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    Bathing, then walking backward...

    Our 1 year old leghorn was just dust bathing & suddenly jumped up walking very fast, backward. She ran into the side board on the "sandbox", then fell out into the grass, still walking backward. My husband picked her up & she seemed ok. She wanted down, shook off, & walked away, We have had...
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    Help identify this peep please!!

    Somebody won this peep at an Easter egg hunt & couldn't keep it, so they gave it to us. It is very skittish, but sweet. Hoping it isn't a rooster! Breed & sex??? Thanks!
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    Two egg songs at one time :-)

    Chipper (white leghorn) & Hawk (EE), both sang their egg songs at the same time the other day
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    My hens haven't molted yet.....

    I think they are about a year old, I thought they would molt by now? Or will it be in the fall? Thanks!
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    white goose in my neighborhood all alone...

    I haI live in South Central Pa, not sure if that is important or not.. There are always ducks & geese nearby, hanging out in water-retention ponds & such, even through winter. Lately there is a white goose all alone, do they breed for life? I always feel bad for it when I drive by, in this...
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    Poopy butts >:/

    So my hens started out sleeping on the roosts, but at some point, they decided to sleep on the floor. This wouldn't bother me at all, except, now their butts get poopy, every.single.night., which means poop on the eggs..grrr... My husband says to leave them be, clean off the eggs. I think we...
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    beautiful pic inside!!

    All four of my hens are finally laying! White on left is from Chipper (leghorn?) smallest hen, big egg! Brown in middle is from Rose (sex link) small eggs.. Right, brown with speckles is from Henrietta (barred rock) big egg too!! Little green egg in front is smaller than it looks in the...
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    barred rock green??

    My barred rock hen has some green shiney coloring on her black feathers. Is this common? I would post a pic, but it doesn't show in the pics. Thanks!!
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    Will I know it when my hens molt? +

    We have had our four hens since June...I have not noticed them molting.. Could somebody maybe post pics of molting hens?? Thank you!!!
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    blood on the outside of egg...

    Collected my sex link brown egg this morning & it was bloody on the shell. She has only been laying for several weeks..this is a first. Thoughts? She looks ok on the outside. Thanks!!!
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    Do you like my coop & run?

    We have four hens, 2 are laying, the other two are lazy This is our coop my husband put together over the beginning of summer. We are outlaws here in our subdivision Let me know what you think! The burlap hanging around under the hen house is there to block the rain. I leave them down...
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    ventilation vs drafts **added pics!

    How do I tell the difference between good ventilation & bad drafts?? I want my girls to be warm in winter, & stay healthy. Thanks!
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    comb & wattles

    I have a white chicken (?) that has grown a very large comb & it flops to one side. Is that normal? She is doing the squat the last couple days, so eggs will arrive soon I hope! Thanks!
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    feather colors

    We are new to raising hens, we got four in July. The one looks like a Barred Rock, but I am noticing a few feathers getting a shiny green color on them. They are approx. 5-6 months old, not laying yet. She is the only one of her breed. Any thoughts?? Thanks!
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    Pale comb

    Hello all.. I have been reading this site for months & just now had an issue come up that I knew ya'll could help me with..we are new to chicken keeping, we've had our four hens since June. One is laying, the others aren't yet. My barred rock's comb is really pale compared to the others.. The...
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