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    EMERGENCY 3/15/25

    So when it comes to injury and why I would be concerned about injury is the Polish hen that I have has been pretty aggressive. To were that birds fly away from her… My concern was a head trauma injury from reaction or some sort of something that she ingested vs. A “hen fight”. It’s hard to tell...
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    My Turken chick has a weird wound on her neck

    That looks like dried blood thought? It is a turken their skin is exposed for the world to peck. Bluecote and isolate is my thoughts. -M
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    EMERGENCY 3/15/25

    Hi there! I have a bird in trouble and need some assistance. I am not a novice when it comes to injuries, emergencies, etc. but I’m kind of stumped on this one. I have a nightshade Orpington that I found in my coop just recently…. I found her away from the rest of the crew with wrye (sorry...
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    Behaviour of rooster! (new to roosters)

    I live in the Chicagoland area and I have two roosters that I want to rehome and I’ve been trying to reach out to people such as Chicago chicken rescue, put some things out on Facebook and on craigslist, and nobody has bit on it… I have a jersey giant “Chaunky aka cluck noris”, which we know...
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    When two flocks become one…

    Update: So turns out the “bully” decided to wait for the temperatures to plummet to do her FULL molt…. No wonder she was pissed.. PMS to the max… she literally dropped every single one of her feathers so that she was naked therefore was grumpy but the new bird surrounded her and dog piled her...
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    When two flocks become one…

    Here’s a question for you all: how do you merge two flocks into one safely? The back story: I am what I would consider a newer chicken Dad. I adopted four established Rhode Island reds over a year ago. These birds are 2-3 years old. In lasts August I hatched/adopted from same hatch date a...
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    Topic of the Week - Emergency/First Aid Preparedness

    What was the name of the fish anabiotic that you use? And how do you administer?
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    Help! Chicken laying shell-less/ weak shelled eggs+ plus walks like she’s dancing to thriller

    Also forgot to mention, I cannot confirm that she’s actually taking that oyster shell. I’m wondering if there’s a way I could force feed her either with drops or crushed or something else. Also, it looks as if she’s laying shells every single time, but they’re either getting smashed or as...
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    Help! Chicken laying shell-less/ weak shelled eggs+ plus walks like she’s dancing to thriller

    How possible is it that she has portions of egg stuck in her tract?
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    Help! Chicken laying shell-less/ weak shelled eggs+ plus walks like she’s dancing to thriller

    hey everyone, my name is Marty and i have a chicken who is stumping me with her behavior and I need help from the veterans. Back story, adopted 4 road islands from someone who was moving into a place where chickens were not allowed. I have had the chickens for over a year now and have noticed...
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    Hey thanks! Excited to be apart of the group! Looking for coop pictures/ideas where do I find...

    Hey thanks! Excited to be apart of the group! Looking for coop pictures/ideas where do I find those?!
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