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    Anyone seen this before?

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    Anyone seen this before?

    I was watching them and I think your right. What can I do to stop it?
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    Anyone seen this before?

    I dont know if it is feather plucking or not. Could it be a molt starting? I have 5 hens. 2 easter eggers and 3 black star hens. The easter eggers both look a little ratty but this one in particular looks the worst.
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    Anyone seen this before?

    Have been noticing that my easter eggers feathers have been looking ratty lately and now I saw this today. I am not sure if this hen is laying or not but I do know that one of the two is. She is 9 months old so should not be molting. Any help would be appreciated.
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    how many chickens will fit in my planed coop?

    I am always curious about size recomendations. If you ask someone who raoses chickens on a farm they will tell you 2 sq ft per bird. If you ask someone who does it as a hobby its 4 sq ft minimum. My coop is 4x4 and houses 5 birds just fine. I guess i split the difference being around 3 sq ft. I...
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    Aqurium Water Heater????

    I just set my waterer up with an aquarium heater. My waterer is a pvc j that uses atmospheric pressure to maintain water level. I could not use any of the poultry water heaters with this setup. I put a rubber cap on the top spliced the heater wire and ran it through the rubber and sealed it...
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    Sick EE please advise!

    Wanted to give you guys an update and see if it would help. She is not doing the weezing thing as much and her breathing seems less labored. She is making a soft gurgling noise when she is breathing though. I put her in a laundry tub with food/water and a 60w red bulb to keep her warm...
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    Strange behavior sick or normal?

    Not sure what this is about. My ee may have laid her first egg yesterday but now is doing this. I made a video to show rather then explain. Hopefully someone can tell me whats up. Thanks
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    Sick EE please advise!

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    Sick EE please advise!

    What are gagworms? Do you meam gapeworms?
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    Sick EE please advise!

    Throat looked clear. She does not have any discharge at all. Crop did not feel full. I put her in my other tractor by herself for tonight. I did not see anything on the cutip when I put it down her throat.
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    Sick EE please advise!

    More info if helpful. 1) What type of bird , age and weight. Easter egger 7 months old 5-6lbs 2) What is the behavior, exactly. See video 3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Just saw today. 4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? None of them are acting funny. 5) Is...
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    Sick EE please advise!

    Anybody have any ideas? I am going to separate her now. I think she has been laying for over a week but it could have been the other EE that was laying. If that's the case she just laid her first egg because I had 2 in the nest box today. One large and one small blue egg.
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    Sick EE please advise!

    Today one of my EE's is acting very odd. Please watch the video at And tell me what you think could be going on with her. Thanks!
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    Hawk looking for some chickens!

    Got a picture of a red tail hawk wanting to join my flock. Too bad I cant shoot them like I do the squirrels.
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