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    7 Month Chickens - Is this early molting? Do I need to be concerned?

    The Wellbar does have pin feathers growing in along the places where she's experiencing feather loss. Also, if it matters, the orp in question has been really developmentally advanced in comparison to her sisters-- bigger, started laying like 3 weeks before everybody else, etc. Thank you for...
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    7 Month Chickens - Is this early molting? Do I need to be concerned?

    Hey all! I have a flock of 12. Six are 7 months old, and six are 5 months old. All but one of the 7 months old girls started laying eggs, but have been tapering off with the change in light. Temps have just reached below freezing at night and are about mid-40's during the day. About a week ago...
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    Do non-broody chickens lay eggs in Chicken Prison? Do I need to give her a nesting box?

    Thanks! I'll get her a box. I wasn't sure if catching her before the pox scabbed might impact the overall virulence with the rest of the flock, but that's a good point, there's a good chance everybody may be infected. I think I was hoping we could do anything at all to impact transmission...
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    Do non-broody chickens lay eggs in Chicken Prison? Do I need to give her a nesting box?

    I have one chicken in Chicken Prison, under observation for a potential fowl pox outbreak. She just started laying about a week ago, and has been an every-dayer since she started. Our Chicken Prison is a large dog cage wrapped in hardware cloth, with pine shavings for bedding and food and...
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    Do we have the dreaded pox?

    I noticed an ashy, raised bump on the comb of one of my Welbars two days ago, and yesterday it turned dark. I isolated her into a chicken prison when it turned dark, and she's been living in her own little space with food and water for the last day. Here are a couple of photos: From a backyard...
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    New chicken mama on the hunt for more knowledge

    I'm excited to be joining up! New to chickens and dove deep into the rabbit hole (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? This is my first flock! I'm new to chickens, but not to birds. I worked at a 'bird zoo' for 7 years, so I'm not totally foreign to bird care...it's...
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