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    Sick hen - what does this poop mean?

    Thanks for the advice, appreciate it. She is a Red Star, hatched 2019. Her sisters are all healthy. I will investigate further. Would I need to go to a vet for amoxicillin?
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    Sick hen - what does this poop mean?

    Hello! One of my hens is obviously unwell. She had just got through a molt and had perked up and began laying again, but shortly thereafter she underwent another behavior change. For just over two weeks now she has been isolating herself from the flock, roosting earlier, and has been sluggish...
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    Sudden behavior change and patchy feathers

    Good news... I picked her up to investigate a new bare patch on her neck this morning and what at first looked like broken off feathers, and discovered... new pin feathers!
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    Sudden behavior change and patchy feathers

    Top of the pecking order. At least she was, not so sure now. Thanks for the tip, I will take a closer look.
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    Sudden behavior change and patchy feathers

    Noticed a sudden behavior change in one of my red star hens. She is normally noisy, active, curious, and assertive (pecks). I had them shut in the coop for a couple days due to cold temperatures. When I checked on them she hung back, and later when I let them into the run, she peeked out the...
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    Limping chicken with feather loss

    One of my four hens has started limping a few days ago, and she has also been losing feathers. (None of the others are losing feathers.) She has a bare patch on either side towards the vent, her tail feathers have taken on a slightly bedraggled appearance, and she has a small patch on the back...
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    Comment by 'LindaO' in article 'Composting With Chickens'

    We already had an existing compost heap before getting chickens, and they love it! They are efficient mixers, and yes, it gets spread all over the place. In order to keep it more contained, we used metal posts and chicken wire on three sides. The finer compost gradually gets pushed through the...
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    Urban Keeper

    Sorry, I don't remember what I googled, as I am frequently googling chicken-related topics. I initially joined looking for advice on how to help a chicken with frostbite.
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    Urban Keeper

    Mostly red star, one black star.
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    Urban Keeper

    Hello fellow chicken enthusiasts! My municipality changed its bylaws to allow backyard chickens in urban areas. We were thrilled! We are limited to just five hens, but nevertheless we built them the Hilton of coops. I love how curious and communicative they are. The learning curve has been...
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    Sore on foot, discoloured crown

    I was able to post a couple pics, not the greatest I was trying to get a photo quickly before the other chickens tried to escape the coop!
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    Sore on foot, discoloured crown

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    Sore on foot, discoloured crown

    Yesterday we noticed one of our red stars crown had turned a grayish brown at the tips. Today when I checked on her I discovered she had a yellow sore on her food that was leaking fluid onto her feathers, and she was limping. She was active yesterday, but had gone into the far nesting box to...
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