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    Chicken showing Neurological Symptoms? Help!!

    Hello, So the chicken in question is Scarlett, an almost 3 year old Wyandotte hen. Yesterday morning, I went out to find Scarlet sitting on the ground, her head down, as the head hen(Annie) was pecking her pretty viciously on the top of her head. I rushed in to find Scarlett's head/comb...
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    Need Opinions on Different Chicken Breeds for Hot Chandler, Arizona Climate

    Hello, I already have a flock of 7 chickens, and am getting some more chicks to hand-raise. I buy chickens based on their personalities, not their egg-laying abilities. I want a friendly flock with lots of variety! :) Right now, all 7 of my chickens know their individual names, and come running...
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    Cochin Experts... Please Help!!!

    Hello, I already have a flock of 7 chickens, and am getting some more chicks to hand-raise. I buy chickens based on their personalities, not their egg-laying abilities however. I want a friendly flock with lots of variety! :) Right now, all 7 of my chickens know their individual names, and...
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    Missing chicken!

    Help!!! Please, I own 6 chickens and love them very much! But I came home from school this afternoon and one is missing!! I live in chandler, az. There are no signs of a struggle; no feathers, body, anything... I clip their wings but it was windy today so maybe she got over the brick wall.. But...
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    Weird poop??? Maybe kidney failure?? :( *graphic poop pics*

    Hello, I own a small backyard flock of six chickens; two easter eggers, one orpington, one australorp, one silkie, and one golden sex-link. Four are about six months old and the other two are only about three months old. One of my easter eggers (six months old) is my sweet baby girl, my...
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    Strange Egg Song...?

    I have four chickens who are all just barely four months old. One of them, my EE, was completely fine this morning, and then when I went out there this afternoon she was making a strange noise. She is eating, drinking, and acting 100% normal except for this noise that she has been repeating the...
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    Chick is losing feathers and the skin looks weird, please help!!

    Ok, so I have a black australorp chick named Annie who is about a month and a week old now. I moved her outside to the coop about two weeks ago with her three flock mates. But, for the past weeks she has been losing some feathers, but acting normally. She is always eating, drinking, and pooping...
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    When should I put my chicks outside?

    Now, I am often reading answers such as 6-8 weeks or fully feathered, but those people live in the colder states. I live in scorching Chandler, Arizona. It is a beautiful fall here, with the highs during the day in the high 80's and the lows at night around 60 (F). I have 4, almost three week...
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    My australorps color?

    I got a chick a week ago who I was told was a black australorp. But, she is now a week and a half and is getting her feathers in. She has mostly black feathers, but is getting a few white ones too... I don't care what color she turns out to be, but I just thought there was only one color of...
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    Best breed to get :)

    I will be getting three hens; one will be an australorp, one will be a buff orpingtion and I can't decided on the breed of the last one! They will have to be fairly quiet, be able to live in a somewhat small coop and outdoor run, and LOVE TO CUDDLE! I have to chose one out of these breeds...
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    Mixing different breeds in a flock.

    Hello, I want to start my own backyard flock, and plan on getting three hens. I can't decide between all the breeds, so I have decided to get one chicken of three different breeds; one Orpington, one Amercauna, and one Silkie. Is there any reason these three breeds wont get along with each...
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    Poisonous trees and plant for goats

    Hi :) I have a few goats and I am planning to move them soon. Where I am moving them, there are a few trees and a bush and I was wondering if they are poisonous or not to goats. There are sisso trees and a yellow bell bush. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks! :)
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    Pygmy Doe ~ To breed, or not to breed? (Goat Question)

    Hi everyone :) I bought a pygmy doe last year, and now I am planning to breed her. But, recently a reliable breeder warned me against it because she was getting older. I just have a few questions: My doe is 6 years old and has only kidded 2 different times, 4 years ago and 1 year ago. I have...
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