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    Having a rooster in the city

    Hey all, I live in Charlotte NC. I have had chickens for seven years now and I would really like to start breeding. I live in the city limits and our city ordinance does not allow you to have a rooster. My neighbors are all very nice and love my chickens but would not be happy if I got a...
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    sneezing 8 month Jersey Giant

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    sneezing 8 month Jersey Giant

    I purchased 5 new chickens last week. They are all around 8 months old. One has started sneezing and wheezing. I am new to chickens and do not know if this is something I should be worried about? what could this be? should she be separated from the others?
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    Help!!!!!!!!! my chicken has a injury (bad deep cut) on her underside

    thanks!! I just got all the maggots off. She have be in the house. I have moved her to the bath tub. I will change the bedding in the coop for my other hens.
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    Help!!!!!!!!! my chicken has a injury (bad deep cut) on her underside

    My vet is not available this late on a Saturday. It is very bad and can not find anyone to help me. I have up in a call to the local bird rescue and am waiting for a return call. I have cleaned out the wound but it probably happen a couple days ago and went unnoticed. Is there any thing I can...
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    Molting, lack of eggs, distress. HELP! I'm new

    I'm in charlotte nc. Not what i would call cold, but we have been cooling in recent weeks. I've been feeding them laying feed pellets and i throw out scratch feed every day or every other day. Thanks for the advice!
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    Molting, lack of eggs, distress. HELP! I'm new

    Something was getting into mt chicken coop and eating the eggs. Its been about two weeks since I've gotten an egg, I noticed the eggs drop off after I found broken egg shells in the coop. Obviously the break in caused a lot of stress among the chicks. This is also the same time the...
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