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    Hen raised chicks

    Hello fellow chicken keepers, I'm happy to report one of my young hens is broody and doing a wonderful job of sitting on 12 eggs from my group of 9 hens and one rooster. Two questions.. #1, being these delightful babies will be raised by a hen and not a human (in her own separated run) is it...
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    Egg bound. Needing new solutions

    Hey BYC friends, My patient is 4 years old. Has layed very large eggs since joining the flock 2 years ago. I thought she had fly strike, but after separating and examining, no maggots and at least 3 palpable eggs inside. I've been soaking in magnesium twice daily, and encouraging her to eat...
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    Fly strike treatments.

    Hi BYC friends. I have a hen that appears to have fly strike. Very large bulbous section below her vent. Lethargic and runny green poop. Our temperatures in south eastern British Columbia this summer have been hot, dry and smokey. My husband was kind enough to install an extra perch for the...
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    Rooster feather loss

    Hi everyone, I have an unusual problem with my handsome rooster. He is losing his outer feathers on his chest and under his wings. There seems to be some loss around his butt too. He has a beard that my hens seem to really desire, though I don't think that is related. I put stop peck on...
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    Agressive Hens to a Rooster??

    Hi all, I have a super friendly rooster that seems to be finishing a molt. He is a boy that was fought and lost an eye and tail feathers before I got him. He is very healthy now with small feathers while isolating him so he would not bleed from two hens (ten in total) that kept pecking at his...
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    Anatomy of a Rooster and Health

    Hi everyone, I know roosters are a dime a dozen. As a rather new chicken keeper (second season in Canadian winters) | am learning of many advantages and disadvantages to keeping chickens. I have a great new rooster for my girls named Hook. He came with 5 hens that I quarantined for several...
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    First time winter woes

    Hi all, I am a first time chicken owner. One rooster and 9 layers. All but two of the girls are spring hatched by us. The older girls were healthy till recent. We have had two cold snaps(-25c) about 10 days each time followed by mild. Supplementing with water based vitamin. De wormed in fall...
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