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    1 Death, 1 injury. 2 seperate incidents or one?

    Update!. 2 separate incidents! Ralph the big dope was cutting his comb on a piece of PVC under the feeder. Sanded the #?$& out of that. But as for my little hen, sadly I think she had a heart attack or such.
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    1 Death, 1 injury. 2 seperate incidents or one?

    Took another look at the other females and didn't see any cuts, blood or other. Still very puzzling. The tone of the flock seems ok but off a bit with the loss of one. Nothing unusual tonight at close up. I have started to notice one of the hens back is wearing thin, from Roo to much. I...
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    1 Death, 1 injury. 2 seperate incidents or one?

    I have only one Roo in the coop. I had 6 hens :( now there are 5. The hen I found dead, I checked twice and could not find any blood or visible signs of trauma. The coop is 12 X 6 and 8 feet high. The run is at least twice that size.
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    1 Death, 1 injury. 2 seperate incidents or one?

    Hi guys and gals, So I got home about 20 mins after dark today and went to check the flock and gather eggs. When I got to the coop I found 4 hens, 1 male roosting and found 1 of my RiR (9 months old) face down in the shavings near the entrance . The timer for the door had not worked and it...
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    Bald spot on head- Pecking, molting, or mites?

    Hi guys, I'm totally new to the site. Wanted to jump in real quick to weigh in. I was posting tonight at some point. I have 2 RI red mixes and started to notice similar bauld spots on one of my girls about a week ago. No signs of mites. Then this afternoon she had an open wound. I did all...
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