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    Links to disease symptoms and information

    Been a while since I last posted. Having some sort of problem with our Golden Comet. She seems to have an egg stuck in her, like it won't come out. She hasn't been herself the last few days and definitely has not been laying. We lost one of our bantams this summer to the exact same thing...
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    This is in response to the subject of hens laying or not laying in the winter months. Ours (2 Barred Rocks and 1 Golden Comet) are laying 2-3 eggs every day, without any type of artificial light. They are youngsters though, about 9 months old, so that may have something to do with it. Live in...
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    Ours got some left-over cherry pie. They go crazy for any baked goods, esp. Pillsbury Baby Grands (Biscuits). They must have taste buds that can distinguish different foods. We had some Anconas that loved bacon. Sometimes , when we ate breakfast outside during the summer, they would come right...
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    Looking to find a home for my 2 month old chick

    I would gladly take him, but, unfortunately, i'm stuck here in Ohio, as we say.How did you come across him?
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    Lost Chicken

    To all those concerned. Many thanks for your sympathy. Still no sign of the lost girl. Life returning to normal at the coop/pen. The injured Golden Comet is healing nicely, although the other birds have a tendency to pick at her wound. Don't know what's up with that, but we are taking...
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    Lost Chicken

    A hawk raided our pen the other day injuring one of our Golden Comets and causing the other Golden Comet to fly the coop. The injured girl is doing fine and should make a full recovery. The lost girl though took off thru the neighbors' back yards and hasn't been seen since. We went out yesterday...
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