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    broody?? hen

    I have a two and a half year old golden comet that has started exhibiting odd behavior. Initially I thought she was becoming broody, but she stays on the nest even if there's no bedding and no eggs. If I get near or one of the other hens does, she puffs up and growls. Taking her off the nest she...
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    Dead molting hens

    Over the past couple of months I lost two hens out of our flock of fourteen. Both died while we had a pet sitter but neither showed any indication of illness or injury. The first was a beautiful brahma 1 1/2 years old. The second a brown leghorn of about the same age. When I examined the...
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    Rescued hen identification please.

    I rescued five hens from a farm that no longer wanted to care for them. I was told they were araucana but I'm not sure that's right. They all lay blue eggs. Any thoughts on what breeds they are?
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    four month old barred Rock with foot injury

    Hello, I noticed a couple of days ago that my four month old Barred Rock seemed to favor her right foot slightly. Today when the girls were out in the yard I noticed Penelope was holding her right foot up. When they returned to the coop, she had a defined limp. I just brought her inside to...
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    open mouthed breathing, coughing

    I saw a similar thread on here but symptoms are slightly different. My Jersey Giant (Josephine) has been mouth breathing for a while. A few days ago as I was letting them all out of the coop to free range I noticed a raspy breathing from her. Every now and then she makes the weirdest...
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    pullet unable to stand

    One of our 24 week old pullets turned up with her right wing hanging down to the ground. She was sluggish and didn't move around much, nor did she forage with the others when out in the yard. I palpated her wing, but was unable to discover any fractures. I thought it might be a hairline, or...
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    aggressive barred rocks?

    I have four 2 1/2 year old hens and added four fourteen week pullets. One of the white rock hens has decided she's mom and cares for the younger girls. Unfortunately, the two barred rock pullets seem to have formed a bond with "mom" that excludes the two orpingtons. One in particular is "low...
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    botulism and corn??

    Recently I bought four twelve week old pullets. I fed them medicated chick starter. I also gave them an ear of corn to peck at. Day two one Orpington was head down in late afternoon with eyes partly closed. The next morning she was worse and I did some research. Symptoms were indicative of...
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    Flock Failure

    Hi, I have six hens of varying breeds that have become pets and also, as my husband says, freeloaders. The girls are two and half years old and pretty much stopped laying regularly last July/August. At that time they started moulting (one bird at a time) so I assumed from my research that it...
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    laying problems

    Hello all, I joined a while ago when one of my hens had prolapsed. I followed the suggestions posted - gave her rest in a crate in a dark place . Used antibacterial ointment, and it resolved. Thanks for the help! Now the girls have effectively stopped laying. I have eight hens representing...
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    prolapse with injured leg

    Hello, I am new at raising backyard chickens and have come up with a problem. One of my hens injured her leg when she was young (couple months). A vet looked at it and thought it was a torn tendon and would heal on its own, although we did wrap to support it for a short time. The hen is now...
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