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    My girl isn't doing so well..

    My 5 and a half year old buff orphington has pale comb and wattles,breathing through her mouth, laying down, and her poop looks like tar. I currently have her set up in my room with some egg and kefir which she isn't interested in aside from a few small bites. What could it be?
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    Dust bath

    Diatomaceous Earth
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    Bully hen

    Recently our Welsummer hen has been ruthlessly attack our speckled Sussex to the point of a bloody head/comb, and even her perviously friendly Dominique flock mate has joined in the bullying. Since yesterday when the injury incident I've let the Sussex have free roam of the yard as her save...
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    Fat pullet, and egg problems

    We have a nine month old serama pullet who is both overweight (20 Oz.) and has a lot of trouble laying. She only started laying about a month ago, and when it comes time to lay she wanders around stressed and squawks with discomfort. Her diet has been restricted to pretty much just layer...
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    You know you're an animal lover when _______.

    When your birds sit around with you watching T.v.
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    Comment by 'cochunk' in item 'Australorp'

    I know exactly how you feel. My Australorp was a cuddler too. And very soft I might add.
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    Baby chick and screaming rooster

    I might also add that the only other time he showed this behavior was when he shrieked and had a seizure caused by a sinus infection we treated 2 years ago. Other then that he never did this with the previous chick's last year
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    Baby chick and screaming rooster

    Just yesterday our hen hatched a little chick, and every time our rooster sees it he goes into not a cackling episode and won't stop. He is usually very good around babies, and it's worrisome. Please help
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    In memory of Zelda Mae

    Yesterday, I experienced the event that pet chicken owners dread, the untimely death of a hen. With that, I figured I'd share some of her history, and how much she meant to me. Zelda was an Astralorp approximately 2 weeks old when we acquired her, by then we had gradually introduced the...
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    Silkie thread!

    Question: I want to get just a silkie and have one of our serama hens raise it, in theory could that work out?
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    What is this chicken thinking?

    Draw me like one of your French hens.
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    Straining and heavy breathing

    Update: It hasn't gotten any better, she's becoming listless, panting still, and her vents been dirty. We did however wash the area and put lukewarm honey in to sooth whatever's going on, if anyone can is there more we should be doing?
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    Silkie thread!

    Does the vaulted skulls effect both bearded and non-bearded?
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    Straining and heavy breathing

    Our little 2 year old serama hen has been straining a lot when she defecates which sometimes prolapses, her cloaca makes makes a lot of noise when she preens too . She'll start breathing heavily on occasion, usually I hear it when she's just hanging out on the couch or standing behind me. other...
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    people with house chickens

    We have house Seramas (4 hens and 2 roosters; which we separate) The ring leader and absolute ruler of the house is "Django" he is the father to to other roo and 4 of the hens (the other being his "wife") and gets full run of the house day and night while the others go in their cages in the...
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