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    Hen with curled feet can't walk, help!

    Hi, I have a 1 1/2-year-old easter egger. She was fine all day and this evening I noticed she wasn't in the coop. I found her in the run and not moving, kind of hunched. When I put her in the coop she couldn't walk. I noticed that her feet were curled up. I took her in and separated her from the...
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    14 month polish no eggs yet

    Hi, I have a 14 month old Polish hen that has not laid an egg yet. She is very red, doesn't squat all the time and she has been in the nesting boxes every now and then. Is she really a late bloomer or is something maybe going on?
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    Roo or pullet

    Hi, my son has two dark Brahma chicks about 10 weeks old. He thinks one is a rooster. I’m not familiar with Brahma’s. Just wondering what you think. Pepper the one with white feathers is the one he thinks is a rooster. Boots is the darker smaller one .
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    light molt no eggs

    I have a 15 month old Polish chicken, who was laying eggs regularly. She went broody, no eggs. Her last egg was end of July then she went into a light molt in September. Hasn't laid any eggs since July still. I've been checking all of them and there's no sign of mites or anything. She didn't...
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    chicken pecks me

    Hi, I have a golden polish 5 1/2 mon. who used to be sweet, every since I trimmed her hair to see better, she's pecked at my hand. One day when I went to sit with them she pecked at my hand. She also sometimes will follow behind me and then when I turn acts like she's going to come at me. Kind...
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    molting in August

    Hi, I have a Polish that is a little over a year old and seems to be molting. When I pick her up lots of feathers fall off and there are a lot in the run. I checked for mites and lice and there's no sign of any. She's never gone thru a molt before. Also it was very hot here and then it cooled...
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    introducing chicks to one Hen

    I have one Polish hen that is a year old and she has been alone for 3 months due to the other hens attacking her. I rehomed them to a farm. I have 3 chicks about 8 weeks old now and I have been letting them see each other when they were young thru the run when they were about 3 weeks old as...
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    EE cockerel or pullet

    Hello, I have an EE that I’m trying to guess if it’s a pullet or too. They are 6 weeks old. She is the only one I’m not sure of. These are the best pics I have. She’s always moving. 😂
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    watery poop 5 week old chick

    Hello, I have a 5-week-old Easter Egger that has had watery poop since week 2.She eats, drinks, plays and is very active. I've given the probiotics in water when I purchased them, and I also started giving it to them again. I also have given her recently egg yolk and plain yogurt. Is this...
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    Polish chicken getting picked on.

    Hi, I have a 6-month-old Polish who is so sweet. I also have 2 Wyandotte's same age. One Wyandotte is laying, and the other is very close. Since the weather here in Illionois has changed and its colder. It seems one of the hens' pecks at the Polish's head or her back. They have plenty of room...
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    how often do they lay?

    Hi, I have a Wyandotte that laid her first egg, two days in a row. I haven't had another egg since. She's? the only one laying right now, is this normal to not have her lay another? Today will be 4 days so far no egg in box or anywhere else in run. I'm new to this.
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    Feathers in run

    Hi, I have 1 polish and two wyandottes and recently when I go to the run during the day I see a lot of feathers on ground. It’s a mix of all of their feathers not really sure what’s going on. They don’t look like they’re molting. They are about 4 1/2 months old almost 5. There are not many...
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    Are they both hens?

    I have two Golden laced Wyandotte’s with two different tails. Can they both be hens? They are about 12-13 weeks old First two pics are Chanel and second two are Coco. Chanel Coco
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    Keeping chickens in DuPage IL

    Has anyone out there tried to change the law in DuPage county IL. to keep chickens? I am unincorporated with less than an acre and want to keep my chickens.
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    rooster or hen

    How do I know if my New Hampshire red is a rooster or a hen. I had some one tell me that one of mine is a rooster. Because it has a lot of red around the face. They are almost 6 months old, haven't heard any crowing but now I'm not sure. I don't have any pics yet. Are there any other distinct...
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    Laying eggs on ground

    One of my chickens is laying on the ground of the coop and today she laid in the sand of the run. I think its the New Hampshire Red because she looks the most mature. But how do I get them to lay in their boxes? I have fake wooden eggs in them and the boxes are near their roost. Not sure what...
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    fighting or playing

    I have 9 chicken about 5 months old and when they are out in the evening to forage and get their exercise. I see them run up to one another stand very tall with neck feathers puffed and stare at each other then run away. Its not just one doing it all the time, they all seem to do this. I wasn't...
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