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    Severe neck injury

    I forgot to ask, sometimes bullying is a sign of stress in the chicken that is doing the bullying. How large is your coop (floor space in inches x inches or feet x feet) and how large is your run? Do you have pictures of your run and coop that you can share? I'm wondering if there's enough...
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    Severe neck injury

    Nope, the orpington is not annoying the EE, this behavior is pretty common, it is usually due to the personality of the bully. When hens are laying, they are in a submissive position, they can't defend themselves because they are focused on the laying process. You will also see hens gang up on...
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    Severe neck injury

    If she's in a clean area, leave it open. It will heal up fine uncovered, and that way feathers won't stick to the wound. Keep her separated until the blood is gone. She'll be fine in a few weeks, probably a month tops, you won't even see where she was injured. I'd put pinless peepers on...
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    Hen or roo?

    Even in that picture, he has male-specific red coloration over the bows of the wings - this is not always present, but when it is, it always indicates male, as long as it's not part of the coloration of the rest of the bird. I think it was pretty obvious it was a roo, but it may not have been...
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    Dual Purpose Breed Question - After Years of Browsing - finally joined BYC community :-)

    Welcome to BYC! I raise eggers and meat birds - my meat birds are actually dual purpose New Hampshires from Freedom Ranger Hatchery. They have Henry Knoll's line of New Hampshires, which are excellent meat birds while laying a good amount of eggs. Here is my thread where I talk about my...
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    Source for flaked (not chunked) oyster shell

    Chickens! Sounds about right...
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    Source for flaked (not chunked) oyster shell

    You've found two folks who strongly disagree on the topic of oyster shell composition, labeling, etc. However, they have been polite about it. We are a world-wide community, and there are a lot of folks with different opinions and experiences about just about everything. You can engage or not...
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    Ameraucana?

    Welcome to BYC!!! Americana or Easter Egger, yes. Ameraucana, probably not. If I recall correctly, they don't come in silver laced. Unless she's from someone's breeding project. Also I don't see very obvious muffs and beard. Ameraucana breed website has a lot more info. Where did you get her?
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    Loss of feathers

    Blukote will not impact their eggs at all. You can eat their eggs just fine. Tuna is a good protein source, but I hesitate to feed them too much sodium - they don't deal with it well. Washing the tuna might help remove more of the sodium.
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    Loss of feathers

    You can supplement with raw eggs, cooked eggs (scrambled or boiled, no seasoning). You can just smash up the entire egg, shell and all, and feed it back to them, raw or cooked. This is the best source of complete protein that they need, but they'll need more than you can provide if you're just...
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    HELP!! Keeping days old chicks warm enough after they all got wet

    A note on nipple waterers - I use the horizontal ones - my chicks need to be 4 wks old or older to be strong enough to push the metal plungers correctly to get the water out. For the vertical ones, they tend to dribble, which I don't like, so I don't use those. I've used paper towels to dry...
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    ISO hen saddles

    I have some that have lasted 3 years and going strong. Super durable, and you get your money's worth.
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    ISO hen saddles

    My favorite chicken saddles are by Down Under. These fit large and small hens both, and have lasted for years. They have some other sizes too. They work for hot and cold weather, are washable, and super durable. Super heavy cotton canvas material. They don't come off unless you take them...
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    How Stupid (Funny) is Your Dog (Pet)?

    My cats were scared of my hampster. It would walk towards them aggressively wiggling its nose, and they would run away. I was standing right by it just in case, I needed to know what my cat would do if it got out by accident. Run away was a good response.
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    Run collapsed

    thank you! Those look great!
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