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  1. oceanbird

    I think I found an ovary on the floor of my coop

    Ok I have no idea what it really was but it was the shape of an egg a little smaller and it had a 3 inch string attached to it. There was no shell around it on the floor just this bright yellow blob. We decided to dissect it and it was kind of like fat except in the center there were pink...
  2. oceanbird

    Molting chicken died

    ALL of my 6 chicken are 2 this year and have been molting. Some of them lose all their feathers at once some loose their feathers gradually. One of them that lost all of it's feathers has been staying in the coup day and night and we put hay around it to keep it warm- it looked fine but then...
  3. oceanbird

    one chicken doesn't use the coop

    I adopted a chicken from a friend about 4 months ago. All but one of her chickens were eaten by a fox so she felt bad for the last one and wanted it to be with other chickens. My 6 chickens are a year old and RIR the new one is a Golden Pencil Hamburg. I did all of the things suggested on...
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    dilating eyes and lethargic

    I have a chicken that a year old and she all of a sudden has been moping around. There are less eggs today than I have chickens but that is not always unusual. Her eyes keep dilating and she is moving around very slowly. Her crop is empty. She eats normal layer pellets- they sometimes eat...
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    how to get hen to roost in coup instead of trees

    I have a new hen that I am trying to integrate into my flock of RIR. She was fine for a few days but now instead of going to the coup at night she is sleeping in the trees. She is so high up we can't reach her to put her in the coup. She is also a bit wild- I can't pick her up or catch her in...
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    chicken survive dog attack but now she is so skinny

    My chicken was attacked by a dog a month ago but she has been healing wonderfully except she is very thin and much smaller than the other chickens. Her crop seems full after a day of feeding, has good looking poop but she is just a sack of bones. I tried to give her dry cat food but she just...
  7. oceanbird

    how long do chickens live on average

    I have year old chickens I didn't get any chicks this year because I started with 6 chicks and they are all still alive ( even the one that got attacked by a dog) and that is the total number I would like to have. Should I get chicks again next year so we always have some egg layers and how...
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    how long to give antibiotics

    So my chicken was the one that had a big bite out of her neck. She seems to be doing very well. We are putting triple antibiotic cream on her wound and we have been giving her terramycin at first in water but now she is with the other chickens so I have been putting it in a little yogurt...
  9. oceanbird

    chickens stopped laying

    my chickens are about a year old and they stopped laying- I haven't noticed their feathers molting but is this about the right time?
  10. oceanbird

    chicken with wound on neck update

    I posted on Sunday that a dog took a big bite out of my chickens neck and there wasn't skin left there to cover the wound. I cleaned it with the saline solution, gave electrolytes and bought BlueKote ( which is like a liquid bandage) and she is also drinking antibiotic terramycin. She looks...
  11. oceanbird

    big wound in chicken neck**warning gross pic

    Neighbor's dog attacked my chicken and took a big bite out of her neck. This happend yesterday and I thought she would die in a few hours but she looks better today but she still has a big piece of her neck missing- should I try to give her stiches or should I kill her to put her out of her...
  12. oceanbird

    Help me with Broody

    So my RIR is broody- I don't have a rooster and have no interest or room for any more chickens- we already have more eggs than I can give away. I live in a cold winter area and I'm worried that if I let her sit on eggs all day she won't eat enough to stay warm and healthy. What should I do...
  13. oceanbird

    my chickens hate snow!

    I live in New England and we now have lotds of snow and it looks like more on the way this week. When I opened the door to their coop they are all excited but then they see the snow and just stare at it and never leave the coop. It's going to be a long wonter for them if they won't come out in...
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    hen won't stop laying under roosts!!!

    I need help to get my hen to stop laying under the roosts- she couldn't pick a worst spot, it's where all the poop is! I have six hens and this is the only one who isn't laying in the boxes. I have plastic eggs and golf balls in the nest boxes. There is a mix of hay and pine shavings but...
  15. oceanbird

    hen is sleeping alone

    My hens are about 6 months old and they have always slept in a huddle on their roosting boards in the coup. Now one hen is sleepng in the laying box every night all alone. What's going on? Should I be worried? Another thing her comb is so big that it falls over. Is this normal? Thanks,
  16. oceanbird

    clipped the feathers on one side- bird still fly!

    My 6 RIR got out their fenced in coup area and our fenced in yard into the neighbors party. I knew I should clipped their feathers but after this I had to- so I read up on it and cut their feather this morning- I clipped them just as the directions said on one wing but all but one can still fly...
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