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This is similar to my current situation with my hen… interested to see how this turns out

Thank you for all your help. Fortunately this is the first major illness I’ve had to deal with

She actually seemed pretty alert this morning I was very surprised but not moving around basically just laying on her side I did pick her up to look at her abdomen and she is making a gurgling noise when breathing Should I attempt to give her fluid with crushed up calcium ? Unsure if she will...

Thank you for responding: Abdomen is soft and balloon like She has not pooped since I brought her inside this morning I think she last laid about 4 or 5 days ago but I’m not 100% sure with that. Should I continue with the warm soaks? She wasn’t really even holding her up when I last did

Update: I cannot feel any egg in her Her abdomen is very swollen and skin appears to be purple She now is having difficulty standing and walking

I have an almost 3 year old white leghorn who I found this morning walking like a penguin and a bit puffed up but still eating. The last 2 nights she has been in the nest box when I went to close up the coop but has not laid an egg. She was still acting normally until this morning however. I...

We are going to be moving and taking our girls with us. What do you think is reasonable as far as how I leave the coop for the new owners? I have no idea if they have or plan to have chickens in the immediate future. I was planning on just shoveling out all the bedding and emptying out the nest...

Cornish x : 8 weeks Freedom rangers: 10 weeks

I think it took about 4 hours total including set up/ clean up for the Cornish x. We did 8 just my husband and myself And maybe 5 for the freedom rangers but I actually had to finish them alone so it’s hard to compare exactly

Amazon! They were cheap I think $5

For the freedom rangers (mcmurray hatchery) they behaved more like our layers, seemed to forage more and move around more in general. The roosters were pretty aggressive with me and the hens. The didn’t seem to blow through the feed as quickly but of course grew slower. They were more difficult...

We hand plucked! The Cornish x weren’t so bad but the freedom rangers were more difficult Hoping to get a plucker next time since we plan to do more. Would save ALOT of time

We processed our 16 meat birds! We had 8 Cornish x and 8 freedom rangers. Pro’s and con’s to both for sure. We learned a lot and can’t wait to do it again next year!

I called around to local feed stores to find one that ordered the NCO in for me to eliminate shipping costs, maybe worth a try?

Outside loving life, eating all the bugs they can find. Im still a bit worried about the overnight temps dropping into the 50’s but hopefully they will all bundle together

Thanks for the replies, no heat source currently but the room they are in does stay very warm. I’ll put them out after the rain on Saturday and keep a close eye on them. I’m thinking they will appreciate the extra space

Can these 3 week old meaties go outside? Cornish X and red rangers some have more feathers than others. Please tell me yes because oh gosh do they stink! They will be going into a chicken tractor. I have pics of said tractor and what they currently look like and my weather forecast. First...

These guys are about 5 weeks old. Are they all pullets? They are barnyard mixes

I have 16 meat bird chicks - 8 Cornish x and 8 red rangers. They are doing great but gosh are they scared! Every move I make causes a big stampede, poor things. Are they always so flighty?

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