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I have 3 frizzle chicks that I rescued after their mom (and all 16 of my other chickens) were killed. The oldest is almost 4 weeks and the other two are 2 1/2 weeks. I was wondering about the oldest chick, she is very very attached to me. When I let them out of their little brooder box, the...

I had a pack of wild dogs break into my coop today and wiped out my entire flock. 11 large birds, 6 frizzle bantams. One of the frizzle bantam hens was surprising still alive, barely. I brought her in the house at about 9:00 this morning (right after I discovered the horrible attack). She was...

I have a 5 day old bantam chick who was attacked last night and I think her crop is torn open. It's not bleeding, but her chest is covered with food and when she drinks it runs out of her crop and soaks her legs, etc. She is so tiny I have no clue what to do here. Please help me, I am so upset...

I would like to share this with everyone! I have started making these cool little egg ornaments. What they are is a real chicken egg, hollowed out, cleaned and then the inside decorated with a little scene. The outside is sealed to make it stronger. Since Christmas is inching closer, I would...

I would like to share this with everyone! I have started making these cool little egg ornaments. What they are is a real chicken egg, hollowed out, cleaned and then the inside decorated with a little scene. The outside is sealed to make it stronger. Since Christmas is inching closer, I would...

I have a 6 week old baby chick with a badly twisted leg. She can run around pretty good but the leg looks bad. The whole leg looks twisted from the very top (where it connects to her body) all the way down. When she was 3 days old she was holding it up under her and I thought it was injured. A...

My 5 day old bantam chick has a possible broken hip or leg. Yesterday she somehow got injured and I came home to find her hobbling around on one leg. She keeps the injured leg curled up to her body and won't put any weight on it or move it at all. It appears that the whole foot is just limp...

I have a bantam chick that was born on 7/7. At 4 days old she weighed in at barely 1/2 ounce. Now at 7 days she weighs only 3/4 ounce. She is doing great, very active, eats all the time. So I was wondering if anyone know if maybe this ia a record of some kind? Her dad is a larger Red Pyle...

I have a chick was was born today. I came home from work and heard it chirping in the coop so I went out to check. This is what I found: The other eye is injured as well but not nearly this bad. I managed to get it to drink some water but I have no clue what to do about this injury. This...

I live in South Carolina and have signed up to go in September and take a class to recieve small flock certification. Looking at the class schedule, I think we will be learning a good bit on raising chickens, nutrition, getting rid of pests and predators, diseases, etc. I was wondering if...

I posted yesterday about a baby chick who seemed paralyzed and died suddenly... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=358220 Today I have 2 more, the same age that are exhibiting the same symptoms. I moved them inside thinking they were too hot and gave them some gatorade and...

My one month old baby chick (I think she's a red pyle bantam) has suddenly started acting strangely. I put her and her 3 siblings out in their own coop Wednesday and they have been doing well since. This morning I went out to check on them and I found this little hen laying inside of their...

Okay....this is another photo contest, this time I want to see pics of your rooster crowing. Very simple, just capture your boys mid-crow and lets see how it turns out. Rules: 1. Any breed, color, or age can enter. 2. Please make sure the main subject of the photo is the crowing rooster and...

Okay...I would like to share my crazy hatching story and would desperately like to know if anyone has had this same experience....this story is rather long but it's worth reading Okay lets start with day one....Tuesday April 13.. My bantam started sitting and had 4 eggs. I was happy and...

Welcome!! I am starting a cutest chick photo contest...show off your new chicks!! 1. Please post a clear picture of your new chick 2. One chick per photo please....from any angle you think is cutest. 3. Any breed of chick will be judged. 4. No limit on the number of entries per person. The...

This evening at 2:30 I went out to check on the hens and my 1 year old Red Star hen was in the nest box, like she was about to lay an egg. I came inside and at 7:00 went back outside and she was laying on the ground not moving much. I picked her up and felt her abdomen was swollen. I brought...

Baby chick hatched 2 days ago....found it yesterday laying on the ground outside of the coop with a bloody spot on its head and thought it was dead. Brought it inside under a heat lamp and last night it was walking around and ate a little. Today this is how it's acting. It bobbles it's head...

We have 2 hens who have been sitting for 20 days on the same nest. Yesterday We went out to check and found 3 newborn chicks, all healthy and happy. Both moms were still on the other eggs. Today I came home and found one chick in the run, with a bloody head and barely moving. I looked inside...

I have had a bantam hen sick for 3 days and couldn't figure out what was wrong. This evening, about 4 o'clock I gave her a dose of Wazine, just in case it was worms. A few minutes ago....about 9:30 she pooped and it was FULL of worms....almost totally worms. They looked dead. So is this...

A few days ago I noticed my bantam acting strange. She was hunched and acting very lethargic. She hasn't eaten much and is not laying. I tried soaking her in warm water and giving her Tums thinking it was eggbound but I don't feel any egg. Today she started having bloody droppings. For the...