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    Damaged Tail Feathers

    Yes, New Hampshire! Ok good, I'm glad you think so. I did notice one of the girls nipping at one of my other chickens today, so hopefully that's all it is. Thank you!
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    Damaged Tail Feathers

    Thank you for your response, @Wyorp Rock ! I really hope it's just her flockmates. Here are two more pictures of her. Do you think it's normal for her comb and wattles to look so undeveloped at 3.5 months? Two of her flockmates are sex-links, and I know they mature more quickly, but they...
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    Raccoon during the Daytime

    A giant raccoon was spotted in my yard in the middle of the day, very close to where my chickens usually hang out! I think the raccoon eats the cat food my neighbor leaves out. At night the chickens are kept in a coop that I believe is raccoon-proof, but I'm worried that they are at risk during...
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    Damaged Tail Feathers

    Today I noticed that one of my pullets (3.5 months old) has pieces missing from her tail feathers (picture included). I also found 4 large, healthy looking tail feathers lying in her coop. Her tail is noticeably less full than those of my other 3 pullets. The rest of her feathers look fine. I...
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    Can chickens find their way back home?? lost in a cornfeild?

    Hi there, I stumbled across your story recently and was really touched by it. I was searching for answers after a young hen of mine--one of the sweetest of course--went missing, and I wasn't sure if she'd been taken by a hawk or was just disoriented in the dark. Just like you, I was bawling my...
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