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    Broody not pooping

    I have a broody hen that's been sitting now for a week or so. The last three days when I let her out of her broody cage she struggles and strains to poop with little to nothing coming out. She still is eatting and drinking and running around but I'm starting to worry about her. She's older and...
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    2 different emergencies

    I have 2 problems with 2 chicks i just took in. 1 had a ziptie oh her leg and her leg grew around it to the point where she can hardly stand on that foot. I cut the band off, cleaned the wound and now she is resting in a baby pool with the other chick. The other chick has scissor beak. Whats the...
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    Any ideas on what this little guy is?

    This little guy hatched out on April 8th. I have no idea what he is but I'm thinking a barred rock mix?? Any ideas? And any idea on whether it's a hen or roo? Would love to keep it around if it is a hen.
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    chicken having trouble pooping

    my Buff mix has been having trouble pooping for about a month now. she seems to be straining to poop ever since we took her chicks away after she went back to laying eggs after being broody. she's laying eggs no problem and has been for the past month. Ive just noticed recently that she seems to...
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    Happy hurricane season!!

    June 1st is the start of hurricane season and I live in FL. A prime spot to get hit. I've never evacuated with chickens before but what's the best thing to do? I always have to evacuate as we live in a small island between the river and the ocean and we get horrible flooding. The authorities...
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    Missing eggs??

    So about a week ago I blocked my broody off from all the other chickens in the coop since the eggs are due to hatch Sunday. Today I went out there and pushed her off the nest for the first time when I noticed a nasty smell. Turns out an egg broke and was coating the underside of her and it...
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    Broody Hen info

    Hi all! Okay so my buff orpingtion mix went broody a few weeks ago. I put 5 duck eggs under her and a dozen assorted eggs i bought from some 4-Her's. I know this is alot of eggs for my poor girl to sit on but obviously they won't all hatch. Anyways i believe shes rolling them and she is being...
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    chickens not laying?

    My 3 girls (an EE, Delaware, and some mixed breed hen) are all not laying. They were laying like champs up until October when my EE dropped all her feathers almost at once. Then went the mixed breed who molted and stopped laying in October and now my Delaware is dropping feathers too. I haven't...
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    broody hen

    About 4 days ago i noticed one of n=my hens had gone broody. She's a smaller thing. Not bantam size though. anyways Piper has been broody for like 4 days or so and I wanted to get her some fertilized eggs since sadly, I am a rooster-less operation. i gave her some golf balls to sit on for now...
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    Just a few pics of the ladies

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    Ingrown feather?

    So I went out to check on my girls today and was watching while my Easter egger was preening and noticed a large lump near her tail feathers when she fluffed up. I scooped her up and looked at it and it has small feathers coming out the top and was slightly irritated. She didn't mind me poking...
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    Hen losing weight

    My 40 week old barred rock hen looks like she is starting to lose weight. She started laying a month ago and has been steadily laying eggs since the 19th. She's eating and drinking and gets table scraps every night. She lives with only one other chicken. Which is my ameracuana rooster. She is...
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    Breeding my hen

    So I wanted to breed my barred rock come this spring. But I live in a small neighborhood where I can't have Roos. I know of people that would let me use a roo to breed her and I could keep it in my yard for a few days but how long does the breeding take? I would love to have some babies. Or...
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    Adopting battery hens

    I really have no idea if this thread should be here but... I always feel so bad for ex battery hens and was wondering how you go about adopting them. I live in florida and I would love to adopt them or rescue a few. Even if the don't lay eggs or anything. I believe they should live out the rest...
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    Barred making weird noises

    I'll try and make this as clear as possible. I bought a barred rock and buff Orpington about 17 weeks ago. The barred rock was 4 weeks when we got her and the buff was 10 weeks. The buff was a rooster little did I know. At almost 30 weeks old the buff crowed and had to be given up. He was traded...
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    New hen

    So today I got a new ameracuna and my barred rock keeps pecking at her and scaring the crap out of her. They are the only chickens I have and I am afraid my barred rock will hurt her. They are the same size and about 20 weeks. Should I put the barred rock in a small pet carrier in the coop...
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    Not roosting

    I have a 23 week old B.O. and a 17 week old barred rock. They both are not roosting. They roost outside in a small tree in the day but not at night. Any suggestions?
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    Is this a roo?

    This is my chicken penny. Sweet as can be at 18 weeks old. But I am starting to think "she" is a roo. No crowing or spurs but no eggs or squats either. Help please!!!!!
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    Rooster?

    I have Two chickens one is a Barred rock and one is a buff Orphington for the past few weeks I've thought my Orpington was a female Until she started making really deep noises I can't Tell if she's crowing but she sounds like a rooster. She's almost to that age where she should be egg laying so...
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    gotta love the girls!

    my dad is one of those people that doesn't show affection towards animals openly. we have a small reptile rescue that I run and he enjoys calling everybody Larry. but I have caught him a few times looking into the cages of my snakes and calling them to the glass to say hello. we have a cat that...
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