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I am new to raising chickens and this is my first flock. I have 4 chickens and have recently been trying to fix a big problem of mine. A few months ago I realized that one of my chickens was losing feathers on its butt. At first I thought they were starting to drop their feathers but...
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I am starting to get a little concerned with my chickens behavior. My black cuckoo maran and brown leghorn are no longer laying. They haven't been laying for almost 2 months! We had to put pin less peppers on the brown leghorn which stressed her out and then she stopped laying...
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I picked this chicken up from my local feed store and she was in the cage labeled Delaware. However, the employee informed me that it was highly likely that she wasn't a Delaware...she is most certainly not a Delaware but I can't figure out what she is. She has puffy little cheeks as...
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I am excited but also worried because I just got my first "egg". I barely even noticed it. I have been noticing a spot made in the nesting box the past few days so I have been checking regularly. Today I noticed on odd pice and picked it up to find an extremely soft egg shell and...
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I am new to chickens and still new to this site. I just read that you shouldn't have your chickens sleep on top of your nesting box, but that is the ONLY place my chickens sleep. I have a roost but the chickens have never used it, even when I didn't have a nesting box. Could anyone...
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I am new to the site and new to chickens as well, but I am in desperate need of help.
A few weeks ago I noted that my Delaware was staying away from all the other chickens (4 total). I was told to make sure she wasn't sick and sure enough when I checked her out she had a hole in her...