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    Help diagnose (pictures)

    My original thought was she ate an egg, but I didn’t see a shell. I consulted the site about illness before I did anything (like wipe/clean it) because some things were saying not too, like pox and the like. I’ll take a warm wet cloth to her and clean it to see if it returns. I don’t see...
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    Help diagnose (pictures)

    So, this black sexlink is about 2 years old. She has been separated from the flock because of my Barred Rock rooster picking on her pretty bad, to the point that I thought he injured her leg (she isn’t using one leg). Noticed that 2 days after being separated, she has this yellowish custard...
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    Missing patch of feathers (small of back)

    I do and that’s what I was leaning towards. Funny thing ia that I typically see him on every other hen.
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    Missing patch of feathers (small of back)

    My Barred Rock has had this patch missing for 2 months now. Wondering what it’s from. The rest of the birds (7) are fine.
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    Run: Half bare, Half thick brush?

    A few did get under. A skunk several times and a fox recently. He got a hold of one of my girls. I ran out at 3am and scared him off before he could finish the job. Now, the perimeter has been sured up, the chicken is on the mend and the Fox is dead. I saw the Skunk again walking the...
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    Near hawk experience.

    I've read that all the predatory birds are illegal to kill/trap. So, I refrain doing so, as far as law enforcement is concerned.
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    Near hawk experience.

    That's something I might have to try. Shooting one of my guns off to scare him seems like a little bit of overkill.
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    Near hawk experience.

    Had a Hawk swoop down 30sec after I opened the run this morning. One of my girls saw him first and let everyone know. I turned to go to the door (I was in the coop) and he flew 5' by my head. I'm sure he'll be back tomorrow. A few mornings ago, he was perched right on top of my coop. The...
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    Run: Half bare, Half thick brush?

    Oh yeah, the underneath of the brush is DIRT. They picked that clean. Maybe I'll cave a little path through it. (I don't know why I like creating more work for myself)
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    Recently injured Hen Scared to death of One of the other Hens.

    So, 2 weeks ago a fox got in and nearly got one of my hens, my Alpha hen. The others were attacking her, so I separated her for the last 2 weeks. She was still in the coop and run, just fenced off from them. In these 2 weeks, she has gotten much better and just did not want to stay fenced off...
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    Run: Half bare, Half thick brush?

    So, my coop is surrounded by a run. It's about 5 feet to a fence in front, with about 3 feet on the sides and about 40+feet to the rear. The first 15 feet or so towards the rear is pretty bare. The rest of it is thick brush, briar patch, tall grass and weeds. It was a real PIA to fence in...
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    My alpha hen got attacked

    Thank you. I thought it was bone when i first pet her and felt it. It's definitely not. Looks like maybe some new feathers coming in. How long would that take? Could be that there are some ingrown causing that ball? I'll have to investigate further. I am happy that she is doing...
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    My alpha hen got attacked

    Its on her back. She was quite calm while i messed around touching it. Pretty sure a fox put a few teeth in her.
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    My alpha hen got attacked

    Can someone tell me what this is? Its like a lump of a semi soft something. Infection?
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    Red Fox, Grey Fox, Coyotes ???

    I think all three are at least passing through my property. Saw the 2 coyotes. Talked to my neighbor and he just shot one last week. He hoped that was it. He raises turkey and has about 500 in the barn. I had to break the bad news to him. Saw the Red Fox the next morning. Got a good...
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