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    ear lobes look like water ballons

    To anyone who has the knowledge, Help what does it mean if my chickens ear lobes look like partially filled water balloons ? This was yesterday and now today they look like normal wrinkly earlobes ?? I wasn't hallucinating it was bizarre but today she looks fine. My Plymouth Rock is 1...
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    Chicken Anatomy

    I have a question for anyone who can help me......This is off topic from this thread .... but can anyone tell me why my chickens earlobes are puffy and look like they are filled with fluid when they usually look like a water balloon without water in them???? I always pick up my chickens and...
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    Comment by 'roxysly' in article 'Chicken Coop'

    very cute, I bet your girls are super happy. I love the blue green eggs, I only get white and brown.
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    Think it's too cold for your chickens? Think again...

    Wow I feel so bad after reading the input from all of you pros ( those having to deal with the real cold) I have only 9 hens and I have had 250 watt bulb in the coop, since Sept and i live in the Pacific Northwest...Silverton,Or. Geez I haven't seen 5-10 below since the late 1970's and that...
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    Chickens have a different sense of proportion than we do :)

    That is so funny thanks for sharing those pictures....they are so cute. Wow I never thought that possible....
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    Need some advice

    I have 2 cats in my garage and they use a black kitty box house we bought from Target. It looks like a mock dog house with an opening in the door. My two skinny leghorns always come in the garage and peck at the cat food and the other day when I went out into the garage cause she was making a...
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    13 hens... yet 29 eggs a day. Suspicious?

    that is a crzy number for the number of hens you have. I've had 14 eggs with 10 hens and thought that was fabulous.
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    Chickens have a different sense of proportion than we do :)

    I was wondering I saw a post where someone mentioned they were going to put a diaper on her hen so she could come in the house. Did I read that correctly, do diapers work? I've brought my sally jean in the house to watch the morning news while I finish my morning joe. She sits on a big towel on...
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    Water at night?

    kjfrogster41 Yesterday 8:04 pm Aren't chickens fascinating? Every one a bit different. My girls have been roosting in their secure hen house putting themselves in at sun down/early twilight since they were about 6 weeks. However, even though they LOVE eating meal worms, they will not touch...
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    Mites? Lice? Ewwww... I'm SO GROSSED OUT right now!

    Wow, I'm so glad I stumbled upon this conversation. I have supplemented my pine shavings with some straw. I'll be removing all straw tomorrow and sticking with the pine shavings. Good to know Geeezz I'm one of those that treat her chickens like cats and I'm constantly handling them and...
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    layer pellets vs. layer crumbles

    I tried to give them pellets and I thought the coop had been invaded by a rodent on crack. The place was a disaster. I cleaned up every morning only to find the same disaster the next day. I guess they didn't like the pellets so I went back to crumble. roxysly:lol:
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    sick hens need advice, help update

    wing it, I would sure like to know how it turns out. I will hope for the best. roxysly
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    How long is average molt? NO eggs from my 2 yr old hens for 6 weeks.

    BOG, I agree about the concern about the heat lamp. I'm always in there fussing with it to make sure it's secure. The structure is an antique one for sure...but the girls seem to like the layout. I definitely need to make some adjustments. As the weather starts to get colder, I'll...
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    Got Flogged by A rooster tonight

    Wow I had no idea that my possible cockerel's ( I think I might have two roosters ), might give me such a hard time. They are truly pets and I think they are all frankly quit confused and might think they are something other than chickens and that I'm the mama big dog. I 've been holding them...
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    How long is average molt? NO eggs from my 2 yr old hens for 6 weeks.

    Wow your chicken coop pictures are AMAZING...I'm so jealous...you even have their house insulated. No Kidding... If I had the tools and the know how I'd do the same. For now here in Oregon these chickens of mine will need to survive some pretty frozen weather come winter. I'm going to make...
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