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    Young hen not laying and acting odd

    Thanks! It seems to be early for her to molt, just from everything I've been told and read. But I did think it seemed like she had the symptoms.
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    How do you store your eggs and why?

    I put mine in the fridge and wash them prior to use.
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    Young hen not laying and acting odd

    She looks normal, eats normal, still hangs out with the other birds like usual. She'll eat treats from our hand like always and will come up to us, so long as we don't try to touch her or anything. I checked her but didn't see anything on her. She has lost a lot of feathers from her underside -...
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    Young hen not laying and acting odd

    Our 7 month old Dominique has stopped laying. She was laying daily and then she just didn't lay anymore. This was 2-3 weeks ago. She's also been acting different. She has always been really friendly and eager to sit with us and have us hold and pet her. Since the egg laying stopped, she's also...
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    My hen is a rooster

    Just to clarify, it's her bird as in she picked it out and handled it and cared for it as a chick. Since it's gotten bigger and moved outside, I do all the caring, but she is still attached, naturally, even if not hands-on involved in the care. Also, when I say aggressive I just mean it is...
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    My hen is a rooster

    One of my "guaranteed female" pullets came out of the coop this morning and started crowing at the back door. We've had our suspicions for weeks due to her aggressive behavior, thick legs, and abundance of red on her head, so I can't say this came as a huge surprise. The issue is that we've...
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    Puffy Chest?

    Yes, I'm certain she spit it (as in projectile) not dripped. Very notable difference. It was her whole frontal area. However, I've kept close watch of her today, and while she started the day not a whole lot better than she ended yesterday, she has gotten much better throughout. And by 5:00 she...
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    Dust Bathing

    I had this same issue the other day. They wanted to eat it!! But I was also assured that it was fine and they wouldn't eat more than they needed.
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    Isolated Pullet

    I have a small backyard flock. Originally 3 birds, and added 2 more yesterday very near in age. Initially the 2 new ones sort of hung back together, but today one of them has joined the other birds and they are all doing well. The other one has been isolating herself (supposedly a her) from the...
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    Puffy Chest?

    Anyone? :( I'm trying to figure out if I need to get her to the vet tomorrow or not. It's my 6 year old son's chick, so I may be a tad hyperparanoid about something happening to it.
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    When can I move my chickens outside into the coup

    I moved my 5 weekers out this week and they are SO happy!
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    Puffy Chest?

    My Dominique pullet has a puffy chest today. It's been this way since, I'd say, early afternoon. She's been more lethargic than usual as well, wanting to just hop up on the deck and sleep. At one point, my daughter picked her up shortly after she was at the waterer and she spit water out. How...
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    How much food to feed chicks in coop?

    We moved ours out this week at 5 weeks old. It's already in the 80s here during the day. I will say, they have been SO HAPPY to be outside. It's like their entire personalities have changed! I'm glad I went ahead and did it.
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    Telling a roo from a hen by wing development? Is this true? Is there a pic available?

    I was just shown (literally, like an hour ago) that on Salmon Faverolles the male will have longer feathers on the outer part of the wings, while the female has a more consistent length all the way across. NO idea if I explained that well, but it made sense when he was showing me.
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    Adding a new pullet

    My cross beaked bird already has issues eating. It struggles, like really struggles (I'm honestly not sure if it's getting food in there or not), and is significantly smaller than its same aged companions. I've not fully given up on her yet, but I've had several different chicken folks tell me...
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