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    unexpected chick

    One of my hens went broody so I put an egg under her, never expecting it to hatch. Well it did! Cutest little chick! however, I didn't know what to do with the chick so I put it in a box and am feeding and watering it like when we originially received our chicks from the hatchery. Should I...
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    Hen stays in nesting box but is not laying egg

    I have a hen who is 10 months old. She was laying eggs regularly but now she stays in the nesting box all the time. She is eating and comes out at least once a day to scratch around for food but then goes right back to the box. However, there is NO egg. This has been going on for a few weeks...
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    Bald Hens from Horny Rooster

    I have 2 flocks. One flock has an older rooster and he is ruff but not toooo ruff on his 8 hens. The other rooster is very young and has 3 ladies, two of which are bald because of him grabbing them. I keep putting neosporin on. The baldness, however, is moving even further down by their...
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    Two Roosters - fighting - what to do

    I have two roosters, the more dominant rooster was here before any of my hens and he is a little older. The other rooster, we thought was a buff orpington hen (Goldilocks) turns out she is a he! So the older rooster apparantly attacked Goldilocks during the night or early this morning before...
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    Beaks that were trimmed (hacked) for shipping

    We bought 8 brown chickens from Southern States, which we pre-ordered ahead of time. When we picked them up they were in very small stackable crates, about 12 per crate. I understand that their beaks had to be trimmed so that they don't peck each other to death however, some of there beaks...
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