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    Mixed flock, 4 weeks and 1 week old

    Hi (sorry this is long), So I’m new to backyard chickens, and I wanted to get a few layer hens. I had done all the research about which breed I wanted and when I went (Sunday) into the local feed store to pick up the supplies to set up the brooders, I was talking to the employee about when the...
  2. A

    Fowl Pox - Help!

    hello, i have a 2 year (ish) old hen and i believe she has fowl pox. its pretty late stage, affected her face and eyes, she has warts on her comb and wattle, they arent black, just pink/pale/yellow , she can barely see, i have to gently pry open her eyes every morning (its been about 2 days with...
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    Failure to Thrive - HELP!

    I have a polish chick that is sleeping almost constantly. Like I truly never see it do anything besides sleep. It’s 6 or 7 days old now (I’ve had so many hatches lately I can’t remember for certain) and is growing in new wing feathers but still just seems so tiny and so so sleepy. Wondering if I...
  4. Bitterrse55

    I hatched Blue Tolbunt Polish ?

    I recently hatched some tolbunt polish eggs that I bought from a breeder. Some chicks have very light grey coloring on their body instead of black. The breeder said those ones are blue tolbunt polish.(?) I've never heard of that. Has anyone else heard of blue tolbunt and if so, do you have...
  5. C

    help!!!

    i have 30 eggs and 11 eggs hatched on day 19, 1 egg hatched on day 20. On day 21, nothing else hatched, but i decided to wait till day 23, today is day 22 by the way, do you think those eggs will still hatch ?? :'>> and what do you think went wrong? im using a diy forced draft incubator...
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    HELP! Chick getting bullied in incubator by others

    I’m in the middle of a hatch and a chick that just hatched is getting pecked to bits (even has a bloody spot on its back) by two 20ish hour old chicks. Terrified to open the incubator as I have a chick zipping right now and don’t want to shrink wrap it. What do I do?!
  7. ih8frijoles

    guinea fowl acting lethargic

    Hello ! So i have a year old guinea, truthfully i don’t know if its a hen or not, and noticed that she’s not acting right. While giving the flock some fruit i noticed she would walk and then put her head down. They usually never let me grab them so i was really surprised when she let herself be...
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    Help! Chick has one leg out but cant get out!

    Chick has been hatching for almost 24 hours. It did not zip, rather it got most of the side of the egg gone. It has one leg out, but not the other and doesn't seem to me able to move the head. It's still vigorous and will chirp in response to chirping noises. Should I help out or leave ot put...
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    Ameraucana injury & broken nail?

    I have an Ameraucana hen whose foot is injured and I am not sure what to do. I have treated lethargic chickens, scissor beak chickens, and generally sick chickens, but nothing like this. I went to collect eggs and I found her sitting in one of the boxes, which isn't out of the ordinary, but then...
  10. S

    Burnt heads & pecking??

    I have three polish bantams, they’ve all gotten a burn on their heads from the heat plate overnight despite it being raised according to their growth, I’ve put it up again since the burns showed up 3 days ago. I cleaned them daily with saline & I am spraying their heads with anti-peck spray...
  11. JustDucky8

    Duckling with twisted leg, please help!

    Hi everyone, I’m a new duck keeper and I’m having an issue with one of my poor ducklings. They’re just under 3 weeks old and one of them has developed a bow leg? Idk if that’s the right term but it’s twisted completely under their body and they can’t really walk. I saw on a couple of other...
    • JustDucky8
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    • bowed legs help ! newbie duck mom
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    • Forum: Ducks
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  13. ewilsonct

    Help me identify these babies, please! Are they actually what I ordered?!

    Can anyone help me identify what breeds these chicks are? They’re 2 weeks old. I ordered an assortment of sapphires …but pretty sure that’s not what I got! -There are 3 of the tan/brown ones. -1 is a grey/silver colored one. -And 5 have no feathers on their necks (4 black colored and one is...
  14. T

    I think my duck swallowed a piece of metal in a bra strap

    Hello! What should I do? There's no exotic vet near me, and I'm worried it might get stuck or he gets metal poisoning. I'm so anxious. Pls help
    • twixsnickycrunchy
    • Thread
    • duck 6 month ducks heavy metal poisoning help ! swallowed foreign object
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
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    Help! Week old runner ducks sneezing!

    It started Sunday afternoon when I noticed my one baby sneezing a concerning amount. I also noticed she was breathing a bit fast so I messaged my friend that’s experienced with ducks. She told me to separate her just in case, so I did. I have 3 female runner ducks that have become very close in...
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    Cracked egg, external membrane busted but internal membrane intact. What do I do.

    Hey guys, my first time incubating isn’t going well. I have a duck egg that was meant to hatch 4 days ago but didn’t. When candled there’s been no movement for 3 of those days. So, I decided to open the egg thinking it was dead. The internal membrane where the veins are is still intact.. veins...
  17. S

    Is this coop worthless??

    We bought this coop and we’re supposed to pick it up tomorrow. It was advertised to hold 4-5 hens, we planned on having 3-4. The more I look around online, the more I’m thinking this coop is horrible. It’s about 4x4 ft, but that includes the nesting boxes. And the roosts are practically on the...
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    PLZZZ HELP

    my hen has been sad lately and yesterday she laid a egg with no shell so i gave her calcium for her eggs and today she tried to lay a egg but she couldn’t and she was squatting so i put in warm water and espon salt for 30 min and then took her out and blow dried her and while i was blow drying...
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    Frostbite

    it has been very cold here in SW Michigan and unfortunately or Roo got frostbite on his comb and wattles. It’s supposed to be in the double digits the rest of the week, so should I just leave him in the coop with his ladies? Or bring him in the garage which is also still cold?
  20. GingerChickieChick

    Weak and Wobbly Chicken, Open Mouth Breathing. Help, please!

    Hello! I am a first time chicken owner. We got eight chicks back in October and built a stationary coop in our backyard. We live in a city with predators, so they stay in their enclosed run 24/7. One of my hens is unwell, and we separated her. I hope you all can help me see what else I can do...
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