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    Limping, sitting sideways, trouble walking - 2 hens

    About 3 weeks ago, my 4 year old Buff Orpington started limping and having trouble walking. She's bad for a few days, up for a day, won't get out of the nest, then she gets to the run on her own. Often sitting with a leg sticking out, flapping her wings for balance. She eats, drinks, has no...
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    Gender Identity Issues?

    I can't figure out how to upload the image from my upload page to the forum.
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    Gender Identity Issues?

    So, this morning I wake to a crowing rooster. I don't have a rooster, it must be the neighbor's right? Wrong. My six month old Blue Langshan is flapping "her" wings and crowing right before sunrise this morning! As I stood at the back door with my jaw slack, I thought, how could that be...
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    Is it okay to steal eggs from under a hen?

    My Buff Orpington gets broody for weeks or months at a time and the other hens will climb on her or next to her to lay in the same box. So, she may be sitting on a half dozen eggs. I reach under her and collect them all the time, but she's sweet. I pet her and talk to her and thank her for...
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    Splayed, weak legs. Help!

    I have five 2 year old hens and just introduced three newbies (all different breeds). Once the new babies were about 4 weeks old, they were moved to the big coop, but in a smaller coop inside the big coop, so they can be outside and close the the adult hens, but not picked on until they can hold...
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    Broody Hen, no Rooster

    I have 6 hens and no rooster, so of course my eggs are not fertilized, but my Buff Orpington thinks that all the eggs must be hatched. I have two nesting boxes and one has never been used. All six hens use the same box. Never had this problem before....maybe spring is causing this behavior...
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    Bald Patches

    A couple of my hens have bald patches and a few mornings, their coop was full of feathers. This is my first spring with them. Do they moult this time of year? One has a weird bald patch over her leg with feather pins sticking out and blood dots, another is missing a bunch of tail feathers and...
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    Sopping Wet Chickens...

    Mine haven't seen rain yet and they are afraid of the hose and run at first, but I noticed when I spray the dirt in their run or dump out their water, they immediately come over and scratch the dirt, peck at stuff, and even dig a hole in the moist earth to lay down in. They seem to love it!
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    Backward Girls! Coop by day, Run by night!!

    OK, I have 6 silly hens with little pea brains! They are 11 weeks old and love to hang out at the door every morning waiting for their breakfast, they finally are not afraid of me, they scratch, take dirt baths, love treats, hen peck each other, and dig holes to nap in, they go into their hen...
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    What do you name your chicken(s)?...

    I have six girls that are named after my mother, her three best friends, my mother-in-law and her mother.....some of the best hens I know! Easter Egger - Sherry (my mom's name) Buff Orpington - Annie (had blonde hair when she was younger) Silver Laced Wyandotte - Peggy (always had grey hair)...
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    Different Growth Rates

    Quote: That helps, thank you!
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    Different Growth Rates

    Quote: They were all born on Memorial Day. MyPetChicken told me that all their chicks are born on Mondays. I find that intriguing and I'm skeptical. They insisted that they do not assist the hatching, either, they just have the breeding and hatching down to a scheduling science. Still...
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    Do you made your chicken coop manually?

    Husbandually
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    The Magical, Wonderful, Whimsical, Handicapped Poop Coop!

    LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the poop coop!! Great design with the crooked whimsy, the mossy wood, the outhouse moon door and the name! In the process of building a coop and looking for a great memorable and witty name for it! Bravo!! Great job and great price!
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    My Ducks and my garden ponds-Please give me ideas!

    It seems to me that you might be able to buy one of those camping pop up kitchen tents. It's covered on top, netted on the sides, can be staked into the lawn on the corners and weighs very little, plus they have a zipper door for you to go in and out. One or two people can just lift it off...
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    yogurt

    I keep hearing about yogurt. Is this just plain yogurt, or can they have flavored yogurt?:pop
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    Taking baby chicks to swap... how long can they be off heat??

    I'm not sure if they are called, "heated hand pads", but there are heat packs you can activate by breaking an inner pack in the bag. I believed they were made to be used for human injuries, like a portable heating pad. When my babies arrived from MyPetChicken, they had a heat pack in there for...
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    Different Growth Rates

    I have 6 3 week old chicks. One each of Cuckoo-Marans, Buff Orpington, Dominique, Silver-Laced Wyandotte, Golden Campine and an Easter Egger. All of them are a head taller than the little Golden Campine. Is she always going to be smaller or will she catch up?
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    When will they know I'm not trying to eat them?

    Quote: That's funny! I really did lol!!
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    When will they know I'm not trying to eat them?

    So, my 6 3-week old chicks, still in their brooder in the garage are terrified of me! I call, "chick, chick!" everytime I pass by and bring them their food and treats of lettuce and celery, but they always flip out like I'm trying to eat them. I feel guilty grabbing them to hold them, in an...
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