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    Barred Rocks gender help - 10 weeks

    I'm thinking they're all girls. (And those pictures are ADORABLE.)
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    16mo Buff Orp is painfully thin - and not getting better?

    Thanks for all your help BYC! You guys rock!
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    16mo Buff Orp is painfully thin - and not getting better?

    Okay. Making a list right now of stuff to do. 1. Add extra food and water stations; monitor to MAKE SURE she is eating and drinking. 2. Up the protein to help get through her molt and put on more weight. 3. Give pumpkin and pumpkin seeds for protein and as a natural wormer. (The girls looooove...
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    16mo Buff Orp is painfully thin - and not getting better?

    As far as I can tell she eats and drinks regularly, but I may quarantine her for a bit in a few days and make sure. Luckily my schedule is pretty clear for the next month so I have time to be a doting chicken mama! I'll also see if I can get my hands on some pumpkin seeds! Regarding upping...
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    16mo Buff Orp is painfully thin - and not getting better?

    So for now should I just try to boost up the protein? I don't want to medicate unnecessarily if I can avoid it, but if the protein doesn't make her put on some weight I'll consider it.
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    16mo Buff Orp is painfully thin - and not getting better?

    Oops, you got me confused with another poster - I'm in AZ!
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    16mo Buff Orp is painfully thin - and not getting better?

    Thanks for the reply! This is my first ever flock of chickens and none of them have been wormed. We've been trying to get more protein in, I know that's important.
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    16mo Buff Orp is painfully thin - and not getting better?

    Hi y'all, I've hesitated to post this for a while - I might just be a paranoid chicken mom, but nothing is getting better so I ask for you help now! My Buff Orpington is about a year and a half old and has always been quite lightweight for and orpington. For the past few months she seems to be...
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    That is, without a doubt, the most gorgeous coop and run I have ever seen. My hat is off to you! Beautiful work.
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    Which BYC member would you want to meet the most?

    Most of the Arizona chicken people, Mahonri in particular.... um.... a lot of people..... I just wanna meet all their chickens XD
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    10 mo Buff Orp Hen - Underweight?

    She hasn't been wormed - but a lot of you seem to be saying you have similar hens, so for the moment I won't worry about it. I'll still keep an eye on her though and come back if it gets worse. Thanks for your help!
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    10 mo Buff Orp Hen - Underweight?

    Anybody else have any opinions or advice to offer?
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    10 mo Buff Orp Hen - Underweight?

    Hmm, I had considered that. People have different body types, why not chickens? Heh. Might just be me being a worried first-time chicken mama. I'm going to continue to keep a close eye on her and make sure she doesn't get worse.
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    10 mo Buff Orp Hen - Underweight?

    I've been noticing lately that my 10 month old Buff Orp Ruby has been feeling a little skinny compared to the girls (all the same age)_ but today I really noticed it. I can feel her breastbone prominently all the way up and down, she has hardly any meat on her. I weighed her today and she barely...
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    SLW - ROO or too early to call? 3 weeks! Ack! =) UPDATE - 18wks

    My SLW did just the same as yours - comb turning pink waaaay early - like, a week old - I was dead set that she was a rooster, but nope! I'm going to start laying eggs! And I breathe a sigh of relief. The poor thing was ugly as sin until she started getting her big girl feathers in though. When...
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