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    Australorp Question: Tail Down?

    We recently introduced a new Australorp hen to our flock. She is doing well tends to be a loner and holds her tail down when she is around the other hens (3 - 1 Australorp & 2 Barred Rocks) Is this odd?
  2. luvliebee

    Help! Australorp stopped laying.

    We have a year old Astralorp, Ethel. She was this age when we bought her. She was laying fine for the first few days and then she stopped. She never roosted unless we put her up there. Her vent got messy so we cleaned her a couple of times. It was yellow and runny. Also described here...
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    Yellow Goopy Poop

    One of our hens, a year old Australorp, just today had had goopy yellow poop stuck to her bottom. I wiped her off this afternoon. She was very easy to catch, not normal. We came home tonight she was under the coop, laying on the ground. Again she was easy to catch and we put her in the coop...
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    Chichen Poop: Consistancy/color?

    We were wondering, what is the correct consistency/color for chicken poop? Some of our birds are releasing very light brown/ almost red liquid like poop and some are releasing green brown clumps. One of our Ausralorps had yellow poop stuck to her, she is also our only bird refusing to roost...
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    Question about Bird Seed

    We were wondering, is it dangerous or overly unhealthy to feed chickens bird seed? This would not be their main source of food, we use layer feed. The bird seed idea came when we pondered what we could give them when there is snow on the ground or use the packed blocks in the coop during...
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    HELP!!! Bossy Hen Issues

    We have had our girls for only 4 days. We bought two 1yr old Austrolorps; Lucy and Ethel, and two 5mo old Barred Rocks, Thelma and Louise. They were separated by age in bigger groups at the farm we purchased them from. So far Lucy has taken charge and Ethel is her right wing. Lucy is a hog...
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    Possible scam/hack?

    Member: dannycrain - https://www.backyardchickens.com/u/298634/dannycrain All this member has posted about is acquiring fake ids, birth certificates and the like. They have spammed many of the forums. I fear this "member" may be a scam.
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    HELP!! Large Red Velvet Ants - Threat or Not?

    Dasymutilla occidentalis (red velvet ant or eastern velvet ant) We have these bugs. The website said they deliver a painful sting and are called "Cow Killers." We have not been stung by them, we avoid them, but we need to know if these will be dangerous for our chickens. If they are...
  9. luvliebee

    Feeding options?

    We are only just starting to renovate our "new" coop. We don't have chickens yet, but I was hoping to gather information about feeding them. + What scraps are acceptable; which are not? (ie: rinds v. flesh of fruit/vegetables?) + Meat scraps, opinions? + How often is too often to feed them...
  10. luvliebee

    Finding Our Flock

    We are only aiming for 3-4 chickens. We are looking for good laying hens, seldom brooders (not looking to breed), winter bearing, friendly. My grandmother (WPC1) and I (WCP2) have narrowed it down (kind of...) We like: Australorp Orpington Easter Egg (Anyone know how to get them in...
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    HELP! Coop Advice

    This is a coop we, My grandmother (WPC1) and I (WPC2), were given. The roof looks slanted but it is not. We think it was used as a rabbit hutch. We are going to build on nesting boxes off of the far side and create a door on the near side in order to have access for cleaning. We plan to build...
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    A Generational Undertaking

    Hello, My grandmother (WPC1) has been dreaming of own her own chickens for quite some time now. My grandfather originally said no, not wanting to deal with the cost, mess, upkeep, etc. A couple of days ago my grandmother's eldest daughter, dropped off a older, worn, homemade chicken coup...
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