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    Feeding oats to chickens and/or turkeys?

    I recently bought a GIANT bag of steam crimped oats with the intention of using them for a hog. We ended up not needing them. Before I give them away I thought I would check to see if they were safe to feed to my hens? They wouldn't be the sole food, just an addition. My kids also have a...
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    Advice on letting broody hen hatch eggs

    I don't think it's actually all that uncommon. I had never seen it before but my daughter caught our chicken doing it on video.
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    Advice on letting broody hen hatch eggs

    I have had a couple of hens that were really broody (we have no rooster). I asked a friend about getting some fertile eggs from her & she brought me 6 for my 2 hens. By the time I got them only one hen was still broody. I placed the eggs under her on the evening of 9/16 & she is doing great...
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    Freaked out, bare butt chicken

    How long have you had the new chicken? I am not familiar with Fowl Pox but I did get a chicken from a friend before & most of her birds had bare butts from pecking at each other. After a short time at my house the hens feathers did grow back. As for the scabbing on the comb, does it look...
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    Lump on chicken's face under eye *UPDATED with picture*

    Thank you for your replies. I have added a picture. I do not notice any other symptoms aside from some feather loss on her neck.
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    Lump on chicken's face under eye *UPDATED with picture*

    We've got a Buff Orpington hen who is 2+ years old. Recently she has developed a big spot under one eye. It is a big, swollen bubble. We've been keeping an eye on it & I am certain that it did go away briefly but is very obviously there again. None of our other birds have anything like that...
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