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    HELP! Extreme feather loss, lethargic, being picked on, losing weight hen. HELP

    Today she laid the first egg she has laid in 2 months. I think she must be on the road to recovery.
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    HELP! Extreme feather loss, lethargic, being picked on, losing weight hen. HELP

    I'll skip the cat food as I would hate to cause any more health issues. She seems to be doing a little better the last few days. Pecking around the yard more and her feather loss is slowing down. How long does a typical molt period last? I am still pretty sure she had some other health issues...
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    HELP! Extreme feather loss, lethargic, being picked on, losing weight hen. HELP

    I am not sure if she is in molt or not... I always thought the molting period was only a few weeks or so, and she hasn't been herself for about 2 months now. Until just a few days ago, her feathers were normal all except her vent area which has been bare for 2 months. I added more protein to her...
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    HELP! Extreme feather loss, lethargic, being picked on, losing weight hen. HELP

    What exactly is ACV? Sorry for my ignorance. I planned on dusting her with more powder this afternoon, and I was wondering, how often is too often for a topical insecticide? As far as the egg binding, since she hasn't laid in many weeks now, way after the signs of her losing weight, missing...
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    HELP! Extreme feather loss, lethargic, being picked on, losing weight hen. HELP

    Relatively new chicken owner here, with a small flock of 3 hens (White Leghorn, Rhode Island Red and Easter Egger) which are all 2 years old. The problem we are having with the Leghorn is so lengthy I hardly know where to begin, but here goes. Until this time, our chickens were relatively easy...
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    Easter Egger Sexing "tips and tricks" *Pictures Included*

    Thanks so much everyone for your replies. I think she is a pretty bird, too! I am relieved it looks like she is a hen. The Silver Laced Wyandotte baby who we are thinking is a rooster, I think I may have found 2 homes for her/him. Good homes, which thrills me. I think I will give it a...
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    Easter Egger Sexing "tips and tricks" *Pictures Included*

    FLChickens, I sure hope you are right.. thanks!
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    Easter Egger Sexing "tips and tricks" *Pictures Included*

    Thanks dandydoodle for trying to help determine if my EE is a hen or rooster. I am new to chickens and already had the blow of learning my beloved Silver Laced Wyandotte is a rooster and now I must find a home for him as I can't have roosters in my small town. I am enclosing a better photo of...
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    Newbie help!

    Still awaiting reply from the person I was suggested I contact regarding "adopting" him..... No crowing this morning, but then I got up about half an hour later than yesterday, too (7 AM). His/her crow is so garbled and weak, I keep hoping and praying she is a she and not a he, but I am losing...
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    Newbie help!

    Thank you for the suggestions.... will try everything to get this guy a good home. PatMan, thanks, I will look that person up.
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    Michigan

    Hello all.... I am brand new to chickens, and this website has been outstanding in answering many questions I have. I am in Holly, which is located half way between Flint and Pontiac. I have a problem and that is finding a GOOD home for a bird who I believe has turned out to be a rooster...
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    Newbie help!

    Thanks AuChick.... good idea.
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    Newbie help!

    Thanks for the positive words, Cowgirl. Since we got them 8 weeks ago, I knew there was a chance this could happen, but I just hoped like crazy it wouldn't. I wish there were a way to tell the difference (without doubt) in the sexes when you are purchasing a chick. It makes it so hard to get...
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    Newbie help!

    If in fact everyone is right, and the Wyandotte is a rooster, where does one go about finding a good home for a rooster? I live in Michigan (Flint area). I am clueless on where to even start, outside of going door to door at nearby farms.
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    Newbie help!

    In another month we may have gotten rid of him already. Our small town does not allow roosters, plus I would die if the neighbors started complaining! This just makes me sick, I have no idea where to find a good home (where he is loved, warm and not eaten) for a bird that is already just...
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