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    My chicken's foot is swollen and has a bubble on it

    I just found three of my white laying hens either have a bottom of their foot swollen or one has a bubble on the top. Wondered since I let them out each day if they got a sticker in their foot? Should I pop that bubble and iodine on it? Not sure what to do?
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    New baby chick hatched by bantie hen, do you take the chick away?

    Do I put food and water in the nest for the baby?
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    New baby chick hatched by bantie hen, do you take the chick away?

    I have had two chickens born, one last night that died and one this morning. Both have been hatched by our bantam hen, she has about 12 eggs underneath her. The new little one is doing well but do I need to remove it from under the Mom and put it in a seperate box with a heat lamp, food and...
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    Two year old hens not laying

    I have had cross Rhode Island Red Hens, about 20 and then 10 white laying hens that were producing 25-30 eggs a day. About 3 weeks ago they quit laying. We are down to 5-7. There has been some temperature change and I noticed the white hens are molting. We have not changed the feeding...
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