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Domino's constipated again and this time I'm not sure he's going to make it. His rear is all red, hot, and swollen, and the down has fallen out, which makes me think he's got an infection going on. He was lying in the brooder this afternoon but when I gave him several drinks of water with an...

That's how much I spent today on materials and nails to build what's planned to be an 8 foot long x 4 foot wide x 4 foot tall henhouse. It'll hold 16 chickens if you estimate 2 square feet per bird. (That doesn't count paint, nestboxes, or whatever fencing I'm going to need for the run...

Tomorrow my little rascals will be two weeks old, so I gave them an early present and made them a bigger brooder out of my German Shepherd's crate. They're loving it so far! They also love their "field trips" out onto the grass. And since they're so dang cute, I thought I'd share some new...

Okay, so in addition to the chick who died of mysterious causes and the one who got impacted and had to have help to poop, I've just found a tumor on another chick. (It promptly got named Lumpy, naturally) I can't seem to get a good picture of the tumor but it looks like a lipoma to me--a fat...

Hi everyone, I've got a 10 day old true Araucana (rumpless with 1 tuft) and have been wanting to start breeding them. Just now we had them outside in their "play pen" for some sun and grass and when my son picked up one to bring it back inside, he said, "Mom, there's a lump on this one." Right...

Hey guys, anyone know what to do for a constipated chick? I seem to remember reading a thread about it but have searched and can't find it. Something about molasses...? Domino's trying to poop, squats and wiggles his butt, chirping loudly, but nothing's coming out. His vent's really red and...

My 8 day old Araucana chick (Domino) was acting funny this morning--I put my hand in with some treats and Domino didn't even investigate--so I picked him up and examined him. His vent is very swollen and red, I thought maybe he'd been pecked but I can't see any evidence of that. It's just...

Hi everyone! I received my order of true standard-size Araucanas from Nancy Utterback and have 10 babies that made the journey. She included one blue chick that's absolutely gorgeous! I'm curious about the black and white babies, though. Will these guys grow up to be silver or splash or...

Okay, my 5 day old chicks just caught 2 moths, and my son thought it was a great thing so he went out and caught a little beetle and tossed it in to them before I could stop him! I don't have any real grit around here--what should I put in there? Handful of dirt from my sandy lawn or...

I posted this in the Emergencies thread, but I know this loop often has really knowledgable people in it so wanted to repost it here. One of my 5 day old Araucana chicks was lying outside their bedding box when I got home--I'd been gone about 3 hours and it was fine when I left. It was lying...

Hello, one of my 5 day old Araucana chicks was lying outside their bedding box when I got home--I'd been gone about 3 hours and it was fine when I left. It was lying beside their waterer but didn't look wet or like it'd gotten squished or anything. It did feel very cold in my hands when I...

The USPS is not on my list of favorite people ever right now. My babies were guaranteed to arrive today at 3pm. Well, since I know my postmistress really well and she'd sworn to call me the minute they arrived on the truck that usually comes at 10am, I started calling around just after noon...

Hi, first off I don't know what all info will help you out so I'm including everything I can think of. Sorry if it's too much. This evening I received eleven Araucana chicks by mail (4 dead in box) that hatched on Monday and were mailed to me Tuesday. We picked them up tonight and the live...

I mentioned this article in a comment on one of these threads (can't remember which one) and just found the link again. http://goveg.com/f-hiddenliveschickens_brainy.asp The article on chicken intelligence!

I'm due to get my first dozen true standard Araucana day-old chicks (YAY YAY YAY!!!) around mid-month, but I have no experience whatsoever with raising tame and friendly chickens. All our chickens have been free-range, human-shy, and very hands-off. I'll be sharing the free-range yard with my...

I've been trying to get started raising Araucanas and am having a heck of a time finding chicks to purchase! Does anyone have chicks or an adult trio/quartet (one rooster, the rest hens) they'd be willing to sell? I live in South Texas, near Del Rio. Thanks!