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    Chick constantly peeping!!

    My 4 1/2 week old runt chick is quite behind her sister but seems otherwise healthy. She is beginning to feather after supplementing with vitamins and seems to be getting some weight to her. She looked 2 days old for a solid 2 weeks, but looks to be slowly but surely catching up. Now, she...
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    Runt? Bantam? FTT?

    The amount of posting I’ve done here to get some answers about my chick is uncalled for. :lau This is Legs, my 3 week old (almost 4) Sapphire Gem hen next to her hatch mate Peep of the same age. As obviously visible, Legs is so much smaller it’s insane! She had some beginning of life...
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    Baby chick can’t walk

    My 3 week old Sapphire Gem chick had a rough first few weeks of her life and couldn’t walk at all. After supplementing vitamins and electrolytes she could walk almost normally for about 4 days. Now, she’s sticking one leg out as if it hurts and won’t put her weight on it, instead hobbling around...
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    FTT chick? Runt? Still hope?

    I posted an earlier thread about this in another forum but figured I may get more help here. This is my 3 week old Sapphire Gem pullet (supposedly) I got from a feed store when she was a week old. I purchased her after she was given away for free due to an inability to walk making her...
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    Is this a “runt” chick?

    This is my 3 week old sapphire gem chick. Our other chick is developing a ton of feathers while the other barely has her wings filled in at all. Referencing my other posts it should be noted that this chick previously had splay leg/vitamin deficiency that made it unable to walk at all, and has...
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    ~3 week old Sapphire gem Roo or hen?

    I think she may be a hen due to the dark legs and yellow belly, but I’ve heard mixed messages about this breed. Any ideas? She or he is very spunky and seems to have somewhat rooster behaviors, although I know some hens may be like that too. Also developing feathers very quickly on the wings and...
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    Do I have a bunch of Roos??

    These Rustic Rock chicks are about a 6-8 weeks old and I’m worrying about the likelihood of them being Roos, considering many of them have underdeveloped tail feathers and reddening combs. Also the “crazy eyes”. Since they’re a mixed breed, I’ve gotten a lot of mixed messages of sex indicators...
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    Please help! Baby chick can’t walk

    I got this baby chick from a feed store because she went unsold for an entire week. She’s unable to walk and honestly, the guilt got to me. I decided if she was doomed to pass away, at least I’d allow her to feel loved and comfortable rather than in the bright LEDs of a feed store. She can scoot...
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    Roo or hen? Rustic rock chicks

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    Should we add more ducks to the flock?

    Hi! I recently sold half my flock of ducks because we had 2 drakes that were getting too aggressive. we sold each male with one female, and we are left with 2 females (Wonton and Campbell) and one lame male (Pip). Pip was injured, and his leg healed sideways, but despite his disability, he can...
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    Getting chickens to use nesting boxes?

    Hi guys! I recently added some new nesting boxes to our coop, (the first one they had was way too high up, and too wobbly for them to use) and I'm trying to get them to lay in them. as of right now, they'd rather build nests on the ground, which during the winter, causes the eggs to freeze and...
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    Looks like a roo, acts like a hen.

    I have a hen that I purchased from tractor supply in the early spring. Well we thought she was a SHE, but as her feathers came in, we noticed she was a HE. He seems to act like a hen though, loves to cuddle, and sit in the corner with his pals. Is this normal? he seems to be having an identity...
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    Looks like a roo, acts like a hen.

    I have a hen that I purchased from tractor supply in the early spring. Well we thought she was a SHE, but as her feathers came in, we noticed she was a HE. He seems to act like a hen though, loves to cuddle, and sit in the corner with his pals. Is this normal? he seems to be having an identity...
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    Pip's story- Staph infection journey

    Hi ya'll! I have a male pekin duck named Pip. 2 months ago, we noticed that Pip, our strongest and most aggressive male, was limping. He is a very large breed as you may know, and it isn't uncommon for him to be clumsy and fall out of the pool. Not like it was a long fall, most of the ducks...
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    Can someone post a picture of an EE hen at 8 or 9 weeks?

    Hi, I have an EE hen, (or so I think) and I've been seeing stories about chicken owners finding out that their hens from sexed batches, are roos, when told they are hens. I'll try to upload a picture later. can someone show me a picture of a 8 week old EE hen vs a roo?
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    Help with llamas- ADVICE PLEASE!

    Hi, We run a horse boarding service, and we just got a question about boarding llamas. We want to be able to board their 2 llamas, but we don't know much about it. All you llama lovers, please help! Please help, whether you can answer 1 or all of the questions. 1: How much does it cost overall...
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    My neighbors are neglecting their chickens

    My neighbors pay us to keep their chickens in our barn. I was letting my ducks outside to free-range one afternoon, and I walked by the area where my neighbors keep their chickens. Since it's been humid lately and around 90 degrees, it was really stuffy in that area of the barn. The chickens...
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    Help! Duck in danger of death.

    I have a 1 year old pekin drake, who started limping one day. we checked for bumblefoot, but that wasn't it. Now 3 weeks later, his leg and foot are very swollen. his leg is warm, not super hot, and he's still eating. I would love to get him x-rayed and treated, but that costs at LEAST 280$. I...
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    Something weird is going on...hen with rooster spurs? (Picture)

    I was checking my chicken's feet today, and noticed what appears to be a spur, growing out of my Buff Orpington hen's leg, above her "ankle". (I don't speak chicken) This "spur" is only on one leg. I don't have a rooster, so this leads me to wonder...can hens grow spurs? If so, I'm curious...
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    I helped hatch a wild turkey successfully!

    a few weeks ago, I got a call from my friend who lives nearby. She called in a panic, saying there was a turkey nest in her yard, and all the eggs had hatched but one. The mother turkey had left, thinking that her last egg had died. I drove over to her house to see the situation. I knew I...
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