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    Hen walking backwards

    I was taking a video of our dog and caught our hen walking backwards. I’ve heard that that’s a sign of neck problems or neurological problems. I’ve never seen her do it before. I watched her the rest of the evening and she never did it again. She’s two years old my initial thought that she was...
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    Easter Egger with mohawk

    How cute! The Mohawks are just fun!
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    Easter Egger with mohawk

    It’s hard to get a good photo when they’re in the “baby pen”. The other bantam is definitely a roo and already crowing. There’s eight chicks in the pen all 7/8 weeks old. 1 roo, 6 pullets and this one! I’m not seeing any aggression from this one. I can see what looks like saddle feathers maybe...
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    Easter Egger with mohawk

    Ha ha!! Definitely doesn’t match the others. It’s super sweet. Even seems to have less feathers, so maybe younger? Pretty cute whatever it is!
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    Easter Egger with mohawk

    I bought these 3 chicks at a feed store as “Amerancana Bantams” which I assume means they are Easter Eggers. But one has a mowhawk! They are 4 weeks old. The comb on one of the gray ones looks more pronounced and pinkish, so maybe a cockerel? (The heat lamp is near in the photo casting a...
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    Older hen trouble walking then sits with legs in front of her

    She’s doing really well! We would bring her out of the coop each day and make sure was near food and water and was actually eating and drinking. Carried her back to the coop in the evening. Other than her legs just not working she seemed just as happy as could be. Alert, pecking grass nearby...
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    Cochin. Pullet or roo?

    These two buff Cochin are around three weeks. One had a reddish tinted comb and has these odd wing feathers that are 3-4 feathers thick and almost stick out from its body. Never had Cochin so was wondering if one might be a roo. Most photos are of the one in question unless I caught the other...
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    Welsumer or Barnevelder?

    One chick is 12 days old and one is 2 1/2 weeks. One is supposed to be Welsumer and other is Barnevelder. Is it too early to tell who is who? I thought large one was Barnevelder. It’s a “classic” so is that Partridge? The little one is in first 5 photos.
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    Cochin chick bare bum

    I just got 7 chicks. 2 Cochin. The bums of the Cochin have no feathers around the vent. Is this a breed thing? I’ve raised many chicks and have never seen that...but never had Cochin either. 😊
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    Older hen trouble walking then sits with legs in front of her

    She laid an egg two days ago on the floor where she sleeps. She hasn't laid more than 2-3 a week since summer so that's fairly normal but hasn't been able to perch in roost for almost two weeks. She's not near as hefty as she was this summer but is eating and drinking. She'll hop up and come...
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    Older hen trouble walking then sits with legs in front of her

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    Older hen trouble walking then sits with legs in front of her

    I can't get a video to load. ? Nothing else is unusual. I could not catch her walking but she stands up and if she wobbles she will use her wing to stabilize herself for a few steps and then kinda falls/plops back down. She can take about 10-15 steps that way.
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    Older hen trouble walking then sits with legs in front of her

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    Older hen trouble walking then sits with legs in front of her

    I have a 6 year old buff orpington that really struggled staying warm during a long hard Texas freeze in February. I have 12 hens and all others were comfortable and thriving but she was shivering and obviously having hard time regulating her body temp. We brought her in the house for 2 days...
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    Egg bound? Hen is sickly and getting worse quickly

    I have six 9 month old hens in my flock that started laying a couple of months ago. I have five other hens that all laying. I can kinda tell which eggs are my new eggs. One was slightly larger than average, thinner shell than usual that is “wavy”, and has what looks like blood smears on it. I...
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