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    GIANT growth under hen's wing.

    I can't believe I've never noticed this until today. My Plymouth Rock hen named Gem, who is about 2 years old, has a giant growth under her wing. When I picked her up today, I felt something, so I lifted up her wing and was shocked to see what I found. It is a big growth, about the size of a...
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    EXTREME leg mites. Please HELP!! :(

    I feel like a horrible mother :( I got these chickens about a year ago from someone who couldn't keep them. I never had these kind of breeds before. I thought that their bumpy feet were normal. Boy was I wrong. I feel so stupid.. Lately, I have noticed really how bad their feet have gotten. I...
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    Sneezing AND discharge

    I have noticed that My 2 year old chicken named Miracle has been sneezing constantly. This has been going on for weeks. When she sneezes, some discharge comes out of her nose. Sometimes I can see it and it looks like it has hardened over her nostrils. She has been rather healthy other than that...
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    English Game Rooster?? Name ideas?

    Here's a new little White Rooter that I just recently got. Is he an English Game? Also, he doesn't have a name yet. Suggestions are greatly welcomed :)
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    Lice?? Please help

    So... I wanted to get a rooster for my 10 hens. I went on kijiji and found a beautiful English game rooster for 10$. We drove over and hour and picked him up. While we were well on our way home, I happened to lift his tail feathers, and what I saw I was not pleased with. Bugs. Discussing bugs...
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    PLESE HELP!!!! Chickens beak got bit off

    I am devastated. I got home from my grandparent and heard the chickens bawling very loud. I ran back to the pen and saw a chicken huddled in a corner. Her face had been so destroyed, I couldn't recognize who she was. I then discovered it was my sweet girl Fuzzy Bum...
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    Chicken trying to Eat her own breath. SO CUTE!!

    It's been a really cold winter. Today, my chickens were noticing their own breath coming from their mouths. So they tried to eat it! I was laughing as I watched them. They are just too cute. The white chicken "Miracle", is the brown chicken "Tiger"s baby. In the pictures, you can't see their...
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    My Family with Feathers

    Meet "Roostie", my favorite man of all times.Not only is he gorgeous with his shiny yellow feathers and bright red comb, but he treats his girls with dignity and respect. He has never attacked a human. He just likes to stare you down with his handsome orange eyes. :) Roostie is a proud father of...
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    What is wrong with this egg?

    When I was collecting the eggs, I reached my hand into one of the nesting boxes and once my hand touched something very strange, I pulled it back out. I looked inside and saw a very unusual egg. I picked it up (which was extremely heavy), and put it into the egg carton. I brought it inside of...
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    What breed is this little cutie?

    Her name is Willow, and is rather small, but is the best flyer I have ever known. Is she a bantam? If so, what kind? Thanks, I'm excited to know :)
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    Tiger and Miracle~ Will make you Smile FORSURE :)

    This is Tiger :) She was born in the spring, and as she grew older she developed quite the character. She decided that the chicken coop wasn't interesting enough, so she made daily escapes into the wilderness. However, our chicken coop is right beside the forest, where there are lots of...
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    My chicken keeps on laying 3 eggs in 1 day!!!

    My chicken Miracle is 9 months old and has been laying eggs for a while now with no problem. However, this is the second time that she has laid 3 eggs in one day. The first time it happened was a month ago, and it happened again this month. When I went to close her in for the night, she wasn't...
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    Headless Baby Chick :(

    My Broody Hen Fuzz had three little babies. Zeeba, Gem, and Bolt. They were about 3 weeks old. One morning, when checking up on them, one of the baby chicks was missing. Another one was on the ground, with only the body remaining. The head was gone. feathers were all over the ground. Gem was the...
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    My Hen Laid THREE eggs in one day!!!

    My hen is about 9 months old. She lays one egg a day. One day, I went to collect the eggs, and she had one egg in her nest. The following night, when I went to close her up for the night, she did NOT look like her normal self. And she didn't greet me with the normal clucking sounds like she...
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    Name ideas for 3 baby chicks???

    My hen hatched 3 little babies. They are plymouth rock chicks and are about 2 weeks old. I can't decide on any names! Suggestions are welcome :) Thanks (I think 2 are hens and 1's a rooster) The momma's name is Fuzz :) Here's a picture of all 3 babies
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    Cracked open egg Day 23- Chick Inside :(

    My hen has been laying on her 5 eggs for a while. On day 21, she had 4 eggs hatch, but one of them died. She stopped laying on the other egg for a few days now. Flies were all over the egg, and it was cold! I thought that it was rotten, so when I went to bury the egg, I cracked it open. There...
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    My chickens keep on dying :( One after another

    Anyone who has any knowledge on what they think this may be, please help. A little background info: We have had chickens for a very long time now, around 20 years. We have an inside area for them as well as a large fenced area outside. After every 2 years, we would get rid of our chickens and...
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