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    Do hens still lay if they are hurt or is my hen egg bound?

    My hen was attacked by a rooster and her wing was hurt and bloody. So I've been keeping her up for the past 2-3 days. I've noticed she hasn't laid any eggs and she is starting to molt as well (not sure if that can affect laying or not). So, today I felt her vent and it feels like an egg is stuck...
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    My hen won't stop pecking me!

    Truffles the chic is no longer a chick. She has grown into a hen. Her 1st birthday was actually last month. Anyways, she has started pecking me about a couple months ago. She has gotten to the point off bruising me very badly and it hurts! It's gotten to the point where I have to put her up in...
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    How to find/catch snakes

    Thank you to everyone for the replies! These ideas are very helpful. Rusty, I think I would die if I found that big of a snake in my coop! Eek!
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    How to find/catch snakes

    We have a hen laying and I'm pretty sure she was sitting on more than one egg. Well now she is only sitting on one egg and we think a snake is the culprit. I know we have a big snake out there somewhere, I have found the skin of him. My question is, what's the best time to go out there to see if...
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    Normal for this many chicks to die?

    They are doing fine today. I got probiotics for their water and they seem chipper. Maybe I just had two bad ones? I've heard good things about them too. Very nice people as well.
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    Normal for this many chicks to die?

    Thanks for your concern everyone. I got them from the poultry house. It's a local hatchery that has been coming up every sat to Bonnie's barnyard in triune. I'm going back this sat to speak to them.
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    Normal for this many chicks to die?

    I bought 6 buff orps last week. One died. I know it's pretty normal for a few to pass away so I don't think anything of it. However, I went back last sat to buy 3 more buffs and two have died today. To me they were acting lethargic and not as energized as the Marans I had bought with them but I...
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    What to feed my new chicks???

    Ill actually add to this and ask, does the chick starter need to be medicated? I've always bought just regular chick starter but see others have bought medicated.
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    Hello from Middle Tennessee

    Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! CarolJ-thanks for the middle tn link as well. Excited to see that there are so many of you all near by!
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    Diary of a Crossbeak: Support for Special Needs Chickens and their Keepers

    Oh my gosh, this post made me cry! Thank goodness there are other kind hearted people out there to take care of special needs animals. All of your babies look so sweet :-)
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    Hello from Middle Tennessee

    Hey there, I'm mainly on here to just learn about chickens and to interact with other chicken lovers. I've had chickens all my life but I have recently acquired a baby chick named Truffles. I took Truffles in because I thought she wouldn't make it if I had left her with the rest of the chicks...
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    Rescue Chickens

    The rooster in the first picture is SO cute!
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    Roo Or Hen?

    Yes, I think you're right about the Easter Egger. I have never heard about the breed until I came on here. Very interesting! Thanks for your help.
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    Roo Or Hen?

    This is Truffles. He/she is 5 weeks old. I have no clue what gender it could be. I thought since it's spurs were so big that maybe it could be a rooster but again, I'm just guessing. Some of the other chicks have bigger combs than Truffles though. And on the breed....I'm assuming it's an...
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