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    I think our hen has dislocated or broken her leg, help :(

    Thank you for the advice, as of this afternoon she does not seem any better. She is keeping quiet and to herself. We are leaving for vacation soon and i worry about leaving her but don't have much of a choice. I will ask the caregiver to check on her. Ugh! :(
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    Can we introduce a Bantum Pullet into our Standard Flock?

    How and when do I introduce them back into the flock? The chick is with momma in the basement and she is two weeks old today. Momma is stinky and I would like to move them outside ASAP.
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    Can we introduce a Bantum Pullet into our Standard Flock?

    We have 2 coops, one for the older girls and the newer, younger chickens in the other. They have a 6ft x 27ft kennel that protects the coops with a cover/roof. The chickens are let out to free range almost everyday, as long as someone is at home. We seperated the momma and baby because...
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    What is happening here?

    Just wanted to let you all know how much I appreciated your help! We now have 10 year and half old hens and 8 five month old hens and 2 Roosters! (they all were supposed to be hens, oh well!) The dominate Rooster loves the older girls, too funny! Anyways will keep you updated, so far so good
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    Can we introduce a Bantum Pullet into our Standard Flock?

    My son had a broody (SP?) hen so he got an egg from a 4H freind that they thought was fertilized and put it under the hen. I honestly did not think the egg would hatch but it did! Now I have a Standard Rhode Island Red Hen and a Bantam chick. The new momma and 2 week old baby are in a large...
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    I think our hen has dislocated or broken her leg, help :(

    My 13 year old son was playing in the yard when he ran around the corner of the shed and out jumped a hen. He inavoidably stepped on her. He feels aweful, he raises the chickens for 4H and he truly loves them. She will not put any pressure on the injured leg whatsoever. She pulls it up close...
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    Looking to get pullets

    We have had 2 hens killed since the end of October by a predator. We now are keeping our hens in the kennel unless we are outside with them. We would like to replace them and get 3 Pullets so they will be laying around summer time. We live in Wisconsin and we are fairly new to raising...
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    Just looking for sympathy... hawk took silkie

    So sorry to hear of your loss, we lost our favorite hen this week to a hawk also, sounds like she was alot like your little silkie. Would always run up to us as soon as we would come outside and follow us everywhere. We miss her I have been told the hawk will be back so now my chickies are...
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    wanna know what a hawk kill looks like? *graphic*

    So sorry to hear of your loss, we lost our 12 year old dog this week then a day later a hawk got our favorite chicken! (at least we suspect a hawk as there was a hawk feather laying right next to the dead hen) So hard to loose them Again, sorry for your loss.
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    What killed my hen???

    thank you all for the input! I tend to think it was a opossum based on what I have read on the web. We had another hen killed on Halloween the same way except her neck was also chewed up. Friendlys neck was in tact. Aren't opossum nacturnal though??? That is throwing me off. We do have...
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    What killed my hen???

    Today my son came home from school to find his favorite hen "Freindly" dead in the back yard. Our house is in the middle of a old farmfield without a lot of cover. The coop is very secure and inside a 6 x 15 ft. dog kennel with lattice over the top (for security) of it and around it covering...
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    When do chickens molt?

    I am brand new to the forum and this is my first time posting. My 12 year old son got 12 red pullets from the local tractor supply this may. They are locked up at dark every night otherwise they are free range. One was killed 2 weeks ago by a predator so now we are down to 11. Today i came...
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    What is happening here?

    I am brand new to the forum. My 12 year old son got 12 red pullets from the local tractor supply this may. They are locked up at dark every night otherwise they are free range. One was killed 2 weeks ago by a predator so now we are down to 11. Today i came home to find lots of feathers in an...
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