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  1. Birdie mom

    Diatomaceous Earth: Harmful or Useful?

    I've often wondered if DE is actually safe for poultry. What do you guys think?
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    Moving away from my chicks 😢. Preparation???

    We are moving away from NC, and heading up to PA. Unfortunately, we have to leave our chickens behind 😢. However, our friends will be renting our house, and they are planning on combining their and our flocks. We have about 18 hens and 4 roosters (I should probably cut down our rooster...
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    Chick " belly button " is bleeding!

    So this chick hatched about a couple hours ago so he is very young and still not quite fluffed out yet. I had opened up the incubator to fix the humidity leve and I noticed blood on his navel and blood on the nearby eggs, which makes me think that this may have been going on for a hour or so...
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    What Hogwarts House Are You In?

    Hello Harry Potter fans! What Hogwarts house are you in? Brave and daring Gryffindor, loyal and kind Hufflepuff, ambitious Slytherin, or smart and witty Ravenclaw? P.s. ( I am a Hufflepuff so be in my house! ) P.s p.s. ( I have never posted a poll so I hope I am doing this right! )
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    been here a while but have never introduced myself

    Hi everyone! I have been a part of BYC for a few months now but I've never introduced myself. I have a mixed flock of ISA Browns, Americana's, Red Sexlink's, an Orpington mix (the originals passed away but i have one of their children), Leghorns, Black Sexlinks, a Black Astralorp, Americana...
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    Chicken grazed in Roundup!

    My dad sprayed our gravel driveway 2 days ago with Roundup to kill the grass. I had let the hens out at around 10ish and completely forgot about the Roundup on the grass... I looked out the window just now and saw that the chickens were eating the grass in the sprayed area. What should I...
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    Chick can't poop! Swollen abdomen!

    My chick Harry Potter ( that's his name). Has not been able to poop for the last 2 or more days.he is one week old. His abdomen is hanging down and is dirty. I washed of all the poop around his vent but he still doesn't seem to be able to poo. He isn't as active as the other chicks and stands...
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    Chick stuck in egg for 2 days! HELP!

    my chick started to pip two days ago and has barley made any progress. The membrane of the egg is almost shrink wrapped around him ( or her). I tried to help him out by putting a little water on the membrane so it would be easier for it to break lose. The egg slipped from my hands and fell...
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    Calling all sewers!!!

    In light of all this corona virus craziness and all the shortages on face masks the world is all of a sudden needing seamstresses and seamsters. True homemade masks don't work as well as factory made masks, but they still offer some protection from the virus and help reduce the amount of...
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    What is your craziest chicken encounter?

    I have has chicken for quite a while ( 9 years to be precise) and I have had some crazy experiences in chicken keeping! What are your weirdest/ coolest/funniest story's as a chicken keeper? I have been attacked by multiple roosters (and 1 duck), have had one particular hen like to jump on me...
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