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With my experience after mine got attacked, she did not make it after I tried to help her. She wouldn't eat on her own or walk around. I was trying to feed her by hand but I knew it wasn't going to end well based on how she was acting. I usually will do a 2 -3 day rule depending on the situation...

It is. I dont know what to do to help. Im hoping with time she comes back to her normal self and realizes the younger ones are there to be her buddies. How long ago did it happen?

Im in this exact situation right now and both ages of the hen and babies are the same too. It has been about 2 weeks since the attack. Did your hen get back to her normal self and start laying? If so how long did it take? Im not sure what to do. I thought the babies would keep her company but I...

They are all about the same hight and get along very well. No one is picking on others.

Thank you, thats what the others are saying. I will keep an eye on her.

When I got home after picking her up I noticed the blading on the neck. I don't know if the previous owner did a sudden change in the routine which started it. There was a brand of food that I was recommend by a store owner to give them based on the age they are and they didn't like it at all. I...

I was told that she is around 3 months. I just recently bought her with 2 others. I have checked her for mites and didn't see any. I will be keeping a look out just in case. The other 2 do not have this issue.

Can someone tell me what this balding is on her neck and how can I help her if possible? I haven't seen this on any of the chicks I have raised. I noticed it on the neck first and it keeps growing each day.

No worries but yes I am in the sjv. I haven't seen many mosquitoes this year maybe it's way too dry right now. Not sure where they originally came from but got them locally this spring so they are about 7 months old now. Thank you for the site I'll take a look at it!

Well like you said it might be pox. I just did more research and I think it might be fowl pox or avian pox. Apparently there is no treatment but she should recover right?

Central California. We have been having 100 degree weather for a few days now.

It's not cold where I live tho! It's 100 right now! Anything else it could be?

This is my first time raising chickens and have noticed one of my chickens has a strange development on her head. The blackish wart like bumps are concerning to me. Is it something I should be worried about? I saw something called fowl pox but that looks different from what my chicken has.

I have three chicks that are about three weeks old now should I still keep the heat lamp on when it gets in the 90F outside or will they be okay until sundown without the lamp? They are outside in a small shed and I keep the top open a little for circulation when it's a little warm and turn off...