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    Fleeing the Coop

    Positive. Both of them were here this morning and walking around the yard as per usual. Unless she got dragged off during the day...
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    Fleeing the Coop

    My girls had an attack yesterday and one was killed...I have two chickens left. One has been hanging around today like normal but the other is missing, looked everywhere. They're usually back in the coop by dusk but I have not seen the missing one. Is this typical behavior after such a traumatic...
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    A story of found friendship...

    Unbelievably sad news. Charlotte was taken in the night by some predator who ripped apart her coop.
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    A story of found friendship...

    I started backyard chickening with three birds I inherited from a co-worker almost a year ago. We had a rough start with one, who was already sickly and not laying, and after a month or two she died. This left two chickens who spent the winter together, laying and playing happily. Sadly...
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    Anyone ever heard of a Spring molt?

    Hello BYC! I posted a couple weeks ago that my chickens seem to have some dirty tail feathers, and I noticed today that one of my hens is losing feathers around her vent and also along her comb on top of her head. Could she be molting? I thought that occurred in the fall. I got her in...
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    Dirty butts!

    I have two golden comet hens and I've noticed that they have a lot of messy droppings sticking to their feathers on their backsides. They are perfectly healthy as far as I can tell and are laying beautiful eggs, one a day each (usually). I was just wondering if this is normal or not (I'm still...
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    Possible impacted crop? Help!!

    Top of the hill, I am convinced now that it is sour crop. I picked her up today and massaged it, I could feel the gritty mess that's stuck in there (she was burping too, I guess that's why they call it "sour"). I will be taking your advice and separating her from the rest until it goes away...
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    Possible impacted crop? Help!!

    Thanks for the advice. I do use hay as bedding in their run. In the coop itself is shavings.
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    Possible impacted crop? Help!!

    My blue laced Wyandotte just started laying, and I noticed that her crop seems to be hanging really low and sort of swaying back and forth when she walks. I don't know if it is impacted/sour or if she is just putting on weight. She is not refusing food, and is not acting strange, but she has...
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    Wyandotte just started laying and looks strange...

    My Blue Laced Red Wyandotte has just started laying one egg every other day after molt. She was the same size about as my other two Golden Comets while she was molting. Now, since she started laying she has been putting on the pounds. She is obviously very fat now, should I be worried? Could...
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    Chickens went without water for a day or more. Problem?

    Thanks everyone. Just got a hold of my friend and he got back from the hospital yesterday and checked on them, so they only went without water for a day, thank goodness. The pedialite and watermelon ideas are great, thanks for the advice!
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    Chickens went without water for a day or more. Problem?

    I live in VT and went away for Thanksgiving for a few days. A friend of mine was set to watch my three chickens while I was gone. They had full food and water before I left. My friend wound up going to the hospital, the last time he checked on them was Wednesday (it's Sunday now, just got...
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