common in male chicks, but I wasn’t sure if that’s the same with female chicks...
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    Broiler neck bitten by fox - still alive and well.. edible or no?

    Hi this is a really unknown area for me. I have a pretty good size broiler that has a bite in its neck from a fox (I know because I saw it happen and scared him off —- praise to my trusty pet rooster for the alert!). This broiler is amazing in size and is functioning well and normal seems...
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    non-dominate roo - trying to attack mother hen

    hi -- i have a hen that just hatched out a little flock of 4 (yayyyy!). Anyways I have my chickens around a premier1 fence and i have let my hen and her chicks live in my garage and they free range during the day. (i don't want the chicks to get attacked by my roo/shocked by the fence) Anways i...
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    Cornish Cross - 7 weeks old - how much weight will they put on in two weeks?

    Hi! This is my 2nd time raising cornish cross chickens for meat, years prior i've raised heritage chickens. My question is how much weight will a cornish cross chicken typically put on in two weeks at the age of 7 weeks old? I have an appointment to get them processed on June 13th (they will be...
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    Hen or rooster breed?

    Hi not sure if it's too early to tell. This is a day old chick. The father is a barred rock and the mom is either a barred rock or a buff orphington. What mix/breed do you think it is? I've read that barred rocks are easy to tell the gender early in.. I don't know enough to tell. Thoughts?
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    Day old chick - breed - gender?

    Hi! This is my 2nd (first chick last year passed day of birth) baby chicken EVER well hatched from my flock. The dad is a Plymouth Barred Rock and the mom is either a Plymouth barred rock or a buff orphington. What breed do you think this is? Or is it too early to tell? Also what gender? Or...
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    Colloidal Silver - bumble foot?

    Hi I have a 4 week old Cornish cross that has bumble foot. I want to help it out since it's not walking. I read that soaking the foot in colloidal silver could be beneficial and is a good natural antibiotic for chickens. Does anyone know if it's safe to eat chickens that have been given...
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    Hen hatching out eggs - need advice

    Hi my broody buff orphington is sitting on eggs. I've been candling them through the process. This is my 2nd time doing this. There are some eggs that are probably 4 days apart, I have 6 total all seem to be fertilized and growing (seem, I'm new to this!). My question should I do anything...
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    splayed leg 22 day old chick

    Hi does anyone know if it's possible to fix splayed leg in a 22 day old cornish cross? suggestions/advice/experience?
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    splayed leg 22 day old cornish cross

    can you use the rubberband method(open to other methods too!) on a 22 day old cornish cross, or is it a lost cause by then? anyone know? thank you in advanced!
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    Egg yolk peritonitis?

    Hi, I unfortunately had one of hens pass away last night. :-/ She just turned 3 and was a barred rock. She has been very active and eating, she had a droopy butt. She looked like she had a full diaper. I inspected her and she seemed normal just a droopy butt. I gave her an Epsom bath (last...
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    Most affordable place to buy broiler chicks

    Hi I'm looking for a new company to buy broiler chicks. The company I've been buying from has doubled their costs and has stopped offering sexed chicks (I prefer to buy all males). I've looked around and they are for sure gouging their prices. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Just looking for feedback on good affordable...
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    Finding Chicken/homestead "babysitting"?

    Do you ever have problems finding people to care for your flock while you go on vacation or don't because you can't find someone to watch your flock/other animals? Who watches them if you do go on vacation? How do you typically find these people? If there was an website/app dedicated to this...
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    What would make caring for your flock easier?

    Hi! What type of issues/annoyances/problems/lack of know how do you encounter seasonally/monthly/daily/yearly/whenever in relation to chicken keeping? Or what are some things you've dreamed of having (doesn't have to even exist!)? I'm working on a personal project and need some feedback in...
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