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    Pullets always watch one of my mature hens lay

    Has anyone experienced this behavior? Ever since they got comfortable with my older hens, they will always follow one particular hen into the coop to accompany her while she lays. What’s funny is she’s the top hen, and also the meanest. Seems harmless enough and I laugh when I catch it. I’m...
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    Disease, illness, or just really calm?

    I’ve removed the electrolytes from the water and ordered Corid for their water in addition to the medicated feed. Hopefully that will help! Thank you for the advice, I appreciate it
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    Disease, illness, or just really calm?

    she doesn’t show any signs of coccidiosis besides drowsy, so I’m hesitating to treat over a single vague symptom. She eats and drinks with all the other pullets, her crop is empty in the morning. Her poop has been solid with a white cap, not runny, bloody, or black
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    Disease, illness, or just really calm?

    Hello all, I’m overwhelmingly confused by this new pullet I recently picked up. She’s a beautiful 8 week old Easter egger in a group of 5. All seem perfectly healthy except her. She is consistently on the verge of sleep, even when eating and drinking. Any illness I look up she doesn’t match up...
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    Curious girl

    She’s the one I cuddle too! I never got too attached to chickens, but she won my heart ❤️
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    Curious girl

    one of my hens “Honey” who likes to some up to our kitchen window and say hi :)
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    Review by 'abby_robinson' in article 'How to stop hawks for 30 cents'

    hopefully this proved successful. hawks have finally discovered our chickens. We dont want to use bird netting because we dont want to harm other wild life in the process.
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    My sweet little lady “Honey” getting some cozy cuddles in :-)
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    Hello from New England -introducing more to flock

    That seems very plausible. I got them from a local farm and they definitely had both those breeds. So i suppose some of their roosters mingled :p
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    Hello from New England -introducing more to flock

    just brown like my other RIR. poor things first egg was a double yolker and big even for a regular hen
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    Hello from New England -introducing more to flock

    Good afternoon everyone! I'm Abby from NE. I currently have 5 RIR and a mystery bird (if anyone can figure it out, i attached a photo) that just started laying. No matter how much research I've done, this has been a massive learning curve. But its been a lot of fun watching them grow up and...
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