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    rooster attacking my hen

    i have just noticed a lump on the hens leg, where her foot meets her leg. its not cut or infected looking and she is walking just fine, with no limp. could this have anything to do with the aggressive rooster?
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    rooster attacking my hen

    I have 4 hens and 1 rooster. The hens and rooster have been raised together and are 2 and 3 years old and have always been together. They have always gotten slong but yesterdsy i noticed that the rooster keeps attacking one of the hens. She is broody but i dont want her sitting on eggs but she...
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    i need advice on my buff sussex hen!!

    Quote: Since she's eating, drinking and laying normally...I wouldnt worry about it. Just in case, it wouldnt hurt to visually inspect her for lice/mites. Thanks for your help..
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    i need advice on my buff sussex hen!!

    i have a buff sussex hen who is just over a year old. over the last week i have noticed that her bright red face, comb and wattles goes a very pale pink sometimes and then very quickly turns bright red again. she is eating, laying and behaving normally. is this normal or is there something wrong...
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    should i give them grit??

    i was told that i should be giving my chickens grit if im giving them treats.. i have always given my hens grit but now i have a 2 week old chick and 3 five week old chicks.. i gave them some oats, potatoes and spaghetti over the last few days.. should they be getting grit or are they too you young?
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    blood in chicks poop.. please help..

    i have 4 chicks, 3 are 5 weeks old and one is 2 weeks old.. there is blood in one of their poop.. i know i'm kind of freaking out but is this normal? is it a disease? what do i do? please help.. they have all been eating normally and drinking plenty of water. they are all behaving normally and...
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    My *girls* are getting so big!

    Quote: what breed are your golden coloured chickens? they're beautiful..
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    rooster went after our daughter

    i had a rooster who was very gentle and calm and one day he chased my sister.. we didn't believe her at first but then he did it to me several times and even to my dad.. people say there are ways of discipling them but he kept going for me. i never tormented him or scared him but i was so scared...
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    scared chicks

    Quote: i have the same problem with yogurt, apparently everyone's chicks LOVE yogurt but my chickens wouldn't even look at it.. i will try some of those, thanks.. why is it necessary to give grit with the treats
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    scared chicks

    Quote: What sort of treats should i give them apart from mealworms? what are you using?
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    scared chicks

    i have three 5 week old chicks and one 2 week old chick. in lots of peoples pictures on this site, i have seen lots of people with their chicks sitting beside the or even sitting on their knees.. my chicks run away when they see me.. how do i get them to come over to me or is it too late to...
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    feed problems

    thank you for all of your advice. where can you buy the oyster shell? is it expensive?
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    feed problems

    i have 3 hens and 4 chicks.. 3 of the chicks are 4 weeks old and 1 of the chicks is just 2 weeks old.. i've been feeding them all chick crumb for the last 4 weeks, even to the hens and i read that there isn't enough protein in chick crumb fir hens. i can't separate the hens and chicks so would...
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    vinegar

    i give my chickens ACV too. i also give it to my chicks, espically when they're young because it is said to help prevent cocci in chicks.
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    Do i help the chick out?

    ok, we'll have to wait and see so. mum got off the eggs today for a couple of minutes several times today to come out of the coop but she left the chick in the coop and went back into the coop then after a few minutes. is this normal?
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