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    sick hen and other one attacking her

    I have 2 hens now, one of them is sick. She has poop all over her feathers around her vent and is walking around like she has trouble. she mostly sits all day and her eyes look weary. Also the other hen has began attacking her. She cut her comb tonight so I moved the healthy one to the...
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    how come......

    Hens don't crush or suffocate the chicks when they sit on them?
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    Just an interesting story

    Today I went out to feed the girls and Sheldon went after my feet like she usually does, except today as she was trying to attack me another girl bit her every time she went after me. It was almost like the other hen was trying to protect me. Was she?
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    Breaking a broody hen?

    My Sheldon has gone broody all of a sudden. She snarls at the other girls, she sits in the egg box all day and if I go in to check on her she screams at me. She wont eat or leave the box so I think its broody behavior. I tried to lift her to see if she was laying on eggs and she bit me...
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    fighting alot lately

    My hens have been fighting like crazy lately. The only reason I can think is they havent been laying eggs for a long time and one of them started laying again. Other than that nothing has changed. They fight several times a day
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    Hen having trouble swallowing

    At least I think thats whats wrong with her. She looks fine otherwise, but when she was eating her grains this morning she looked like she was having a hard time getting the food down. what could be causing this?
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    do you think she will sleep in a people bed?

    My son wants to know if his favorite hen will sleep in his bed with him tonight. I told him he might accidently roll over on her and she might peck in defense. I also dont want poop all over his room.
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    I dont know where else to post this I am a hen murderer

    Want to add: She couldnt even stand up even with my help. I think maybe she would have died with out my help.
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    I dont know where else to post this I am a hen murderer

    I had to do something horrible today. One of the girls was sick or injured I couldnt tell. She wasnt eating or drinking, diarreah, wilted limp comb and skinny as if she hadnt eaten in 3 months. Today all she did was cry out in pain. Oh my gosh so I put her out of her misery and wrung her...
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    Please help :(

    I dont know what is wrong with my hen. She is just laying there in her coop. She is very lethargic. I thought she hurt her wing or leg because she was limping and falling forward. She wont eat or drink anything and she is just in a daze. She keeps squirting out poop. I dont know what to...
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    She just isnt getting any better

    My poor baby is injured or sick I dont know which. She limps around like its her foot, holds her wing out like its her wing, but all over her bum is poop. Its filthy and thats why I am not sure if she is really sick. She eats and drinks. I may have to put her down, but I cant kill her. I...
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    Fireworks?

    The only time mine reacted was when my neighbor set on off in their driveway so it was really close. But the ones down at the highschool or a few streets over? They dont care.
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    Heat wave

    It going to be over 100 for a few days in our area, this is a jump up from 70 - 80 degrees last week. I dont want my hens to become overheated so I am trying to think of ways to keep them as cool as possible.....I have moved their run into the shade, I might get a big cube of ice and put it in...
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    I think she sprained her leg :(

    I don't know if there is anything I can do for her. Yesterday she stayed inside her coop while the others went out. Today she came out, went to the water dish and drank for about 20 minutes (its hot here) and then as she was leaving she fell forward. when she got up her right leg was shaking...
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    I love my hens but.......

    I wish I hadn't gotten them. I am so sorry, I have Rhode Island Reds that don't lay anymore and when they do they eat their own eggs. They only 2 years old. I've spent dollar after dollar getting their coop nice and its still a fly attracter. My yard looks like tobacco road because they live...
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