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She died last night, somewhere between 5 and 7 PM, less than 12 hours after I noticed symptoms. Sad to lose such a snuggly and sweet little one.

So my two 9 week Buff Orpingtons and my two 18 week Black Australorps share a coop with a run, open during the day, gate open to free range, and coop back up at night. They have lots of ice water through the day (and a few with no ice, options), and some produce treats from the kitchen, in...

Hello! New to backyard chickens, and our family (ok, mostly me) has been learning quickly under the tutelage of our flock: a black, a white, and a blue silkie, all two weeks old, two buff orpingtons, (we suspect pullets) both 8 weeks old, and two 16 week old black australorp pullets. Of course...