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    HELP!!! Need help with sick hen.

    Need help pretty quickly. Hen is not feeling well at all. She is over a year old. Puffed up. Dirty poopy butt. Found her this morning wedged between the wall and food bin. Cold to the touch, but alive. Her poo is very watery. No discharge from mouth or nostrils. Breathing clear. She hasn't...
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    Young hens attacking older submissive hen.

    Hi all. I'll try to keep this short. Three months ago our neighbor's hen and rooster decided they wanted to take up residence here. Fine. They are both at least a year old. I have hens ( they haven't laid any eggs yet) who are four months old that I raised. The older rooster keeps 'violating'...
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    When is it safe to.......

    Hi all. I don't know what I would do without this forum. As a first time chicken owner I have so much to learn. My chickens are three months old now. They have been kept in an enclosed area ( coop with big outside run). I would very much like to let them loose out into the yard and pasture...
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    Mottle Houdan question

    Hello. I have two Mottled Houdans and have a question about their disposition. I have noticed that the Houdans are nearly as 'bright' as my Americaunas, White Silkies or Polish Laced. The rest of the chickens know the daily routine, but for some reason the Houdans just don't get it. When I put...
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    Nesting boxes with or without a top

    Hi. My chickens are three months old now and I have been told that it is time to build nest boxes. So, of course I came here, looked at pictures posted, read the info, etc.. I noticed that most nesting boxes are actually a type of box ( sides and roof/top). Do they have to have tops? There is a...
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    Toys for Chickens?

    I was wondering if chickens played with toys? I have an Amazon Parrot who loves his toys and while watching him it got me to thinking about if my chicks would like to play with toys. They are too young to be turned loose from their coop ( hawks & cats around). I built some roosts, put in wood...
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    Mental Issues with 2 Month Old Polish Lace

    Hello everyone. Hoping someone might be able to help me understand what in the heck is going on with one of my chickens. There are 11 young chickens about 12 weeks old. Americauanas, Mottled Houdans, Silkie Bantams and Polish Lace. All of them except the one Polish Lace are normal when it comes...
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    Is this something to worry about?

    Hello everyone. This is the first time of ever raising chicks. Thankfully I have learned a lot searching through posts. My chicks are 9 days old. This afternoon I noticed one of the Mottled Houdan chicks had poo stuck to its rearend. I gently used a warm washcloth and cleaned it. However, after...
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    Introducing Myself Again---Wanting to Share

    Hello everyone. I introduced myself awhile ago but haven't posted since then. Thanks to this wonderful forum of knowledge I decided to buy 12 baby chicks. I picked the cuties up last Friday so it has been four glorious days of mothering them. Well, sadly one baby passed away Friday night, so...
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    Howdy Everyone! New to chickens and have questions

    Hello. Nice to meet everyone. Um, I am need of some help. I have never owned chickens before so am a newbie when it comes to them. Our neighbors two roosters and one hen decided to move to my place about a month ago. They don't want to go back home. I have horses, donkeys and goats and now three...
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