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    Worms in poop (warning, poop photo)

    My Black copper Maran has been missing feathers on her entire neck and butt for a long time now. At first I thought it was molting but they just aren't growing back. Today while I was in the run I noticed her bottom looked REALLY bad. Way worse than it has (and I check often). When she pooped...
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    Is this molting or bullying?

    Started with her butt and front neck feathers but today she looks like a naked neck chicken. Hard to see in the photo but her whole neck is basically bare front and back. I don’t see any one really targeting her during the day. Is this just regular molting? She’s still laying.
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    Hen with chicks already squatting?

    My Austra White has been an awesome mom to her 8 babies (3 hatched under her, 5 extra handed to her the next day). They will all be 5 weeks old tomorrow and still very much need her guidance and protection. Yesterday I noticed she started squatting when I got close and again this morning. Is it...
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    Barnyard mix gender- just for fun

    4 1/2 weeks I know it’s early. Just curious what others think. These are from eggs I got from a friend. No idea what breeds they’re mixed with. I’m pretty certain the orange and black one is a boy. It’s much larger than the others (I have 5 others from a hatchery order that hatched the day...
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    Chick crumbles not ok for adult chickens?

    I emailed Kalmbach feeds asking about the product I use for all my chickens (all hens) of all ages (organic grower/starter 20% protein) to see if it’s suitable for ducklings. In their response they said it’s not suitable for adult chickens as I have been using it. I offer oyster shells on the...
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    Chickens and Ducks: separate or together?

    I am getting 3 female ducks this spring and can’t decide if it’s better to build them a completely separate enclosure from my chickens or put them all together. I have 18 chickens (all hens never a rooster) in an enclosure that’s a bit over 1,000sq/ft. We have the ability to either add another...
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    Are these good beginner breeds that play well with chickens?

    Got the itch and want to add 3 ducks to my flock of about 20 chickens (all females, no rooster, HUGE fenced in area to roam). I'll brood them the same way I brood chicks (I have a separate "see dont touch" extension on my run) and will use a kiddie pool once they're ready to swim. Eventually...
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    Need help figuring what to do with Hen and her chicks plus my new chicks from hatchery

    One of my girls went broody a month ago so I separated her and gave her some fertilized eggs. Three hatched 3 days ago and mama is doing a great job caring for them. They are in a section of my run that we had set up specifically for raising chicks. It has its own small coop on the floor and...
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    Broody hasn’t taken a break today

    My broody hen is isolated from the others in her own safe area to sit on eggs. I have a camera on her area with a motion detector and noticed today she hasn’t left her nest once. It’s now 4pm and I’m worried she hasn’t eaten or drank anything. The eggs are 2 weeks tomorrow so it’s not her in...
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    Letting a broody hatch some eggs

    I posted yesterday about one of my hens showing signs of going broody and asked how I can break her of it. I decided today to instead let her try hatching some eggs. I dont have a rooster, but my friend does and will be giving me a few fertilized eggs tomorrow. For now I am letting my broody...
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    Can I do anything to stop my chicken from going full broody?

    My Austra white has been acting in a way that makes me suspect she is going broody. I catch her sitting in the nesting boxes almost every time I go outside. She is very angry and poofy when I push her off the nest. She is still laying so its not full brood, but today I caught her on an egg...
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    Fish eggs from Barred rocks and Rhode Island Reds

    We had a barred rock that was randomly laying fishy flavored eggs. It was always a very unpleasant surprise for breakfast. No matter what we did with her diet it would happen. We ended up having to cull her because of health and behavior issues, but since then ive been so worried about...
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    My favorite chicken died unexpectedly. I’m devastated

    Just need to share this with a community who gets it. I’m absolutely devastated to have lost my sweet, spunky, polish girl. She was a gorgeous golden laced polish. Not even a year old. I don’t know what happened. We had a hurricane come through very early this morning and I had all my girls...
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    Potential Hurricane coming - how long can I keep my chickens locked up without their food or water?

    We have a tropical storm/potential hurricane heading our way. It's supposed to begin this evening into tomorrow. I plan to turn off the auto coop door to keep the girls safe inside until the storm passes. I prefer not to put any food in the coop ever in order to avoid ants and im not sure how...
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    8 week speckled Sussex boy or girl?

    I think pullet based on experience with all my other breeds but the tail is throwing me off. Last time I had a surprise roo it was VERY obvious by now. Thoughts? She’ll be 8 weeks in 2 days so I’m calling her 8 weeks. She’s the same size if not smaller than the other pullets in the group...
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    Why did my 7 1/2 week Australorp die?! (WARNING PHOTO)

    I know no one can really answer this but im pretty distraught right now. She was perfectly healthy yesterday and last night when I closed them up in the coop. This morning I opened the door and didnt actually count how many came out before leaving, but went out 2 hours later and saw I was...
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    Is it safe to eat eggs from a hen currently being treated with Miconazole for Sour Crop?

    Started Miconazole on one of my hens yesterday and today it hit me that her eggs may not be safe for consumption during the treatment period. Any insight?
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    Is this Sour crop?

    Didn't notice anything like this yesterday. Her crop is huge and sways when she walks. It's soft and feels fluid filled but I don't smell anything from her breath. Pretty sure she laid an egg today (waiting to confirm if my other hen who lays similar shades of brown lays today). I plan to...
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    One of my 5 1/2 week old chicks has a strange voice

    I don't suspect she's a cockerel but her voice is very different than the others. She's a black Australorp and the only in the bunch so I don't have anything to compare to, but she stopped making that soft "cheeping" sound and started sounding like this. In my short experience chicken keeping...
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    Please confirm which is my legbar and which is my partridge olive egger

    I got these two girls from MPC back in November and I’ve been trying to confirm identity since then. One is a Partridge Olive Egger and one is a cream legbar. It’s been bugging me so much because I can’t really be confident on which is laying which egg. I’ve always suspected Chicken A is my...
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