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    Lethargic with closed eyes???

    My little Feather, seen in this post https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/699313/feather-the-odd-cochin , is not feeling well. She has been this way since Friday and I am really worried. She is somewhere around 15 weeks old. She is lethargic, and her eyes are closed almost always. Before I...
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    Stubborn and broody......?

    I have a buff orpington who is obsessively broody! I want her to stop. I have tried everything. I left her alone for a month to see if she would get the idea when no eggs hatched, put her in a beddingless nest, put her on an ice pack, picked her out of the nesting box and put her outside 3...
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    Feather, the Odd Cochin

    Hey all! For my art class, we were supposed to draw an animal. Naturally, I go to my chicken run and choose one of my younger girls to draw. Out of all my little girls, I thought Feather, our silver-laced cochin, would be the best subject because she sits so still. Feather has a great story...
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    Chickens and parakeets?

    I have seven hens and six chicks (older chicks going on five weeks and younger chicks going on three weeks). For a long time I have really wanted parakeets. On Sunday we got the cage. That night I couldn't sleep because I suddenly thought: "What about the chickens?" I know you're not supposed to...
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    Not egg bound... what's wrong?

    I have a sick chicken in my room, and I dont know what is wrong with her. She has been like this for two and a half weeks. At first I thought she was egg bound, but egg bound hens usually die before a week is up, and I put my finger up there and I cant feel an egg. She doesnt have egg yolk...
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    Best ways to cure egg bound hen?

    I have an eggbound hen and so far I have given her a warm bath and steamed her bottom. I heard somewhere that you can wrap warm flannel around her, but what are some other ways? Is there something I can feed her to help? If nothing works, I am willing to try poking a hole in the egg, but is it...
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