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    Fox attack

    Yesterday afternoon a fox attacked one of our hens. They were let out to free range, and we saw the fox with our buff orpington Birdie. I immediately ran out to scare him off and he let her go. She scrambled up to find cover. I picked her up, wrapped her in a towel, and brought her into the...
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    Hen falling over/losing balance

    Hi all, I have a 6 1/2 year old barred rock. On Saturday, I noticed she lost her balance when I let them out to their fenced yard. I watched her for a but and saw her continuing to stumble and tip over. I was able to pick get up, which she has never let me do in her 6years. She has always been a...
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    BOLD hawk attack

    Holy cow! I just had a very brazen hawk attack my hens in the daylight around 3:30 in the afternoon.... with me standing less than 3 feet away. Since it was finally a warmer day ( in the 40s here in Iowa), I let my girls out of their protected run, to free range in their uncovered, fenced area...
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    33 week pulled not laying

    Hi all, I have 2 pullets that are now 33 weeks old and are yet to start laying. I have a mixed flock of 11 hens. I have 3 hens that are 4 years old, 4 hens that are 2 years old, and 4 that are 33 weeks old. Two of the youngest started laying about 6 weeks ago so i switched to layer feed. Now...
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    Bubbles on eye and sneezing

    I have an easter egger hen that may be sick. Yesterday, it sounded like she screamed, but then I realised she was sneezing. I only heard her do this a few times, but today I noticed her right eye has bubbles on it and looks kind of matted under her eye. I just separated her from the others and...
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    -0 temps/sick hen

    We are in Iowa where the high temp today is -4F with wind chills around -20F. When I checked on my hens today, one of my older hens who has been losing weight had frozen feathers on her back. The other 10 hens were fine, but one appers to have frostbite. Since I'm not sure if she's been eating...
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    4 week old Easter egger pullets or cockerals?

    Hi everyone, I have 4 chicks that were vent sexed as pullets and are 4 weeks old. I'm pretty confident that the buff Orpington and silver laced Wyandotte appear to be pullets, but I'm unsure about the 2 Easter eggers.... Behavior wise they are very fearful, flighty and spastic. The last time we...
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    • 4 week old chicks cockerels easter eggers pullet or cockerel what gender
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    Sick hen/ poop looks like raw egg

    Good morning all! So, I have a young hen that appears sick. Yesterday, I noticed poop on an outside roost that looked like something you'd find in a Kleenex if you've ever suffered from a sinus infection, but no blood. Just mucusy and tannish yellow. After that, I watched the flock for a few...
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