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Theres a literal hawk trapped in my chicken coop. How does i get it out?

1 Comment
2024/11/10
15:52 UTC

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Will this work on lice ?

I noticed my silkie has lice, she’s in a decent size flock; so would this kill the lice? How would I use this on her and everyone else? Anything else you recommend?

3 Comments
2024/11/10
14:15 UTC

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Is this wry neck..?

What is wrong with this chick. I lost 2 suffering from the same condition. I don’t understand why all of the sudden they become like this..? Please help..

1 Comment
2024/11/10
14:13 UTC

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Winter advice please❤️

This is Hei Hei, my first ever chicken, he randomly showed up at our house in May and never left. He quickly became my best friend and with the weather cooling down I’m worried about how to keep him safe. He has a hut under the balcony filled with bedding but he doesn’t really go in there. At night he likes to sleep on our balcony railing right by the door and I think it’s cause he’s safer up there (there’s a lot of stray cats in my neighborhood) but I wanna get him a nesting box for that spot so he can be comfy.

Is there any advice for the winter or just in general? Thank you in advance 🥰

1 Comment
2024/11/10
14:11 UTC

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Took home a 2 day old chick to care for her crooked toes. Help!

Hello, dear friends! One of my dad's hen hatched her eggs. I think they're just 1-2 days old. One smol bebe have crooked toes on both feet and I took her back home to do some therapy (I made her toes step on smol cardboard and tape them to keep them stretch). The bebe can walk but can't stand. Her joints in the toes are red. I will see tomorrow if they get better. My dad said that the chick won't survive without its mom. My question is, how many days can I keep it at home to help with the toes?

I took her home just this evening after my dad fed their mom. So far, I haven't tried to feed the smol bebe since she/he's sleeping already.

What are the things that I need to know? Thank you so much in advance!

2 Comments
2024/11/10
10:34 UTC

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Rooster at Bremerhaven zoo, Germany

0 Comments
2024/11/10
09:04 UTC

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Roo roo.

Not sure if anyone remembers, but awhile ago I posted that I had a blind rooster that I adopted from the shelter. He had passed away today, really bummed.

4 Comments
2024/11/10
08:46 UTC

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Which chickens are robust yet meaty for a central european climate?

I would love to have a flock of RIR for eggs mixed with another sort to slaughter. Any suggestions?

0 Comments
2024/11/10
08:14 UTC

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These are my Fiancé's favourite colour on chickens, do they have a name?

So as a child, her family adopted a wild chicken that looked exactly like this. Unfortunately that chicken died tragically... She's missed it ever since.

We were out on a walk and she was very excited to see the colour again, do they have a particular name and how would I go about finding this type of chicken if I were to purchase one?

17 Comments
2024/11/10
05:27 UTC

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Cookies ‘n cream hen

1 Comment
2024/11/10
03:29 UTC

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Normal Swallowing Behavior for Chicks?

We have 4 ISA browns, almost 4 weeks old. They’re usually in a brooder but are hanging with us to stretch their wings for a bit.

We noticed a lot of opening and closing their mouths for a couple minutes. It stopped for about 10 minutes and now there’s a bit more of it, but not as bad. 3 out of the 4 were doing it; those 3 seem to have full crops, hard to the touch but not CRAZY hard — still movable.

Otherwise they’re totally normal, drinking water, not lethargic, etc.

Is this just normal swallowing behavior?

They have hemp bedding and they’re on starter feed. They drink TONS of water.

TIA!!

2 Comments
2024/11/10
03:24 UTC

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He loved hanging out with me.

I bring them from the coup to my office to hang out and stay the night. He just posts up with me. 😍

0 Comments
2024/11/10
02:24 UTC

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Next steps?

0 Comments
2024/11/10
02:13 UTC

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Eggs Price

I was wondering what the going rate for a dozen eggs is in your area?

3 Comments
2024/11/10
01:47 UTC

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Recommendations for a plucker?

Im not sure if this is the right place or if this is only for pets, but does anyone have recommendations for a good plucker in the $300-$400 range? For a backyard farm.

0 Comments
2024/11/10
01:16 UTC

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Dove! (He is ok! He just has wryneck)

0 Comments
2024/11/10
00:12 UTC

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Chick question or conundrum

0 Comments
2024/11/09
23:40 UTC

510

She reminds me of an oreo! That cookies 'n cream flavor.

10 Comments
2024/11/09
23:24 UTC

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Chicken help. None of my other chicks have this but r a different breed. People r saying it’s bullying but I never see it. I thought mites or lice but I don’t see any bugs. What do u think help!

So the people we have been talking to say if it’s lice or mites all the chickens would look like this. But the others are California greys she’s a Mohawk so maybe she’s more sensitive? So bullying is what I’ve been hearing but all day they are hanging around outside I don’t see any bullying. If it’s happening at night in there coop we r going to section off a part of it for her, but would that push her out of the flock more? Yeah we r new at this, first year and some months. So any advice I would love. Also I looked up a bunch of lice and mite pics and none look exactly like what’s happening some look similar but nothing exact. Thank you

12 Comments
2024/11/09
22:54 UTC

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Goldie in her bra!

Her crop doesn’t empty like normal so she needs a bra

7 Comments
2024/11/09
22:39 UTC

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