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    Chick adoption help

    Hello everyone, My buff Orpington just recently hatched for then the first time. Sadly out of 9 eggs only one made it. I had a local farm give us 3 chicks who's mother had died shortly after her hatch and I was hoping our momma hen would adopt them as they hatched close to the same day as our...
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    New Roo, hens not happy

    I brought home my very first rooster yesterday and my girls are NOT thrilled! The ladies free range on our property all day so I kept Little Roo in the coop so he could get use to the surroundings. He's just a little guy, close in age to my ladies but very small. He doesn't have his spurs yet...
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    Swollen leg/thigh

    Thank you so much for your advice and support. Sadly we had to say goodbye to Peep Peep today.
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    Swollen leg/thigh

    A couple of pictures are above. There is no visible sign of injury but I won't say she couldn't have hurt herself while running around our property. She's getting worse by the day. Not moving much at all. Still eating and drinking if I put her close to the food.
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    Swollen leg/thigh

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    Swollen leg/thigh

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    Swollen leg/thigh

    I have a barred rock that has a very swollen thigh . We've checked for injuries and haven't seen any cuts or scrapes. It's warm to the touch and she's be sitting down a lot lately but will hobble along through the day. She's eating and drinking like she always does but has been more of a lap...
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    missing hen

    Thank you! It's so hard to find her and she's so close to the others. I really thought we would be able to flush her out. She's a wild chicken now! We are half expecting her to come out of the brush dressed like rambo!
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    missing hen

    We never found her :-(
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    missing hen

    I go out everyday and shake their food and call to her. I think the problem may be that she's young and new to our home.
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    missing hen

    We just recently had a fox visit our property. Three of my hens out foxed him and made it home but one is still on the lam. We saw her yesterday in the brush but she managed to disappear into thin air. Any tips on catching a chicken? She's managed for a week on her own but I would feel better...
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    Lost a chicken. My heart is broken

    We have just recently moved our coop and under further inspection I did notice a small dip something could have gotten through. We have had a couple rats here and there, we are in the country. Would a rat go after a chicken?
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    Lost a chicken. My heart is broken

    The reason we think the other two hens had something to do with it is because the coop looked like it had been turned upside down. There was blood and feathers, it was terrible. I feel silly being so heart broken but these chickens are my pets and I do really adore them so do my kids. It was a...
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    Lost a chicken. My heart is broken

    I woke up this morning to find that one of my chickens was dead. My heart dropped. I couldn't bare to pick her up so I had to get my husband. We have a very solid coop and he said it looks as though the other two had pecked her neck. Any help and support is more then welcome, it's needed. She...
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    How much time should my hens be in their roost?

    I'm happy to report that my chickens are barley in their coop at all now! They are usually waiting for me at the door of the coop first thing and can't wait to wander our property. We have stand of sumac trees that my hens just love and they spend most if not all of the day there. I sometimes...
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