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    Introducing new chicks to existing flock

    so, are they never going to get along?
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    Introducing new chicks to existing flock

    Thank you for your response! They can't free range since we have coyotes and foxes that run through the yard. I actually lost 2 chickens last last year to a coyote. They have plenty of food and water areas (3 set up right now), and lots of perches/roosts around. Although they don't seem to...
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    Introducing new chicks to existing flock

    Hi There! I have 2 older birds and just got 4 new chicks in March. I have tried integrating them together and it is not going well. I have tried separating them to let them see each other for a few weeks but when I let them all co mingle, the littles get so scared and the older birds will...
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    Chicken Walking funny, but still laying

    Just to follow up, I ended up taking her to the vet. Her diagnosis is that she is fat. which is good news I guess. Has anyone else had experience with overweight chickens? I am supposed to only give her a controlled amount of food 2x per day. Which will be challenging with the other flock...
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    Chicken Walking funny, but still laying

    She seems perfectly normal otherwise. She hasn't lost weight, still eats fine and lays eggs. I will try the vitamin B supplements, Thank you!
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    Chicken Walking funny, but still laying

    I need some help please! I have a 9 month old Jersey Giant that has started to walk funny, squatted low to the ground, almost like she is crawling if she had knees. It's been over a week. She is still laying an egg a day, so I don't think it is egg binding. I have tried to examine her, but...
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    Roo, or noisy pullet?

    No eggs yet on any of them, but I am hoping soon!!
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    Roo, or noisy pullet?

    Thank you! It's nice to know her breed too. I have one more I am struggling with the breed on. Any help here?
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    Roo, or noisy pullet?

    I am a new member, but have been reading posts here since I got my chicks back in April. They are about 4.5 months old now and one of them is much louder than the others. I am starting to think that maybe she is a he? Any help here would be appreciated.
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