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  1. Michelle2639

    Impacted crop

    One of my girls appears to have an impacted crop. It's softball size and hard. I've never had to deal with this before. She's my anti-social hen too, so it's a bear to handle her. I don't know if I feel comfortable doing anything invasive but I have read to try giving them oil and massaging...
  2. Michelle2639

    Molting already?

    I live in Michigan. Going into last winter, I only had three hens that were about eight months old. Two of them kind of did a mini molt in December (just some neck feathers). This year I have five girls and they're all about a year and a half now. It appears two of them (the BR's) are...
  3. Michelle2639

    Missing bird...

    I knew this would happen eventually but I didn't expect it after only a year of free ranging. I'm missing a bird. Yesterday morning I was in the house and heard a couple of different squawks that sounded a little strange,the dogs perked up too. We went out to investigate and saw nothing...
  4. Michelle2639

    Bully girls

    I'm needing some advice. I have six hens that are all close to a year and a half old. I raised three from chicks (RIR) and the other three (BR) I got already grown in late spring. Upon introducing them, it became evident right away that my reds were not going to be at the top of the pecking...
  5. Michelle2639

    New to the forum from Michigan

    Hi everyone. I'm new to the forum. I live in southern Michigan. I'm fairly new to chickens. I got my first three chicks a year and half ago and then added three new year old chickens to the flock early this summer.. When there's coverage, my girls free range but have to be kept in for the...
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