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    Broody & unsure

    My lady, Meriadoc, had been broody for about a month. Wouldn't leave the coop AT ALL, refused to eat or drink... This is the first of any of my girls to show signs of being broody in the least, so I marked 3 eggs and let her sit on them... She has barely left the coop other than to eat and drink...
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    My first death

    Woke up to my first chicken death today... She has been completely fine until yesterday... One of the kids got in the chicken run yesterday and my rooster tried to flog him. SOOOO I'm not sure if this would have caused her to stress?? Afterwards, she seemed to cough? And continued to cough...
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    Pale crusty comb

    I took in a hen that was being kept in poor conditions. Her comb and face are really pale and they seem really dry. Her comb is cracked in a couple places from being so dry. Is this an indicator of some kind? Her feathers are also pretty dull and tore up like she'd been picked on by a bully roo...
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    need advice about new ladies

    I have 6 hens and 1 cockerel that have been together since hatching. They're around 8 months and one has started laying this week! I brought home another hen this week around the same age and my ladies are NOT happy. They've picked on her like crazy and chase her around the run. I've taken to...
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    Dom vs. Barred Rock combs

    Okay so I've thought this entire time my Dobby was a BR, but the more I read and study her comb I've realized this isn't a BR trait. It seems to be a Dom trait... I thought it was a pea comb but Doms have rose combs. Correct? Anyone know more about this than the average joe? She also has dark...
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    Roo? Not 100% sure...

    So this is my Bach... Been a few weeks and I'm still not certain! Turns out he's(?) the most timid of the group. Hasn't tried to crow at all. Doesn't make any noise whatsoever actually. Never fights for food, no longer challenges any of the others... I'm at a loss. Still only about 10 weeks I...
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    can we start to tell what they are yet?!?

    It's been a couple weeks since I last asked about the breed and sex of my 6 mystery oddballs! So I was hoping to get a few more opinions of their origins and naughty bits! Toss me your educated ideas since I'm new to all this! ALSO: Meriadoc and Henrietta VIII look VEEEEERY similar, I'm the only...
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    classic "identify breed and sex these chickens please" post haha

    So everything I have read tells me I just wont know the sex for a while, but I want to know now! And I know a lot of you have a lot of experience with this - so I'm hoping to get some educated guesses. I'd also like to get some breed guessing going on - other than one that looks to be a Barred...
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    Baby chick Crop problems - advice?!????

    I purchased 6 chicks of unknown breeds by the owner on Sunday, these are my first chickens I've owned myself! They all seemed fine, I examined each and selected ones I hoped to be hens. Yesterday I noticed two of my chicks had a tumor looking growth on their chest - after freaking out, calling...
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