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    Hen limping - weird growth?

    IMG_3818 by pdxchickgirl111 posted May 30, 2017 at 8:02 PMWe have a 5 year old New Hampshire Red who has been sticking close to the nest lately. She's never been prone to broodiness, so this was unusual for her. When we finally got her out of the coop a couple days ago we noticed she was...
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    Funky eggs

    Our pullets started laying about 2 or 3 weeks ago. So far the eggs have been normal, but one of them (we think it's our New Hampshire Red) has been laying funny shaped ones, small (slightly bigger than a ping pong ball), not smooth (kind of thick looking in some places), and flat on one side...
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    Pumpkin seeds for young chickens?

    I'm sure you all get a lot of questions about pumpkin this time of year. I want to give the guts and seeds from my carved pumpkin to my girls, but are the seeds too big for 10 week old chicks? What age do they need to be to digest them?
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    Lonely hen and new chicks - how and when to bring them together

    A couple of days ago one of our two Blue Andalusians died suddenly. The remaining hen is distraught, of course, but seems to be handling it all right. We've put a stuffed bird in the spot where her "sister" used to sleep, and that seems to bring her some comfort, but she's still awful lonely...
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    Black cherry tree over the chicken coop?

    We are backyard chicken newbie's, and have recently acquired 4 adorable little chicks that are growing like weeds. We have been busy building them a coop and hen house in the corner of our yard, but have recently discovered that the large tree hanging over it may be a black cherry tree. I am...
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