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    Did I get a Banty?

    Hey everyone, I got 4 new "Easter Egger" chicks on April 30th from the feed store. They were SUPPOSED to all be a day or two old. I'm wondering if I got a Banty, because his comb was red at 4 weeks and he's grabbing the girls by the backs of their necks and an obvious born leader. I have no...
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    Unknown Respiratory Infection - aftermath questions

    Our flock contracted a respiratory illness. They all got sick, to varying degrees ranging from yellow snot flying everywhere and barely able to breath with TONS of rattling in the chest, to just a few sneezes and some lethargy. I suspect the two who showed the mildest symptoms had perhaps been...
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    What is causing these dark spots on the shell?

    We have a hen who FAITHFULLY lays a big brown egg EVERY DAY since she started laying about 7 months ago. Recently, a lot of them have a large dark spot on the large end, only there. A couple even came with the dark spot and lots of white stuff in the same area. This is NOT normal for her, but...
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    Limit Wanderings of Free Range Flock??

    We're new to chicken ownership--live outside the city limits in a suburban area, 8/10 of an acre lot so I CAN'T afford to fence it. My problem is our 5 hens have taken to ranging from their coop, PAST our house, and invading the neighbor's front yard, planting areas and front porch rather than...
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