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    Almost 8 Weeks - Old Enough to Live Outside?

    I have four hens who have been living in the garage. They are almost 8 weeks and fully feathered. I live in COlorado, the nighttime temps can go down to 20 or 30. Is this old enough to fully live outside? I plan on moving them in with my existing flock once they can share their feed (18 weeks...
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    Swollen Vent - Pictures

    My Barred Rock has a swollen vent. This started about 10 days ago, with a slightly swollen area, but nothing too bad. I detected fleas on my flock, so have been treating them with DE. A few days, ago, the BR developed what looks like hard pustules around her vent. There were flea eggs there...
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    Fleas or something...

    I have three hens. One of them has developed pustules that are hard and look swollen around her vent. She also has what look like eggs layed by a flea or mite, and small flea type insects around her vent and in plumage. The other two have the small bugs too, and one looks like she's also...
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    Birthday!

    My chicks are turning 1 on Sunday, and I want to make them something special - food that is. Does anyone have ideas for extra special treats for chickens? I'm up for anything - I just want to celebrate their birthday with them!
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    Limping NHR, bloody nail bed

    MY NHR, Pearl, is getting pecked at by my other three hens. This has been going on for a while, so I've been caring for her wounds with iodine, neosporin, wrap. It comes and goes, but recently, she got pecked right around the nail bed on the middle "toe" on her right talon and has been limping...
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    First egg after 9 months???

    I think my speckled sussex just started laying! We used to get 3 eggs/day (have 4 hens), then yesterday, we got a very small one, and today, we got 4 eggs for the first time. Is this possible. She's about 9 months old. Does anyone else have a speckled sussex that started laying later than usual?
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    Bloody Poop and Blood Drops

    I have 4 hens, they live in a house that's 1/2 chicken wire under their perches, and 1/2 wood with pine shavings. Fed regular layer feed, they have plenty of water and have been laying regularly, given the season (about an egg every few days, each). I just noticed 3-4 droppings that are redish...
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    Noise before laying?

    My chickens are about 18 weeks and 3 days. Just about to start laying! We have a Speckled Sussex, New Hampshire Red, Araucana, and Black Star. They have been making much more noise lately than usual. Is this because they are about to lay? Is there any other explanation why they might be...
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