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    Help! Chicken's legs wobbly, getting worse!

    I have a five week old chicken that seems to be having issues walking without wobbling. Her legs shake when she walks and she keeps falling onto her side or butt. She has a super long stride and picks her feet up much higher than normal to walk. It just started this morning and I've never seen...
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    Hen is lethargic, won't eat. Advice?

    We have a hen that has been a bit of a loner since we got her about a month ago. However, in the last week she not only spends most of her time away from the flock, but she stands there and seems pretty unresponsive. She's lost a lot of weight and has no interest in food. She does drink lots of...
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    Our chickens are very depressed

    I have one rooster and two hens that have recently become extremely depressed. They don't eat hardly at all, they don't want to get out of their cage in the mornings, and when they do, they just lay in the barn or on the porch all day. I know it's because just last week we lost the main hen of...
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    12 Chickens Killed in Coop

    A few mornings ago, I went outside to feed the chickens and I found two of the coops broken into and all twelve chickens killed. None of them were missing, the abdomens were eaten from some of them, and some had large areas where the skin was missing from their backs, almost like scratch marks...
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    Hen very lethargic and sick-looking

    We have a two year old hen that just started becoming very lethargic today. She is normally out free ranging with the flock but today she just sat in the grass all day and hardly moved. Her poop is white/clearish and runny and not much is coming out. We've separated her and now she is eating but...
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    Hen not laying! Help!

    So, we bought a buff Orpington hen about four or six months ago from someone. He said she was about a year old and was laying almost an egg a day. I know he wasn't lying about her age because we bought two other birds with her and they lay wonderfully. She doesn't lay at all though and I don't...
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    So Many Predators!

    We live on the edge of a hunting reserve and it seems like all of the predators are migrating towards our property. We have foxes, raccoons, coyotes, hawks, opossums, and snakes. We can't even let our chickens out to free range during the day. We went inside for half and hour and the chickens...
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    How Big do Silkies Get?

    I have three silkies that are about two months old, but I was wondering how big they will get. Not when they start laying eggs, just their full height and weight.
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    Silkie Breeding

    I have two silkies, a rooster and a hen, that are really nice quality and that I would like to breed. The only problem is, they came from a local breeder and they are most likely brother and sister. Would this be a genetic issue or would the chicks be okay?
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    Chicken Not Laying Eggs?

    We bought an Ameracuana and brought her home about a week ago. She is of laying age but has not laid an egg yet? Is she just stressed out? She is integrated with our flock and seems perfectly happy and healthy, if not a little scared of people. Is this normal or is there something wrong with her?
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    Hoop Coop Ideas?/

    I am looking to build a hoop coop for under $100. It does not have to be large, it only has to hold three silkies and a frizzle. I am just wondering if anyone has pictures or plans of a hoop coop. It doesn't have to be portable either and we have very mild winters in Florida but REALLY hot...
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    Chick with Deformed Feet?

    One of my chicks has severely deformed feet. This is not our first batch of chicks but I've never seen this before. Her toes curl inward on both feet and on one she walks on her ankle. We have tried cardboard shoes and they haven't helped at all. We are now giving her yogurt for more vitamins...
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