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  1. girlonthefarm

    Chicken seems paralized? What??

    About 3-4 days ago the grandkids went to see chicken flock and found a bird on her back. They uprighted her and she wobbled around. they came for help. the chicken had her wings drooping, one more than the other and she limped and wobbled like she couldn't support her weight on one leg. When...
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    what's wrong with my flock?

    I need help trying to figure out what is wrong with my flock. This summer egg production dropped to almost nothing. We had some hot weather (triple digit) for several weeks. The hens seemed to go into a molt, so we waited. But the heat is long gone, their feathers still look bedraggled, the egg...
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    potato scraps

    Could someone please explain to me what is the danger in feeding potato scraps to my chickens? I read here that you should not give chickens raw potato scraps because there might be green potatoes in the mix. I read in my gardening books that green potatoes are caused when potatoes are exposed...
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    Amerecana Combs

    This spring we bought from the feed store 6 Amerecana Chicks that were 1 to 2 weeks old (along with 6 BRs). After I discovered this site and started reading the posts here, I began to think they are really EEs. I was more convinced as they grew older and one chick did not have the ear muffs...
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    When do the eggs get bigger?

    I got my first egg from my BR's on July 30. It was regular size, but was a double yolk. the next egg was tiny in comparison. We are up to 4 eggs most days from 6 BR's, with 2 more double yolks. All these eggs are smaller than the store bought small egg. I was surprised at how small they are...
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    new member question

    Hi! I am new to chickens, and have never joined a forum before so I hope I am doing this right. I have been 'lurking' trying to get educated and find answers to my questions. Most of the time I find what I needed to know, but decided to join so I can ask a few more specific questions. We bought...
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