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    broody chicken

    Yes the box is built up off the ground with a wire bottom. We have never had issues like this before. UPDATE: Saturday morning i elevated the box a little more and she stayed in the box until last evening. No more broodiness. Thankyou for the help.
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    broody chicken

    I will try that. Thank you We do close off the nesting boxes at night and she does go back to the perch with the rest of the girls. Tonight I watched her hop up on the perch.
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    broody chicken

    I have a 3 yr old Buff Orpington that has been broody for 10 days now. We put her in the box of shame (as we refer to it) every morning. This girl is our broody one but it has never lasted more than 2-3 days in the past. Suggestions
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    One of our Orpingtons started moaning tonight

    Update on Gracie, We came to the conclusion that she got something stuck in her throat. I massaged her throat a little and put her to bed. I got up early and checked on her. She was back to herself this morning. Thank you for all of your help
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    One of our Orpingtons started moaning tonight

    According to The Children and my wife she was fine until about 5pm (EDT) Then she started doing what is in the video. She just stands in one spot. Basically what is in the video is all she is doing. We will try to get in her throat so see if there is anything in there. She and the others were...
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    One of our Orpingtons started moaning tonight

    This is Gracie one of our 2 yr old Buffs. She started moaning this evening. We have her in a warm bath but this is our first chicken illness. Gracie is the favorite of our flock of six. Any suggestions would be helpful
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    Hello from Cape Cod

    Just joined the forum. We've ad a small flock of 6 buff orpingtons for about a year now. I've been lurking off and on for a while. I finally decided to join
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