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    Help with egg laying problem

    thanks! turns out both my RIR did it 2 nights ago, but then last night they didn't, and one laid a regular egg today. maybe it was just the weather but if it persists i will try worming them.
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    Help with egg laying problem

    Also, she is about a year and a half old. Thanks!!
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    Help with egg laying problem

    A neighbor gave me his 3 chickens about a month ago- 1 ameraucana and 2 rhode island reds. Both reds were missing feathers, one mostly tail feathers, and one below her rump. He thought the ameraucana was pecking them. I put them in with my barred rocks and mutt chicks (unfortunately didn't know...
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    Friend gave me 2 chicks, are they roosters or hens?

    not sure, i think the other chick must have pecked it. maybe they are both roos and so they are fighting?
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    Chicken attacked by dog - need advice

    One of my hens was attacked by puppies I was fostering. She has a large abdominal wound, and my husband said you could see internal organs. However, she was eating and drinking, so we thought she deserved a chance. We laid her on her back and sewed her wound up, got injectable penicillin from...
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    Friend gave me 2 chicks, are they roosters or hens?

    I isolated chick 2 and put some blue cote on his/her face with a qtip. Any other suggestions welcome!!
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    Chick with bloody face, what to do?

    I think my two chicks may have been pecking at each other, not sure since I didn't see what happened, however the smaller one's face is really red. Not sure what to put on it, any suggestions? I have blue cote but afraid to spray near the eye. See attached picture. Thanks!
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    Friend gave me 2 chicks, are they roosters or hens?

    aloha, a friend gave me 2 chicks. Not sure the breed, likely mutts. Also not sure the age, probably around 8 weeks. When I got them a few weeks ago they were the same size, now one is much bigger then the other. maybe 1 rooster 1 hen? not sure how to tell. Thanks for the help! Both chicks...
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    Wild red junglefowl keeps coming into my backyard - can she join my flock?

    Aloha, I have 2 barred rock hens that free range in my backyard. Lately a wild red junglefowl hen flies into the yard almost daily, stays all day, and flies out at night to roost. We will be moving in a few weeks and i was thinking of trying to catch her and take her with us since she doesn't...
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