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    baby chick not thriving

    I need some guidance on whether or not I can help one of my chicks. We live in Hawaii where there are lots of wild (free-roaming) chickens. The hen mom technically is wild, but we had rescued her as an injured chick 10 mos ago and rehabilitated her in our home. We healed her infection, broken...
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    Help-strange behavior!

    My (nearly 3 yr old) plymouth barred rock girl is squatting around her coop (not in the nesting boxes) and also laying down in the corner. Resp rate seems a bit higher. Any ideas? I don't want her to die while I am work today. THANKS!!!
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    Help! Buff Orp with injured beak. How can I help her?

    When I went to feed and check my girls this morning, I found my buff orp has an injured beak. It appears to have a crack about 1/3 of the way up from the end (closer to tip). There is some dried blood along the crack. She was eating some soft bread, a little gingerly, but otherwise seems ok. Do...
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    Molting Ameracauna

    One of my four girls is molting (whoever described their coop as looking like a pillow fight just happened really nailed the description!). Does anyone know how long it will last? Are some breeds more prone to this than others? Thanks! Danielle
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    Help! My Ameracauna's feathers are falling out!!

    I have no idea what is up! Do chickens molt? My Ameracauna's feathers began falling out this week, and she's super skittish (unlike her usual confident self). She hasn't laid an egg in about 10 days to 2 weeks. Could she have a parasite? She lives in a coop with 3 other hens (1 each gold laced...
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    no fertile eggs for broody; what to do?

    Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do for my broody BO if I can't give her fertile eggs to hatch? I just don't have the space (suburban neighborhood) to add any to my coop. We have a family of red-tailed hawks nearby, so I haven't even been able to let them out much (we have seen them...
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    Is she broody?! What is broody?

    I am very new to backyard chickens, so I am hoping someone can help me understand my chicken's behavior. (We love our girls very much, and most of all I want to make sure she isn't ill; she appears normal in all other ways.) We have 4 hens of different breeds, all under 1 yr of age, no roosters...
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