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    Repeatedly sick chicken

    We have a 5-year-old Black Australorp mix, Henty. She is top chicken in a flock of 5. Henty has been becoming sick off and on over the last year or so. She started getting a dirty back end, mainly white droppings sticking to her feathers. Apart from that there was nothing obviously wrong...
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    What is wrong with my girl and what can I do about it?

    My 4 year old black Australorp, Polly, has suddenly turned really nasty. Her whole behavior is off. She is clucking constantly where she has generally been quite a quiet girl. She is frequently fluffing every feather on her body to stand on end, like hackles on a dog - see attached pic. It's...
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    White Wing Tip - marker for sickness?

    I am wondering if anyone can tell me - is the development of a white wing tip feather a sign of sickness? I had a Rhode Island Red who developed a white wing tip about a year old. She was always the sickly one in the flock and laid thin shelled eggs no matter how hard I tried to get more...
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    My chicken won't come home!

    I currently have 5 chickens - 2 Black Orpingtons, I Rhode Island Red (the boss), and added last year 2 Buff Orpingtons (the Golden Girls). From the start the Golden Girls have ranged further than the rest of the flock and so drawn the others into a wider ranging habit than before but the other...
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    Under-developed comb

    I have 2 Black Australorps and 2 Rhodies, all purchased together as 1 day old chicks 26 weeks ago. The Rhodies have been laying for 4-5 weeks now. The BAs are still to produce any eggs. From what I read on BYC that isn't too worrying, especially as it is still winter time. I am puzzled...
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    Hello

    Hi, I am an ex-Brit, now a US citizen, committed to starting a new life in Idaho, USA after 30 years in the computer industry. My husband and I are building our dream log cabin near Orofino and plan to get somewhat self-sufficient. I want to get some alpacas for fiber production as well as...
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