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    found chick in the road. Injured. need help asap

    My dad just found a chick in the middle of the road. I'm assuming a ~1 month old, female barred rock chick. She is scared and injured. I have never dealt with a foot injury like this before. She is limping, both of her feet are red and kindof swollen, and have a tiny amount of visible blood but...
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    Frozen treats for chickens, will they do more harm than good

    Hi there, I've seen so many recipes on frozen treats for chickens, like corn in a muffin tin, or even frozen fruits and veggies in a bowl of water. However, I have seen controversy on this. I've seen many sources that say that frozen stuff for chickens will in fact do more harm than good. I've...
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    Question about red sexlinks

    Hi, I have a kinda odd question about red sexlinks. So I know how there are ISA browns, golden comets, Lohmann browns, bovan browns, hyline browns, etc. Now, are those hybrids all variations and made up of different combos to make a red sexlink, making them each unique, or are they all the...
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    Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Thread!! 🐉 ⚔

    Hello, & Welcome To The Dungeons & Dragons Thread, where D&D nerds can chat!! 🐉🧌🦄⚔️🤺🪓🎲👑🧟‍♀️ I have personally been involved with D&D for a few months now, our library has a club that meets once a month. I don't know anything really about D&D as I just started a few months ago, but I hope to...
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    My family does not care that my roo needs a minimum of 5-6 hens 😔

    Hi guys. Welp despite my family knowing that I research about chickens a lot, they don't trust that my rooster Benny needs at least 5 girls. :( He has been with only 3 girls (sometimes as little as 1 hen, when the other 2 decide they want to move to the big coop🙄) for a few months and I keep...
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    I'm running a chicken class and having peeps put together 1st aid kits, what can they put in them?

    OK so I just made a thread like 5 minutes ago- but this is regarding a different question LOL. So I am running a class on chickens, and one of the activities I will have the peeps do is assemble a chicken first aid kit! What I already have on my list: Epsom salts corn starch (stop the bleeding...
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    Wondering if I can use pine needles in nest boxes

    Hello guys, for my 5 yrs of chicken keeping I have used pine shavings in the nesting boxes the whole time. However, they KEEP KICKING THEM OUT, making me put new pine shavings in the nest boxes pretty often. So I've seen those nesting box pads, but those are way too expensive for us. The nest...
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    Very interested in raising some quail, would love some info to get us started

    Hello everyone! As y'all probably already know, I already have chickens.... And you know, they are great little family members and all, but they come with downsides.. But I came across this YouTube shorts video about quail, and I told a few family members about them, and now two of us (one...
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    Does my hen have internal parasites? If so, what med to give to her? Watery poop, pale face.

    Hey guys, I has posted a thread a few days ago with a different title that didn't really specify what she had. Now I'm sure that she has something going on. Her name is Gert. She is a 2 year old sapphire gem. Her face is very pale and her poop is extremely watery. She's eating, drinking, and...
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    Hen's face is pale, not as active as others, crop big, please help🙏

    Hello everyone..well one of my hens, a 2 year old Sapphire gem named Gert, isn't looking so hot. Her comb and wattles seem way paler than the normal deep red they are, and her crop is very large. I'll have to see if it's empty by the morning, because I just noticed her crop today (so it's too...
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    We've got an egg-eater on our hands...😤

    Hello everyone. We've got some egg-eater(s) now 😡 This has been going on since maybe December? Or November? Or earlier?Honestly it has probably been going on for even longer than that, since I've seen broken eggs in the summer, but we just suspected that our chicken's big bodies were smashing...
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    What breeds should I get? What colors?

    Hello! I know I know, I've asked this question multiple times already- in a poll, and in like two other threads:lol: But, the hatchery I'm going to just updated the list of breeds they have available and the prices. So there are a few more breeds for me to consider!! I swear, this hatchery has...
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    Talkin's Flock Thread

    Hello everyone!! I've been seeing so many flock threads, so I thought that I'd start one and update you guys daily/weekly on my chickens. My name is talkinboutchickens (well that's my username, not my real name ofc) and I live in Southeast Michigan and I currently have 12 chickens, although that...
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    Come along & color with me🥰

    Hello everyone! I've been thinking about making a thread like this for a while now. So, I'm not that good at art. So 1-2 years back I downloaded this app called Zen Color where ANYONE can color in pictures. You literally just press on the little sections highlighted to color it😐 It literally...
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    Another question (probably not my last lol!!) on getting new chicks

    Hi all! I didn't know what to post this under, but I chose raising baby chicks, 'cause it kinda has to do with it. So, my question was, how many NEW chickens will I be able to get without squishing them? I know that I have asked this question before, but I had less chickens then and the...
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    What breeds should I get next year?

    Hi all!! Well, as a few of you may know, my hen Agnes passed due to a predator attack on the 11th of this month :( Despite me being very sad, I've decided that it is time for new chickens Well, next year. I have room for at least 5 new chickens but 6 could definitely fit! So, when you vote...
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    Having TSC order chicks for you?!

    Hello! I remember someone telling me quite a while ago on here that you can have TSC order chicks for you and then you pick them up in-store? Does anyone know how that works and how I can do it next year when I get a few chicks? Has anyone tried this personally? I like going to Tractor Supply to...
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    R.I.P Agnes. What killed her?

    Agnes just died yesterday. This was a complete surprise. This morning when the chickens were let out, I later realized that Agnes was not there. And she is NOT the type to go wandering around the yard by herself. She usually stays with at least one chicken. We were very puzzled and looked around...
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    Stacking eggs in the incubator????

    Hi all, I got an ImPECKables 12-capacity egg incubator from TSC on sale a few months ago (my 30 capacity Meef incubator quit on me 😞.) I am hoping to hatch some chicks next Spring BUT I want to hatch a few MORE than 12😏 I want to try out the stacking method where I stack eggs on top of one...
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    Is there such a thing as a patent for chicken breeds?

    Hello, I didn't know what to put this under because this is quite a random thread. But let's say that I make up a whole new chicken breed by combining different breeds. Is there such thing as a patent for chicken breeds? Like if I didn't want anyone else to be able to sell that breed in a...
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