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    Chicken Limping

    Help please? One of my PR hens is limping. She started limping once when she was about 2 months old. Over time she got better. Then about a 2 or 3 weeks ago she started limping slightly again and seem to be doing better. Today she is limping worse then ever. And favors that left leg. I...
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    I want my birds flock together

    I have 4 one year old hens. Had 7 but a dog killed 3 of them back in April. I purchased 4 one day old chicks and now they are 16 weeks old. They are keep in two separate coops. The young ones coop is one of those "Chickens in a Hutch" and they are now out growing it. The are intimidated...
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    Her eggs are too large for her

    My red star (sex link) has been laying since Nov. 09 and has always produce supper giant large eggs. They look like duck eggs really. I feel so sorry for her because about 5 times a week she gets egg bound. She is my favorite and most friendly of them all. I've given them olive oil in the...
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    Always egg bound

    My red star (sex link) has been laying since Nov. 09 and has always produce supper giant large eggs. They look like duck eggs really. I feel so sorry for her because about 5 times a week she gets egg bound. She is my favorite and most friendly of them all. I've given them olive oil in the...
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    Introducing my Chicks

    I know this has been asked a thousand times before but here it goes. I have four, 4 week old chicks. They are in separate housing facing my big girls. So they can always see each other. I let them free range at different time of the day. The chicks go over to the hens and they both stare...
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    Odd Foot pounding

    My hens are doing something odd! When they are in their coop roosting for the night, they pound their foot on the floor of the coop. One leg not both. They seem to take turns each night through out the week. I don't know why. Perhaps to scare off predators? Just a guess on my part. Has...
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    What's wrong with her eggs.

    I have a Red Star, and for the past few days her eggs look discolored. She is also having a hard time laying and doesn't use the nest box anymore but layers where and when she can. I would appreciate any advise on this matter. Pictures are below and click on photo to enlarge them. Thank you all.
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    Something Attacked my Chicken

    This past Thursday I went out to check on my hens (which are free range) after I head a big commotion from them. And when I looked at them one had a quarter size open wound on her back, between here lower pack and her tail. I cleaned it and ask my Vet friend to look at it. After looking at...
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    When do they become hens

    I read a lot about pullets and hens. What is the difference if they are all laying eggs? And when do pullets become hens? What is the physical change in them. Thanks
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    Finally got my first egg.

    Yesterday while cleaning out the run and coop I saw a egg in the middle of the run. I was so excited and told everybody. I really wasn't expecting any eggs for a few more weeks. So I went to the feed store and bought "Oyster Shell" and a bag of layer feed. I also stop buy the "Family Dollar"...
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    Why wait two weeks?

    I went up to the feed store today to buy a few things that I needed. While I was there I mentioned that I got my first egg today. The salesman said that I shouldn't eat the eggs for the first 2 weeks. He said it is well know fact. I have never hear of this before. Can anyone please advise...
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    EE starting to bite

    My EE is 4 months old and just within the last couple of weeks she starting bitting my arms and now legs. So was always the friendliest of my birds. She use to let me pick her up and was the first that came running when I'd go out to the run. She still eats out of my hand but then she bites...
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    My dog is eating the chickens poop

    My chickens free range during the afternoon. When my Mini Pin (dog) goes out to do her business she likes to eat the chickens poop. She has never been sick in her 4 years on this earth. But when my chickens were old enough to free range my dog started to get sick now and again. She threw-up...
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    Fireworks and Chickens

    As the holidays approach there is an concern question I have. My neighbors love to set off fireworks, I mean the big stuff. They do it at every holiday. The noise is frighting loud. It even startles me at time. Like bombs are going off. So my question is will my chickens have a heart...
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    Won't sleep in coop

    I built a new coop last week but my chickens won't sleep in it. I've tried everything I could think of to get them to go in at night. I put their food and water in the coop and they go in to eat but when it's time to sleep they roost out in the run. I evey but at light in there. And tryed...
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    I don't know where to turn to.

    I just lost one of my 12 week old SLW today. She was fine in the AM but when I went out to let them free range at noon she was a little slow. Then I noticed that she just wanted to lay down all by herself. I kept checking on her and when I went out a 4 PM she was just lying on the grass. I...
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    My girl is not eating. What can I Do?

    I notice one of my SLW pullets was a bet sluggish and wasn't eating this morning. Even when I offered her favorite treat. There is very little molting going on. Just a few feathers a day. I live in Florida and they don't molt like they do up north. So I don't think it's that. All she wants...
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    Hard crop what to do?

    I notice one of my SLW pullets was a bet sluggish and wasn't eating this morning. Even when I offered her favorite treat. There is very little molting going on. Just a few feathers a day. I live in Florida and they don't molt like they do up north. So I don't think it's that. All she wants...
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    Help!! What's wrong with my girl?

    Not sure if this is the right place to post this so I'm going to post on decease thread also. I have a 12 week old SLW. Today when I let them out of the run to free range she was reluctant to come out. When I went back out later to check on her she was laying under the bushes and wouldn't...
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    Inbox

    Can you tell me how to empty my inbox all at once. I see that I can delete them one at a time but that well take forever. I want to delete all of them with one swoop. Thanks for any help you give.
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