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    Cannibalism- what to do?

    Barb passed this afternoon. Since this has happened before but not to this degree I’m thinking we will remove Fannie. I’ve tried many things and can’t let the rest of my flock be in danger. Thank you all!
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    Cannibalism- what to do?

    The is a picker for sure… but this went way way too far and barb doesn’t fight back. So does that make it bullying? We use an egg layer feed. They are molting and we just added some meal worms for extra protein. She is molting pretty hard and I’m wondering if the need for protein lent for this...
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    Cannibalism- what to do?

    I have a favorite chicken - Barb. And she was brutally pecked by another hen-Fannie. Fannie is a picker and has done this to another chicken but not to this degree. I have treated Barb to the best I can and we are waiting to see what happens. We are heading into winter where my chickens have a...
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    Water belly and Swollen foot. Is it time?

    I wasn’t able to get picks before we had to leave:(. Her belly is about 3xs it’s normal size and it affects how she walks.. she visibly waddles a bit like a duck but is still able to move around relatively easily. She is not limping very much if at all from the swollen foot. We will see how she...
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    Water belly and Swollen foot. Is it time?

    Ugh I don’t even know how to write this. I have a chicken that a couple months ago developed water belly.. maybe longer than that. Which all of my research is saying is pretty grim eventually. She’s has more good days than bad and has some good quality of life so I’ve let her be. But most days...
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    Toxoplasmosis- I’m pregnant! How do I handle it.

    Also I should say my husband can help out with the chickens, but I’m the main chicken keeper… and he doesn’t know all the things to look for or how to handle them.
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    Toxoplasmosis- I’m pregnant! How do I handle it.

    I’m pregnant! Yay! Then I did some reading on toxoplasmosis and talked to my midwife and she basically said I was most likely already infected and to stay away from my chickens… I’m wondering if anyone else has had this advice or what you have done during pregnancy while caring for chickens...
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    House chicken?!? For now… but then what?

    She’s been out there in the kennel for the past few weeks and we have been doing supervised outings in the run for awhile now as well. It was too cold last night to keep her separate in my opinion. It was -13 f. So I put her with the gals so she could stay warm. I was out with them off and on...
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    House chicken?!? For now… but then what?

    I have a polish chicken juju who is getting beat up by her flock mates. She hurt her leg a month or two ago and was limping badly and they attacked her. It was a bloody affair by the time I found her. I brought her inside for a couple weeks then she was out in the kennel in the coop for several...
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    Reintroducing inside chicken to coop and outside temps around 15-35f

    Yes 10 square feet in the run per bird and 3square feet in the coop per bird.
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    Reintroducing inside chicken to coop and outside temps around 15-35f

    I put her outside yesterday and with it being 40 today she is doing well. I put her kennel in the coop at night and she did fine. It’s 40s and 30s high over the next few days before it drops again so I think she will acclimate well. The other hens did get to her tho and peck her some more so I...
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    Reintroducing inside chicken to coop and outside temps around 15-35f

    10ft in the run and 3ft in the coop enough for 20 birds.
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    Reintroducing inside chicken to coop and outside temps around 15-35f

    I had a chicken(JuJu) get attacked by her sisters. I have 14 hens in all of different breeds(cochins, Delaware, leghorns, polish). The coop and run are sized for 20 chickens. I think one of us must have accidentally stepped on Juju and hurt her foot. She was limping pretty bad, but is walking...
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    Hurt/attacked/cannabalised chicken help!

    Okay. I think I’ll take her to work today to keep an eye on her. Update: upon further inspection. She has a hurt leg. She is hobbling around. So I’m assuming she became somewhat of a sitting duck and that is how/why this happened.
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    Hurt/attacked/cannabalised chicken help!

    Is there anything I need to know about keeping her inside? She won’t get a ton of interaction and from what I know chickens are social gals.. I’m literally watching tv with her now, but will she be okay in a pen by herself in a room for 10 hours in a day(not everyday but sometimes I work long...
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