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  1. Four Acre Bliss

    My hens are gone. RIP, my beautiful friends.

    Well, we repaired the coop and run and got 6 replacement chickens. An Easter Egger, a Golden Laced Wyandotte, two Blue Wyandottes and two Buff Orpingtons. Of you're the praying type and feel like saying a prayer that they'll be all right, please do so ... we've done all we can to make the coop...
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    My hens are gone. RIP, my beautiful friends.

    Well, we have been hunting over the past two nights ... last night we killed the mother raccoon. Her young one was darting around in the shadows and took off when he heard the gunshot ... we set another trap with bait, but he didn't come back. We'll try again tonight.
  3. Four Acre Bliss

    My hens are gone. RIP, my beautiful friends.

    In my husband's defense, he spent all day yesterday working on fortifying the run and worrying with me about the chickens -- he just decided the one last thing (the thing I felt was most important) could wait at the end of a long day. He just didn't see the gap he'd accidentally made ... he's...
  4. Four Acre Bliss

    My hens are gone. RIP, my beautiful friends.

    Thank you all for your compassion. It is making me feel a bit better. I'm sorry for all those of you who have already had this experience ... it is not an easy one.
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    My hens are gone. RIP, my beautiful friends.

    I'll look into the 4-H possibility. Thanks for all the words of comfort. I just can't believe they're gone. They were my friends. My husband says I shouldn't get so attached and I guess he's right. We've had losses before, but one at a time. All of them at once is just too much to take ...
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    My hens are gone. RIP, my beautiful friends.

    Quote: I live right next to Madison. Please PM me any info you have. Thank you so much.
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    My hens are gone. RIP, my beautiful friends.

    Sadly, it took the violent death of ALL our chickens (who had just started to lay after we'd raised them from babies) for my husband to realize I wasn't being paranoid about chicken wire not being sufficient defense against predators. He spent all day reinforcing the run after we'd lost one in...
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    Speckled Sussex pullet with swelling leg PICS ADDED

    Just posting to say it's been two weeks with no change for the worse or for better. I'm about ready to dig through old pics of the girls when they were chicks and see if maybe she's ALWAYS been like this, and we just never noticed.
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    Speckled Sussex pullet with swelling leg PICS ADDED

    No change at all. She's still running around having fun, eating well and pooping. Her leg is still horribly swollen, but she's able to jump and run and everything. It's really weird. I'm keeping an eye on her but since there's no visible wound on her leg, I haven't treated it at all.
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    Speckled Sussex pullet with swelling leg PICS ADDED

    Thanks, ddawn. That's helpful. I'll just keep watching her.
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    Speckled Sussex pullet with swelling leg PICS ADDED

    Bump for the evening crowd ...
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    Speckled Sussex pullet with swelling leg PICS ADDED

    Bumping because I'm still hoping someone can help my speckled friend ...
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    Speckled Sussex pullet with swelling leg PICS ADDED

    Beakkepper, she really is acting totally normal, running around with her buddies and scratching around in the yard. She has a tiny (would never notice unless you were looking for it) limp today but it hasn't slowed her down at all. She did come right up to me to get pictures taken and kind of...
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    Speckled Sussex pullet with swelling leg PICS ADDED

    It's definitely not Bumblefoot. The bottom of her foot looks completely normal. It's only the leg that's swollen.
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    Speckled Sussex pullet with swelling leg PICS ADDED

    Here are some pics of her legs this morning.
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    Speckled Sussex pullet with swelling leg PICS ADDED

    I got hold of her this morning and was able to really check her leg. It shows no sign of injury but is very squishy and swollen and a bit pinkish around the ankle. She runs around on it fine. The weird thing is that on both of her feet, her toes are now turning black on top. Does anyone know...
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    Speckled Sussex pullet with swelling leg PICS ADDED

    Thanks. I just went out to shut the coop door for the night and she's up on the roost and she does seem to be favoring that leg a little bit. It's kind of out to the side. I can't tell if that's due to size or pain. I guess I'll see how she is in the morning ... I'm new to chickens, so if...
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    Speckled Sussex pullet with swelling leg PICS ADDED

    One of my just-about-ready-to-lay pullets has one leg that has swelled to double the thickness of the other. She's walking on it fine, acting perfectly normal, eating and drinking and pooping and all that. I'm not sure what to do for her -- should I confine her and put her on antibiotics? I...
  19. Four Acre Bliss

    Buff Orpington Contest! Ends May 1st~~~~RESULTS ARE IN~~~~~

    Congrats, winners! It was fun to see all the pretty Buffs.
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    even vs. odd flock

    My flock is eleven -- they are fine. I've never heard of striving for an even number.
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