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    Seeking Help: Hen lost weight, drooping wings please read

    Hello there So within the last few weeks I have noticed my top hen has been fluffed up, walking around slow, being selective with what she eats. She has lost a lot of weight. Ive tried giving her worm treats to help the weight back on and corn. Ive been giving her electrolytes in the water...
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    Hen with Swollen Crown

    Hello there I have a hen with a swollen crown, shes been eating and drinking normal. Could this be due to a possible tick or spider bite? Ive read on here that if I give her a dose of Childrens Benedryl itll help the swelling go down. Any advice is appreciated thanks!
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    Emergency - please help - Hen having trouble breathing

    Yesterday I noticed my hen walking around slow and sluggish. I then realized her crop is full and there is a fowl smell coming out of her mouth. i gave her a little bit of olive oil to help her throw up, she did a little bit but not much came out. I put her in the coop for the day with...
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    Beautiful Bantom Cochin Mama Hen & Chick West Michigan - raven back color

    Beautiful Bantom Cochins Mama hen with her baby chick These two beautiful chickens need a new home. The mother hen is a year old, her chick is almost adult size. They cannot be sold separately Im selling them as a pair for $20 or best offer. I can consider shipping them out. If theyre...
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    Please help me figure out whats wrong w my Isa hen

    I need your help on what to do and what this might be. She has been lethargic most of the day only wanting to stand in 1 position. Her bottom is all messy as if she has diarrhea. She is flexing her rectum a lot. Her tail is a little droopy. I tried to give her an orange which is her...
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    Chick with broken neck. Can mama hen break bones?

    Well sadly my bantom hen had a baby chick last week under the extreme cold weather we have been having. I went outside to check on the chick and she was laying sideways unable to move. I saw her wings lift once. But seems like her neck was broken. She didnt lift it up. I dont know if the cold...
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    Is she Sick or just strange chicken behavior?

    I do apologize i also posted this in the Behavior thread. Because I am not sure what this could be. I have a hen who has been in her nesting box There are no eggs under her so she couldnt be trying to hatch a clutch Shes been inside the coop in the nesting box. She wont leave, she wont get...
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    Hen not wanting to get out of nesting box - HELP is she sick?

    So when you first read this title one might think shes trying to hatch a clutch. But there are no eggs under her. So here is whats been going on the past 4 days Shes been inside the coop in the nesting box. She wont leave, she wont get up to eat unless I bring her food. When I bring her food...
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    Mysterious Blood Spots, but Orange? Photo included help me solve this

    Good afternoon. So this morning i went to let out my chickens and i saw this mysterious blood looking splatter literally all over the coop like its been splatted and sprayed. I checked the chickens sleeping in the coop, checked their wings, under, each one looks completely fine. Then i thought...
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    What type of wikd berries are these, can chickens a eat them?-photos included!

    Hey everyone I live on the west side of michigan. I have these wild berries growing on my property close to my house. I was wondering if chickens can safely eat these? And what type of berries are they?
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    My Baby Girl hurt her leg again: Limping, tail feathers down...photos included please help!

    Thank you in advance for your responses Last time I posted about Baby Girl's leg she had hurt her right one. She healed up fine and that injury seemed like she just landed on something hard and bruised the bottom of her foot. THIS TIME Im not sure what happened but I came out there today...
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    Chick hatched today, help me with my quick question!

    I am not new to raising chicks But I am new to having my hen hatch them Last night my Bantom Cochin hen had 1 of 2 eggs hatch. I went out there to check on her to see if they were hatching yet and there he/she was, all fuzzy and keeping warm under her wing. My question is, when do these baby...
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    Adopted 3 hens, help me guess

    I have three new hens I adopted and I have my assumptions but would love to hear what you think. I'm confused about the white one because I was told she's a Buff. But, all my neighbors who have buffs and seeing photos online she doesn't have that light faded brown color. She's more of a creme...
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    Hen seems to be holding in her poo when sitting on her eggs

    So for the past week my bantom hen has been sitting on 2 eggs. Yesterday she started making frantic noises from the coop. Right now she has been locked up in a coop all to herself so she can hatch these eggs in peace. Yesterday she started making frantic noises from there as if shes ding to...
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    Introducing hens to an established flock

    Hello there! I had just adopted 3 hens and would love some tips to introduce them to my established flock. Right now I have 3 Isa browns, 2 bantom roosters, and a bantom hen (whom is separated from the rest since she is nesting on two eggs) I have the new hens coop in their run so they can...
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    Mosquitos!

    Mosquitos are out in full force here this season and they are all over my chicken coop and run area. Is there anything I can do to help cut down the pests? Is there any non toxic stuff I can put around the run area and in their coop? I have areas where they cant fly to that I can possibly put...
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    Help! Hen limping

    This morning I went to let my chickens out for the day and noticed my Babygirl Isa is limping. Her right leg is the one that seems to have something wrong with it. What do you think this is? Shes eating, and drinking normally. Shes running around a little fast to follow me wherever I go. I...
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    Smallest hen hiding food

    Have any of you ever had a chicken hide food? I have 3 isa brown hens and 1 small bantom cochin. The three isas were raised together and have a really strong bond with one another. They sort of leave the bantom out. Occasionally pick on her. Isas are overbearing with food when I give them...
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    Oyster Shell problem

    I have been having problems with my hens and oyster shell. They seem too big for them to eat. They end up taking out the oyster shell from the feed bowl. I end up with a bunch of white specks all over the floor. Ive tested it out a few times too. Ill put a bunch of food in my hands and when...
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    Chicken Auctions and possible mistreatment?

    Today was the first time I have ever been to a chicken auction. I would assume that a proper chicken auction would be set up sanitary and somewhat professional looking as you see in the dog, cat and bird shows. There was so much wrong with this Im just going to make a list: When I arrived I...
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