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    Let’s Talk About Bird Flu

    For a flock of hobby chickens just keep them away from areas with things like birdfeeders and waterfowl. Most of the strict biosecurity is mainly a thing for commercial farms (although stuff like having a pair of chicken boots and keeeping generally clean is a good idea) They are cautious...
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    Growth/wound on eye of Chicken

    There was some trouble integrating a group of four chickens to our three year old flock of three hens. There was some fighting and one of our Barred Rock's had some wounds near her eyes. It was swollen but her eyes seemed to clear up latter in the day. A few weeks later I saw she had a growth...
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    Wondering what the cause of feather loss on head

    16 percent naturewise, using BOSS and dried pheonix worms as treats along with foraging in the backyard. None of the other chickens have any major feather loss, all four are laying eggs. There is a rooster down the street (suburb) but we just hear him call.
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    Wondering what the cause of feather loss on head

    No rooster... just three other chickens. Haven't seen any mounting behavior.
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    Wondering what the cause of feather loss on head

    Microraptor seems to be loosing feathers on her head. She is the lowest in the pecking order so I am not sure if it is mites or just being picked on. Her vent doesn’t look unusual it is just her head.
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    Is this Bumblefoot?

    Just checked out the feet of the chickens in our flock and I see some black marks/scabs on their feet. There are no outward signs of distress or change in their behavior, wondering if this is bumblefoot.
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    Chickens constantly panting

    We got four chickens in early march, two austrolorps and two Easter eggers. They have been growing healthy and all have recently started laying eggs. Link to my fiancé's posts about them Micro seems to be constantly panting, she has been doing this for a month or so. She has no other obvious...
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