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    8 week old Orpington was put outside for the first time yesterday, this morning she is laying on her

    Thanks for the info, I'm starting to think it is heat related, we have been taking them outside for the last 6 weeks for anywhere from an hour to 6 hours at a time, hoping to get them adapted to the heat at least a little bit, that and get them and our other hen use to seeing each other... She...
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    8 week old Orpington was put outside for the first time yesterday, this morning she is laying on her

    Nothing visible and she doesn't appear to be in pain... We are going to try some poultry electrolyte/vitamin packs and see if maybe the heat was just too much for her?
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    8 week old Orpington was put outside for the first time yesterday, this morning she is laying on her

    Ok so I put our 2 newest chicks outside yesterday in a corner cage so they have more room but are still protected from the other full grown chickens and anything else flying by. Last night I saw them both sleeping together like normal. This morning she is laying on her side and not able to...
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    Missing fluff on butt

    I have a small flock, only 3 adult hens and now two 5 week old chicks (they are still in the house, have not been introduced to the flock yet). 2 of my hens are on one side of the yard and 1 or the other so she is not picked on all the time. The 2 on the one side are both Red Stars and are about...
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    Hen or Rooster?

    Not sure if it is considered red or brown, the lady I got it from called it brown feathers and that was why she was getting rid of it, she was only keeping birds she would be able to show. We just wanted some different colors for our flock and we wanted Orpingtons....
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    Hen or Rooster?

    No he/she is not wet, feathers have been about like this since we got it in November... not much change at all.
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    Hen or Rooster?

    Thanks, I was thinking the samem looks nothing like my Buff Orpington (size or shape),,, Any ideas on the breed?
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    Hen or Rooster?

    OK I have what I was told is a Blue Orpington pullet when we picked her up in November 2012. She was supposed to be around 4 months old so by now she or he would be approximately 24 - 28 weeks old...And we have no clue if it is a hen or a rooster. Any guesses?
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    Swollen face and very lethargic

    My new girl "Sandy" has a swollen face and is very lethargic... I think it might be MG but was not able to find any Tylan or Denagard locally, I did order some from QC Supply just not here yet... I have been giving them some antibiotics that one of the local feed places suggested as well as I...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Hello AZ, another newbie here... Just started our chicken adventure a few months ago. I guess I could have waited on this for some cooler weather to start learning...lol oh ya I didn't get that choice our first chicken, her name is "Chicken" original I know, just showed up on our driveway and...
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    Newbie in AZ with questions...

    Wow that for all the warm welcomes! Thanks for the responses, I figured it was all just a matter of time before they settle in, I did hear from a few that we should have 3 minimum but we are new and my Wife still not 100% sold on the chickens... She still thinks I'll bring home a rooster and...
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    Newbie in AZ with questions...

    Thanks, I'm sure they will be ok but I want to make sure I do the best I can for them... New to this but they are already part of the family... Wife doesn't know how we did without them in the past... lol
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    Newbie in AZ with questions...

    Ok so about 3 months ago a chicken showed up on my driveway... After a month of her making a mess all over the driveway we decided she is part of the family and built her a coop inside of a 10 X 6 dog run we had. Apparently she decided she was happy because she started to lay eggs almost...
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