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    Upside down hen

    Came home from work today to find Florence on her back with her legs up. She had laid an egg and pooped in that position. Her rooster was standing on her and when I shooed him off she did not move anything except her head. She is alert and has bright clear eyes. She was fine last night...
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    Bloated crop - what to watch for?

    This girl came to us with a bit of a wheeze which we got cleared up but she still didn't seem right. Her eyes look tired and she is less active than the others. Otherwise fine. This evening she didn't open her eyes when I picked her up and her feet were cold. I gave her a warm soak with some...
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    Trin broody hen's beak?

    One of my two broody hens has a very fast growing beak. She is my nice one and I think I could trim it without moving her. Has anyone done that? Is it likely to stress her out and make her leave the eggs? Ugh, I can't figure out how to fix my typo in the title.
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    New seramas. One's eyes / face doesn't look right.

    I am attaching a picture of three of my new chickens. The smallest one looks like she may be a little ill. They are all in quarantine together as they were together where I got them and I have limited space. The area around her eyes is pale and puffy. She alse had noisy breathing when she...
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    Crooked toe question.

    I am wondering if the chickens with crooked toes are going to need nail trimming. So far they don't but I am interested in the experience of others. Ours free range all day and I can't catch them without a lot of fuss and getting the rooster really angry. One has a toe on each foot that is...
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    Missouri / Kansas 2 Golden Sebright Cockerels

    We have two pet quality Golden Sebright cockerels that need new homes. They are handled regularly and even brought in the house. They would be equally happy in a flock of other chickens or as doted upon pets. They are currenthy caged up seperatly because we have only one sebright hen and...
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    What should I watch for if anything?

    One of my hens found this rubbery, soft, broken, empty egg shell. I have no idea which one laid or passed it. No one is acting noticably different. Except my jerk rooster but that is another issue. Only a few of them have started laying and they just started last week. All the other eggs...
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    Spot on comb and dark stuff at top of beak

    What is this and what can we do for him? This is one of my daughter's sebrights and the others don't have it. My buff orpington roo looks like he has a tiny dark spot on his comb but it is tiny and flat - barely noticable.
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    Chicken jail

    My daughter's 6 sebrights are just over 3 weeks old and today we realized, after breaking up some particularly viscious fights, that 4 are male. Now 3 of them are in chicken jail because every time they see each other it starts again. Even through the sides of the plastic tub/brooder. They are...
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    Sad and want to vent...

    We needed an incubator for our very first attempt at hatching so we rented one from the extension office. It is pretty a homemade job but pretty nice. Wood box with glass top and front, light fixture with two bulbs, expanding disc that shuts the lights off when the temp is right, raised floor...
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    should I treat or just watch???

    This 5.5 week old BO seems to have an injured wattle. I didn't see wattles at all yesterday. Today I notice them and one looks like rectangular scab. Nothing else alarming and I haven't witnessed anyone pecking although that is my guess as to what may have happened. Also, I have 7 BOs and...
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    What breed?

    We have figured out what we think most of our month old chickens are but this one has us stumped.
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