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    How long do cuckoo Marans life for?

    Thank you, something I should of mentioned but didn't think of is they died four months apart and were both examined and put to sleep by vets. I'm guessing I'm just coming to terms with their life spans being shorter than I imagined.
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    How long do cuckoo Marans life for?

    Hi sorry if this the wrong place for asking but I'm dealing with the loss of a pair of three year old legbars Goldie and Bobbie this year and now I'm worried about my Marans Wendy and Pepsi. I read both breeds live 5 to 10 but now I'm learning many chickens die around three because of tumors on...
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    Does this mean i need more boxes??

    Couldn't hurt to add in some more but you won't need one for each hen. I have two large boxes for four hens right beside eachother... yesterday I found three in the left box and zero in the right. This has happened multiple times and is normal they just like to cuddle
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    Soils lump on hens ankle, no obvious pain

    Oh wow, I knew roosters had spurs obviously but I didn't think hens could grow them. Thank you for telling me this, it's a big relief 🙂
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    Hello 🙂

    I didn't mean goodbye as in Goodbye forever more see you later I just didn't know how to end the post lol
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    Hello 🙂

    Hi from Ireland, I've been lurking for about a year ( October 10th is when I first got my girls) and I've finally made an account. Not sure how much I'll post since I usually just lurk but I do love talking about my girls. I have four chickens, two legbars Goldie (who I think might be part...
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    Soils lump on hens ankle, no obvious pain

    Hey there, my legbar hen Bobbie has a soild lump on her ankle and I was hoping someone might have some insight. I touched it twice and there was no pain reaction. She's not limping or starving herself, seems perfectly healthy and I don't notice anything off about her behaviour. The other...
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