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    New Mother Still Stealing Eggs

    Hello everyone! My Silkie mix hen, Snowbell, has been broody going on two months now. Finally, about three weeks ago, I caved and got a dozen eggs for her to hatch (I don't have a rooster). She sat on them beautifully, and managed to hatch nine of the ten that were fertile. Throughout her...
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    Dominique Hens and Black Stars Not Laying

    Thank you both! I hope this theory is correct. I guess they're just more sensitive than the others?
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    Dominique Hens and Black Stars Not Laying

    I'm having an odd problem. I have a mixed flock- two Dominique hens, two black star hens, two Ameracauna hens, two Maran hens, two mixed breed hens, and a Rhode Island Red rooster (new). Up until a few weeks ago, everyone was laying nicely. I introduced the new rooster two weeks ago (after a...
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    Early Valentine's Day Gift

    I think he's pretty great :) They've already started to lay eggs- I'm really surprised, it usually takes a week for my new ones to get comfortable enough.
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    Early Valentine's Day Gift

    Thank you both so much! They had a black copper and these two girls. I got to pick out two and I just could not resist the color of these two.
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    Early Valentine's Day Gift

    Thank you! I was pretty touched by the gesture :)
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    Early Valentine's Day Gift

    My boyfriend knew I wanted a pair of Marans to complete my flock- so he got these ladies for me for Valentine's Day! The one with a little brown around her face is Tulip, and the other is Coriander.
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    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    These are my Ameracauna hens, Petunia and Buttercup. Does anyone know what their coloring might be called? I have no idea.
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    Molting with no bald spots?

    That makes me feel better! Thank you! It has been extremely strange here, weather-wise. Seventy degrees one week, and forty the next.
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    Molting with no bald spots?

    I am very confused as to what is going on with my chicken. I noticed a few weeks ago that her rear end was bald. The feathers grew back in, and all was good. Now there are feathers everywhere- all different types. However, she still doesn't have any noticeable bald spots?
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    Escaped Chicken- Missing

    Buttercup and Petunia are reunited! I found Petunia pacing the fence. She is SUPER flighty, so we had an epic jaunt through the woods until I chased her into the garage and then threw her into the house. Then I repaired the hole in the fence because Buttercup had also gotten out, but was...
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    Escaped Chicken- Missing

    I will do that, thank you. I'm so worried about her. I had a chicken escape once over the fence and it was exactly as you described-she couldn't figure out how to get back over. This girl must have hidden herself FAST because she was completely gone in about a minute. Her friend kept calling...
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    Escaped Chicken- Missing

    Thank you so much. I'm hoping she returns. She's a beautiful bird. I'm at work now (a teacher). I'm also a coach so I have a game tonight but I'm going to try and run home before the game and check. I also don't want all the runs unsecured until 9:30 when I get home.
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    Escaped Chicken- Missing

    I am so upset right now. This morning, I let my dog out to potty. What I didn't anticipate was that there was a hole in the run for my Ameracauna hens. They slipped out of the hole, and my dog spotted them and ran towards them. One of the hens flew up onto the privacy fence. When I turned...
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    Trapped Rooster Now Has a Crooked Head

    Kevin wound up making a full recovery! :D
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    Trapped Rooster Now Has a Crooked Head

    The bad news is that his neck is still wonky this morning. The good news is that he doesn't seem too bothered, and he's eating normally.
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    Trapped Rooster Now Has a Crooked Head

    I'm going to guess a couple of hours, because it looked as if he were trying to go into the coop and they do that around 5 or so.
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    Trapped Rooster Now Has a Crooked Head

    Thank you both. He wasn't crazy about my neck massaging skills. I'm hoping he just sprained or wrenched his neck. Sometimes he turns it almost normal.
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    Trapped Rooster Now Has a Crooked Head

    While shutting up the chickens for the night, I found that my rooster was entangled in some deer netting that had come loose. After freeing him, I realized that his neck is now crooked and he is holding his head to the side. He was fine this morning, so now I'm not sure if he's ill...
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    New Chickens!

    Thank you! I can't wait until quarantine is finally over. I'm ready for everyone to settle down so I can get eggs again.
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