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    Three Broody Birds

    I’ve got an old buff Orpington, a silver Phoenix and a silky that have all gone broody at the same time. This is the second time this month. We put them in “time out” all together for five days. It seemed to work the first time, but they were back at it three weeks later. Should we separate them...
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    Chicken With a Bum Leg

    I recently posted that my 8-month old buff Orpington had a hurt leg. She has since started stretching it out behind her and it’s fiery hot to the touch. Any ideas?
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    Sick Chicken

    Yeah, me too. But, we did everything we could.
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    Sick Chicken

    Sad news. Despite our best efforts, our chicken died. She rallied for a bit.
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    Sick Chicken

    Do all the outside stuff early and late. Then, stay inside during the hottest part of the day. I was just outside giving my chicken a little bath and it was really nice outside.
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    Sick Chicken

    It's 99 degrees at 5 pm here.
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    Buff Man

    Yes, it was pure luck. The sad thing is that she was the last one in the coop and the smallest bird. So, she's the lowest in the pecking order and she catches it from all the other hens. To her credit, she grew up wild in a tough neighborhood. There are times when she gets her kicks in, even on...
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    Sick Chicken

    That's OK. I consider England my second home. Every time I left England, I always felt I was leaving home to come home. You'll probably find this hard to believe, but I still miss the rain - a lot!
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    Sick Chicken

    Nevada is my home. I was only visiting England.
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    Sick Chicken

    Reno, Nevada.
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    Sick Chicken

    Small world, ain't it? Especially with the Internet.
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    Sick Chicken

    She's eating and drinking when encouraged to do so. Mostly she hangs out under the bushes in the yard. It is pretty hot here right now.
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    Sick Chicken

    I lived for a while in the Telford Estate, then in an old, old house on the street just off Victoria Park in the oldest part of town. Then, I lived in a row house just west of the prison. I loved Shrewsbury. Sadly, I haven't been back in 30 years.
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    Sick Chicken

    She's got all her butt feathers and I'm giving her probiotics and bathing and treating her topically with Lamoille. It probably wouldn't hurt to dust her for mites, would it? I spent the summer and fall of 1976 in Shrewsbury and the surrounding area.
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    Buff Man

    We got six buff Orpington chicks for my wife, for Mother's Day 2015. A cat got one when it was five weeks old. I applied an effective cat discouragement protocol (Gamon Talon 1250 .177 pellet rifle with a Walther barrel and a 3X9 scope). The cat was none the worse for wear, but he definitely...
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