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    Sudden death this morning

    The five remaining birds are almost back to normal today. They didn't attack their breakfast quite as vigorously as usual but it's all gone now and they are energetic. Could something in the yard have poisoned the bird that died? I don't think we have any free testing around here. I'm in...
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    Sudden death this morning

    They are about 20 months old, their dropping are a bit of everything from solid nuggets to puddles but nothing that seems unusual. They have been in the same coop for the past year and have daily access to the yard. No other symptoms that we noticed, but we are novice chicken people.
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    Sudden death this morning

    Hi This morning our six chickens didn't come out of the coop right away, and didn't eat much when they did come out. They seemed to be avoiding one of the buffs. A couple of hours later the one buff was laying in the corner panting and died within the hour. The remaining five seem ok but are...
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    Losing neck feather

    Thanks for the reply, That's what I was hoping was going on but I thought she was too young.
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    Losing neck feather

    Hi I am completely new to chickens and have a brood containing 2 Buff Orpingtons and 4 "brown layers". The Buffs are about 8 months old and the brown hens are 5 months old. They get to free range for an hour or two about 4 time a week. One of the Buffs has been losing feathers on her neck...
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