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    Feathers plucked, broken skin.

    One of my hens has been plucked in a small area on her back a couple of days ago, and the skin has turned a purple colour. I'm not sure if this is a sign or healing or if it's getting worse. We've been putting antiseptic cream on it to stop infection but I'm not sure if it's working. There...
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    Are production red hens very likely to get broody?

    Today my family and I were very busy and couldn't collect the eggs in time, and when I came home, I found one of our reds sitting on the nest. My young cousin collected the eggs out from under her, and after doing so the hen left the nest. When she returned, she seemed very distressed and was...
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    Half plucked feathers?

    From right when we first got our hens, there has been one that "plucks" the feathers of the other three. The difference between this plucking and regular plucking is that only half the feather gets plucked. So the three that get plucked by the other hen are left with a white sort of fluffy...
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    Trouble getting chickens to sleep on roost

    So a while back we had some trouble with our hens sleeping in the nests, and we fixed it by putting a block to the nests. However, recently they've started to sleep on the same roost, all four of them. Admittedly the coop is a little overcrowded (though the place we got it from said it could...
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    Injured hen getting picked on by other hens

    So this morning my family and I woke up to one of our hens sitting on the ground, and when we walked towards her she got up and was limping. As the day went on, she seemed to get better, she was able to walk without falling, despite still having the tiniest limp. However I think by the time...
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