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    Lethargic chicken

    A week ago I started the whole flock (3 hens and 5 pullets) on corid because one of the hens passed after being lethargic and having snotty poo. Today I put electrolytes and probiotics in the water and noticed one of the pullets acting off. I brought sick baby in the house and she looks really...
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    Missing feathers

    I have a hen that has lost the feathers by her tail and vent. At first I believed that the other hend were picking on her but now I'm not sure. I have checked her for lice. I don't see any! So what do you think is causing this and how do I get her back to being nice and healthy? Thanks!
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    Dog keeps killing hens

    What's the best material to use to enclose the top?
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    Dog keeps killing hens

    Insult on injury, it is *my* own dog that is doing it! I have a 2 year old dauchshund that is responsible for killing 4 of my hens in the past 2 months. We have built a pretty good fence around the coop area to prevent more killing which resulted in my americauna getting eaten this morning. I...
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    Strange Silkie/frizzle chick. Anyone seen this?

    That is such a cool bird!
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    Two out of 3 dead

    Thanks, they weren't in their coop. I'm sure they would have been safe there, I just wasn't home last night to lock them up. I can't imagine how a dog or coyote could have gotten in. We have a combination wood and barbed wire around the yard, with fencing along the bottom of the barbed wire...
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    Two out of 3 dead

    I'm pretty shocked right now. I live in the suburbs, I didn't think there were predators that could do this. I'm so sad! Any ideas what could have done it? All that's left are a bunch of feathers. What can I do for my one remaining hen? Do I get her new friends or not?
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    Mean Hen

    I know it isn't uncommon for hens to peck and go after each other, but I have a hen that is a jerk to me! If I pick her up, she poops on me...or tries to. Then when I put her down, she bows up and challenges me and ends up pecking my legs or foot. If I walk by her in the yard and need to get...
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    Comment by 'PrincessChicky' in article 'Automatic Waterins System'

    amazing.
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    Can I even do this? *grafting chick to broody hen*

    One of my less winsome chickens has gone broody again. Again!! 2nd time in 6 months. She's killing the egg production around here, we only have 3 hens. Anyway, we have an approximately 4 week old chick and I'm wondering if I can stick her under the broody hen one night? Is a month old too...
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    Intoducing new chicks to existing flock

    I've been worrying about this very same thing lately. I have a month old BO and then 3 full grown hens in the yard. I wanted to ad her to the others but every time we visit the older ladies, they do not give her a warm reception AT. ALL. From reading this, I guess she'll be separated from...
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    Come oogle my new baby. :)

    Her name is Do-si-dos and she's a buff orpington chick. I'm hoping she 'stays' a girl, they said they were sexed chicks, but I know that's only ~ 90% accurate and knowing my luck..... I didn't ask them how old she is but she's only just getting wing feathers so I'm guessing just a few days...
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    Molting for Christmas?? Is that normal?

    Thank you sourland. I think I'm going to have to move her to a larger carrier if I'm going to keep her inside much. She can hardly turn around in this little one I put her in tonight. I guess if I just have her in the house over night she won't need much room to just sleep. I'll dote on her...
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    Molting for Christmas?? Is that normal?

    I have a pullet that has decided to molt through the winter. I told her it wasn't a good idea but she didn't listen to me. We live in north Texas and we've had our most serious cold weather move in today. We have about 6-8" of snow out there, it is COLD, and my chicken is missing all of the...
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    White Earlobe?

    I have a healthy chicken with white earlobes. They're kind of funny looking. She's a silver laced wyandotte and she lays brown eggs. :)
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    I rescued a hen beginning of August with a horrific, moldy, gangrenous wound...*Graphic photos! and

    You have done an amazing job with that bird. I'm sure most people's first instinct would have been to cull her. I hope you choose a good name for her to show her spirit and her amazing grit to recover!
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    Previously broody pullet now molting

    ...Normally I wouldn't care but doesn't DECEMBER seem like a stupid time to get naked? She has big bald spots all over and there are feathers **everywhere**. I'm sure I can't stop this from happening but is it normal to molt after being broody? She didn't lose a single feather while broody...
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    Is my broody hen keeping the others from laying?

    We didn't get eggs out of anyone today. That broody babe is throwing a wrench in our egg production. Arg. Maybe this cold snap is helping with the phenomena, but I blame the hen mostly! She hardly comes out of the nesting box on her own so I go out there and remove her a few times a day and...
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    Is my broody hen keeping the others from laying?

    Ha! I took your advice and made another nesting box within the coop and wouldn't you know it, as soon as it was done, one of the chickens flew into the coop (knocking me aside) and went and sat down in there. 45 min. later and we've got an egg! I guess they just needed that other nest and...
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    Is my broody hen keeping the others from laying?

    The title says it all. Since my one hen went broody, my other hens aren't laying. Obviously, she won't get out of the nesting box. We happen to only have one nesting box. Will the other hens lay someplace else or are they holding them? Anyone have any words of advice? I only have 3...
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