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    Multiple chickens with prolapsed vents

    I don't know what's going on, but I've had three out of ten hens with prolapsed vent in the last few days. I've dealt with this before but with one hen. They have tons of space in coop and enclosed run, feed in the coop, and water in the coop and run. Oyster shell provided and sand bedding in...
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    Blood on chicken

    I was closing up my coop for the night and noticed one of my hens had dried blood at the back of her head and over her comb. No obvious cut or injury and No other hens have blood on them. I'm thinking I'll go out there right away and wipe her up to see what's going on with warm wet paper towels...
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    Pecking snow off beaks

    Now that there's snow, my chickens love pecking and eating it. They'll often have snow on their beaks and others will come peck the snow off. Today I noticed their beaks look a little raw and I think it's from pecking snow off each other. Is this normal?
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    Chicks pecking each other a lot

    I just brought my chickies home, and a lot of them are pecking each other and most have a bit of blood of their beaks. What's the deal? Should I be worried?
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    Poopy eggs

    I've heard that eggs with chicken poop on them mean the chicken has worms, and you should provide dewormer in their feed. Is that true? Are "dirty" eggs different from "poopy" eggs?
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    Chicken Newbie

    Hi! I don't have any chickens yet, but my hubby and I are currently looking for our new home in the country with 4-5 acres, with plans of getting chickens. My interests lie in having chickens as pets with eggs as a bonus. I'm an animal lover and can't wait for the right property to come up - we...
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