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    Lethargic, Diarrhea, Thin, Not Roosting, What's Wrong?

    Hey Guys, So I have a Golden Comet hen that I've had since she was a chick, she's a little over two years old now, maybe two years and two months-ish. Anyway, I recently lost a chicken to what I assume was a fox attack as I've lost several birds to a fox(es) over the years, so I've kept the...
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    Can I put these guys out yet?

    I have 6 chicks that are 4 weeks old. It seems like they have most of their feathers with some fluff still poking out but not a lot. They are outside now and it is about 58 degrees. They are not shivering but it will drop down to 45 tonight. They will be in a coop that is draft free. I was just...
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    Changing Coops

    Hi guys, I'm getting 6 new chicks next week and I am wondering if I should split them up when they are ready to go out to the coops and put 3 in one coop and 3 in the other or put the three currently in the smaller coop in with the 5 in the bigger coop (the three in the smaller coop are the...
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    Chicken Scratching in Nest Box and Making Her Toes Bleed

    So I put the chickens out this morning and began to clean the coops. One chicken from the other coop jumped in the nest box of the coop I was cleaning which is unusual because they usually get nervous/scared when I clean the coops and go somewhere else. She is just scratching with her feet in...
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    Two hens tried to lay, nothing. Everything alrgiht?

    Two of hens spent a decent amount of time in the nest today. Probably 15-20 min each. Just wondering if they are okay? One of the hens has had some trouble before but has been good recently. The other one has been flawless. Does the heat have anything to do with it? One more question, one of my...
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    Predator Attack. Survivor with Some wounds. Tips to keep healthy and comfy.

    I have lost 5 birds in two weeks and thought I had lost another until she showed up this morning. There were feathers leading across the road and it wasn't looking good. Then this morning I see her in front of the coop waiting to go in. I was so relieved. She has a couple small wounds on her...
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    Survivor with small wounds. Tips to keep her healthy and comfy.

    I have lost 5 birds in two weeks and thought I had lost another until she showed up this morning. There were feathers leading across the road and it wasn't looking good. Then this morning I see her in front of the coop waiting to go in. I was so relieved. She has a couple small wounds on her...
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    Help Identifying Predator; Two Taken (Pics Included)

    So here's my story, and it's a weird one at that. A few days ago (probably Saturday) one of my chickens disappeared, I noticed she wasn't around on Sunday and couldn't remember seeing her the day before either. I look for feathers or a sign of a struggle and find nothing, not one feather...
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    HELP!!!! FOREIGN ROOO!!!! NEED HELP!!!

    Not sure if right section but this is an emergency for me. So I recently found out one of my hens disappeared 8(. After coming home from school today I found a big white roo in my yard. I don't know what to do!!!! Did he take my hen somewhere? I have neighbors that have chickens, but none too...
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    HELP!!!! FORGEIN ROO!!!!!!!!!!

    So I recently found out one of my hens disappeared 8(. After coming home from school today I found a big white roo in my yard. I don't know what to do!!!! Did he take my hen somewhere? I have neighbors that have chickens, but none too close. Not for at least half a mile. I have absolutely no...
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    Continued shell-less eggs, then nothing. Need Help.

    So my Delaware hen/pullet (dunno what to call her) had been laying pretty consistently from Feb to about mid March when she laid a shell-less egg. I didn't think much of it as I heard that is common in new layers. She ended up laying a couple more and one day I found her by herself outside the...
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    Kitty Cat

    So I have a havahart trap set up with cat food in it and 5 minutes ago I caught a cat! I let it go because it didn't look feral and I didn't think it would harm my chickens. Now I am not so sure if I should have let it go, I have caught a cat before and took it to the SPCA because I knew it was...
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    Chicken only laying shell-less eggs, if at all, for at least a week and a half. Was laying normal.

    So here's the deal, my 30 week old Delaware pullet was the first one my chickens to lay. Her first egg was sometime in mid-late February. She was laying pretty consistently until last week, maybe Monday or Tuesday I noticed it and it became more regular. I had gotten a couple shell-less eggs...
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    Wierd behavior, fatigued and sluggish?

    Hello, here's the deal: My Delaware pullet is almost seven months old and today I noticed she wasn't with the other hens free ranging. I looked around and feared the worst, a something took her or she got hit by a car. Well I found her away from the road ans safe, standing next to these cement...
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    Tips for introducing new birds.

    I have 6 pullets that I have had since September, so that would put them at about six months (Group A). I am getting 8 new chicks in April, 4 in the first week (group B), 4 in the last (group C). I was wondering how to introduce Group B and C to group A? Also would I have to introduce Group C to...
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    Best Raccoon/Opossum bait?

    So I have a Raccoon patrolling around my coop. I have found tracks twice in the past week. Once they were three feet away from the coop. I have a live trap that is currently baited with sardines but no luck so far. I had an old can of sardines outside and one morning when I went out they were...
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    I got my first egg! Awww yeah! Pictures of egg and chickens included.

    Well, today I went out of the house in the morning to let the girls out. The very first thing I noticed was that they, or at least one, was very loud. I thought it was strange, but also thought they just might want to go outside. There was also a very little part of me that thought someone might...
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    How to introduce new chickens?

    So I am getting new chickens here in the next month or so. I have heard that you need to quarintine them and just let them see each other? Currently mine just free range all day so I don't have a pen for the new ones yet. I was wondering if I could just put them together and let them solve their...
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    What tend to be the best layers?

    Hullo, so here's the story. Right now I have 6 pullets, a Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, New Hampshire Red, Delaware, White Rock and BSL. I now have surrendered to chicken math and am going to get another six. Probably in March or April. I was wondering what breeds tend to be the best layers...
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    Possible hiddden nest, what to do?

    I have a pullet who is very close to or may have started laying already. She is squatting and has been for a couple of weeks. They free range from 7:45 to about 4:45 or 5 depending on when I get home. I was wondering, since they free range all the time, should I leave them in the coop for a day...
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