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    Lonely Hen

    We've had some bad luck recently resulting in a few chicken deaths. We're now left with a very lonely, sick hen and an unwell chic (perhaps the carrier of whatever killed the others). Since becoming unwell and losing her companion, the older hen has become very solemn, nervy and generally...
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    Hens stopped laying and sick chicks

    Here's our very odd situation... Roughly two months ago, we bought two new week old chicks. At the same time we changed the brand of layers pellets for both our year old hens. Within the last months our two hens have stopped laying. They occasionally produce full size yolks with very soft...
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    Picking up the chickens (and how they react)

    Hello, I'm new to chicken keeping but recently adopted two 16 week old black rock hens. When we first got them they'd run away from you if you tried to pick them up but they'd be fine once you held them. Now they simply freeze and raise their wings (hunching, to look kinda like a vulture...
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