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    Pale comb act normal most of time

    Have a year old buff orpington that's lethargic. Extremely pale comb. We just dewormed the whole flock w safeguard pellets and honestly all the combs are still pale..... I feel like were doing something wrong all of a sudden bc we keep losing chicks. All have been acting normal except we...
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    Are my chickens stupid?

    Hey! Just wanted some opinions. I have a small fence I use for new chickens until we introduce them to the flock. They have shelter and roost bars in there. We had some small chickens that preferred to sleep right by the fence instead of roosting. That resulted in one losing her head to...
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    Second sick chicken

    I was just asking because the hen that is sneezzing now is at the top of the pecking order. I did not want to separate her if there wouldn't be a benefit to the flock. Any advice would be appreciated
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    Second sick chicken

    Sneezing, wheezing, and crackles breathing and runny nose
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    Second sick chicken

    Also we did treat the sick hen for a week prior to her escape
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    Second sick chicken

    These are not new hens. They are actually all our original flock. She was not grave, but we spent hours trying to quarantine her again and was unsuccessful. I did not want to risk the help of the entire flock for one hen
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    Second sick chicken

    We had a chicken who was obviously sick, so we seperated her from the flock for about 1 week. She escaped, and out of fear if the others getting sick, we shot her. But now my other chicken is now sneezing. Do we need to sperate her from the flock or are they all infected?
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    Lap chicken

    Hey! New to BYC and raising chickens. Just curious how to train them to be "lap chickens " They will eat out of our hands etc, but the kids are anxious to have a new best friend :)
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