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Broody mama's eyelid swollen
I noticed today that both eyelids look like this, is it an ant bite or something else?

It's that lighter spot below her "lash" line I assume they are chicken eyelashes at least she's a blue plymouth and gold laced wyandotte mix she's 11 months old(her hatchday was August 19th last year and she's hatching her own babies now)

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Questions from an Obsessed with Sex Link/Autosexing and Cross
I can’t quite explain it but I’m obsessed with sex linked and autosexing chickens and also cross breeding purebreds for specific characteristics. I always have a lot of questions about the color genetics or characteristics so thought rather than posting a new post every time I would just keep one and hope that those awesome and knowledgeable people who have answered me before wi...

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Searching for Detailed Chicken Run Plans
I have searched and searched, and I cannot seem to find any plans for sale that would tell me how exactly to build a walk-in chicken run. There are tons and TONS of photos and threads of other folks' great ideas and awesome set ups, but nowhere do I find plans, lists of materials and detailed instructions on how to make my own.

It's quite frustrating. There are a few d...

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Free Range with Vet-Kem Insecticide Yard Spray?
Hi all! It's my first time ever dealing with fleas and the bites on me were awful, the worst bites of any insect I've had.

I took my dog to the vet (that's how I found out about the fleas) and she knows I have pet chickens (but doesn't specialize in them) and gave me Vet-Kem Insecticide Yard Spray and I spayed it around half my yard immediatley. I did so at night when t...

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Injured baby chick
Hi everyone. I have a baby with an injured leg. Looks like something is really wrong with the hock. It was hatched naturally and has been with the momma hen but abandoned this morning as the others were out foraging. Not sure what to do since it looks rotated and there are no avian vets in my area. We have an equine vet as well as traditional vet for our other animals but are in...

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