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I just wanted to follow up in the hopes I might help someone else out. The hen, ‘Blackie,’ seems to be stronger. For a while her legs were too weak for her to even scratch and her claws were getting kinda gnarly. I had tried to trim them but she was stressed so I let them be. I’m happy to report...

Thank you so much for replying. Unfortunately I have seen this in my older hands, as well. And they were on their way out. No, she has not been laying. 😣 But she’s only 2. Her belly is not swollen, there is nothing there. Now that Sorry, I was trying to reply while feeding the scrambled eggs...

I have a two year old hen that has become somewhat weak and has had diarrhea for over a month. I noticed in late summer that she would sometimes lose her balance slightly, not really fall but she would rest on her hocks at times. She still walks ok, albeit somewhat slowly, but then I realized...

Approaching 11 weeks old and a little concerned with the very rose colored comb on the one with no crest. Thoughts?

Here is my recent experience. I have 3 BO hens. I’ve had them for 2 years and decided to add 3 more EE’s which are smaller. I raised the chicks inside until they were about 12 weeks because I’m in WI and it’s cold. I bought a small run extension similar to this...

I started a small flock this past spring. First time with chickens, I went with four based on what I read- with four you can afford to ‘lose one’ without having compromised the size of the flock. But losing one hurt more than I ever imagined. I lost my first chicken to a hawk today. My girls are...