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    What is getting my girls? Warning: Graphic photo

    This is my second attack with the same kind of injury. We have seen an eagle perching last week...with it being winter the girls have little tree coverage. Could it be the eagle or something else? Many thanks for any input
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    White leghorn not laying after molt/marans not laying

    So our white leghorn finished her 2nd molt about 2 months ago...since then she hasn't laid an egg. I also have 2 young marans who were laying regularly and have stopped. Anyone have any ideas what could be going on with these girls? We have a mixed flock of 12, everyone else is laying. Thanks
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    Any idea what this cute little guy is?

    We received this miniature dwarf like rooster as a gift with no background information. He sadly has passed but we would love to replace him. He got along great with our large girls, BRs, RIR, BOs and WLH. Any idea what he could be?
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    Roosting in the rafters?

    Does anyone else have this problem? Our girls have 3 very nice roosting bars, ample space for the 14 girls. Yet, they all seem to risk their lives nightly to sleep on the roof rafters. Getting up and down seems to be quite laborious for them...I'm afraid they'll get hurt. We've had a few...
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    Roosting in the rafters?

    Does anyone else have this problem? Our girls have 3 very nice roosting bars, ample space for the 14 girls. Yet, they all seem to risk their lives nightly to sleep on the roof rafters. Getting up and down seems to be quite laborious for them...I'm afraid they'll get hurt. We've had a few...
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    Not exactly an emergency but I need some feedback

    My 5 month old RIR is squeaking. Instead of the normal chatter this girl has a squeak almost in a hic-cup like pattern. It's not constant but she'll have several in a row then stop and start again. It's over 100 degrees here today, it's been hot all week...not sure if that is a factor. The...
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    What breed and gender is this one? Thank you!

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    Any idea what could be attacking our flock?

    This afternoon we lost two 5 month old girls. Our GLW had survived a hawk attack from last month but wasn't as lucky this time. The other one was an EE. One was found under some brush near the house, the other one was found in an area under our stairs that lead to the second floor deck...this...
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    Hawk attack

    Today a hawk attacked my 2 month old golden lace. My husband was able to scare the hawk off our chick...she has two puncture wounds, one on each side just under her wings. We cleaned the small wounds with peroxide and neosporin. We have isolated her in a small crate, she is not eating or...
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    I really need help! WARNING!!! GROSS PICTURES, I'm apologizing in advance

    My BO came down with dry pox 4 weeks ago. I applied non-stinging iodine and the lesions seem to get a little better until the other girls started pecking her. I applied Blue Kote so that they would stop. I also isolated her. She continues to scratch the lesions with her feet re-opening the...
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    Any ideas what this could be?

    We just returned from a week away from our flock and one of our BOs has what looks like a few scabby areas on her head and comb. She is eating ok but I don't know if this is due to pecking or some ailment. Also, she doesn't seem to be developing as quickly as her sisters. If you have any ideas...
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    Rooster is abusing my pullet, I need a little guidance

    I'll start out by saying that I never wanted to do the rooster thing. Well, one of my RIR is a rooster. He's 18 weeks old, he crows like crazy which we don't mind...what the issue is, is that he is trying to "couple" with all of our hens (13). The older girls (3) are 1.5 years old and big...
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    Is this normal?

    One of my hens that has been laying for a year now recently started laying eggs that appear to have some sort of dried white membrane on them...this isn't part of the shell. Can anyone tell me what this is and if vent issues are involved? Thanks
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    Hen or roo? Thanks!

    I have a 6 week old BO that I'm beginning to suspect is a rooster. The tail feathers stick up compared to the other BOs. Any thoughts would be appreciated. The first picture, its the middle chick. The last picture its the 2nd from the right.
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    Is this normal?

    Hey ya'll! Is this normal...one of my chickens has started laying eggs with what appears to be a white-ish speckle, sort of like a dried membrane. Its not part of the shell. This is new for her and just wanted to make sure that she wasn't having vent issues Thanks so much! .
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    Boys or girls?

    Below are a few pictures of one of my BRs that I suspect is a roo? Following the BR's pictures are some pictures of 2 "Black Giants" that I bought a month ago from the tractor store. These two are the meanest chicks I've ever come across, I've had to separate them from the other chicks. I'm...
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    Is this poop normal?

    When I checked on my 4 week old chicks this morning someone had pooped on top of the water dispenser. Is this normal? Thank you
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    My Delwares need help and I need advise

    This morning when I went to feed our BOs, NHRs and Delawares I found the chicks picking on the 2 Delaware's tail feathers. I will say that when I bought the Delawares last week it appeared that they had been previously pecked in this same area but not to this extent. I have separated the 2...
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    boys, girls??? any help appreciated

    I have 6 chicks that are almost 8 weeks old, 4 barred rocks and 2 NHR. If you would look at the following pictures and let me know your thoughts whether they are hens or roos I would greatly appreciate it. Not great pictures, I apologize.
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    Flock has to be moved from free range to run...any suggestions

    We started out with 9 hens that loved to free range on our 3 acres. We've had a possum attack, dog attack and we lost 2 more of our babies yesterday. To say that we are devastated is not even close to how we really feel. We came home and found several feathers by our garden, no bodies just...
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