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yes my chickens look healthy just have gotten very thin all of a sudden , the corn i give them is just a craked corn from the feed store. i know that a leghorn should be a nice big bird and lay big egg there eggs are very small and don't get only about 25 a day and have 45 hens they were laying...

I was wonder if any one can help me. my chickens seem to be getting skinnier all the time i have brown leghorns and i know they should be a big bird but seem like all they do is eat i have and 18% egg layer they can eat any time they wont and is they have corn there all the time. i have noticed...

diet is cracked corn and egg leyer feed thats in front of them 24 7 there shed is a 12x14 and there is 35 hens and 1 rooster in there they are a mix of white and brown leghorns. as for treats we give them popcorn, old bread, sunflower seeds, potato peels, I have some that a 2yrs old in a...

I have some old chickens and they have lost there feathers and don't seem to grow them back its on there backs and wing most of them have lost all their tail feathers as wel:/l. at first i thought maybe it cause they were getting old. but i have some that i got this spring they are in a...

thanks for all imput. my shed is about 12X16 and i have 45 chicks in there they are outside from 6:00 till dark . I have them on chick grower and are given fresh water daily and is in front of them 24hr a day. i have about 50 layers and started them out from chicks and never had this problem...

I NEED YOUR HELP I GOT CHICKS THE 5TH OF JUNE AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE THEY HAVE KILLED ON AND THEN STARTED TO EAT ON IT . DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY THIS IS I HAVE A NEIGHBOR LADY THAT IS IN HER 80'S AND SHE SAID IT MIGHT BE THAT THE CHICKEN IS SICK. WHAT DO YOU THINK AND CAN I STOP THIS OR IS IT...

thank you for your help

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i got some babys on june 5th and i have noticed that they will single out one and kill it and start to eat on it what can i do to stop this and what will cause them to do that, does anyone have any ideas