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    Mystery Leg/Foot injury

    I have a 1 + yr old sex link hen who will not put weight on her left foot. This started sometime yesterday. When I got home last night, I noticed she was not on the roost and I just left her be. Today, she did make her way out of the coop and was limping. She otherwise will not walk. She has...
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    I have a Canadian gosling... now what

    I’m a chicken mom… But my neighbor found a lone gosling wandering, handed it over to me. We live near a small river. Nobody has seen any gosling‘s lately let alone barely any goose pairs hanging out here the last week or so. Have no idea where this little fella came from. Currently in my bathtub...
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    Chicken lost part of her toe (pics)

    First, have no idea how this happened and have not found the piece of toe missing. Id say maybe 1/4 inch of it is gone. She is acting like nothing is wrong. No sign of entry to the run or coop from another animal. Besides, figured it would be much worse if a fox or racoon got to them. Im out...
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    Wet and Cold Chicken

    I have an auto door closer for the coop. I was late from work and one chicken didn't make it in. Its been raining and 40 degrees. She is soaked (even tho she has plenty of shelter she could have stayed under and not in the middle of the rain). I got her in the coop and on the roost. Im...
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    HUGE Eggs

    twice in the last few weeks one of my Cali Greys has laid a HUGE egg. 84 and 89 grams. Here are a few pics... The 84 was a double yolk. I have not cracked the 89g one open yet. Im sure it will be as well. first pic is the 84g along side 67g and 54g this is the 89g next to 55g
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    Chicken sleeping on floor- all of a sudden

    I have 6 various laying breeds. They are 8 months old and have been living in their coop since May. I have noticed in the last few weeks that one of my girls has now started sleeping on the floor. I know she used to roost bc I've checked periodically over the summer. There is plenty of room...
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    Tiny Yolkless egg..16g

    I do not have any chickens who normally lay small eggs.. this one I found rolling around outside today, so not sure when it was laid. It weighed 16g and no yolk. For size reference it’s between a 56g and 43g eggs
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    2nd Double Yolk in a week

    Rhona is a black sex link. She started laying about 2 weeks ago at 20 weeks old. She laid a double yolk last week and another one a couple days ago. Weighed 65g. Just cracked it open today.
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    Massive storm - how to keep birds safe

    Iowa Illinois or Wisconsin and I believe Missouri, have an intense storm happening now, getting upwards of 100mph winds. I have 6 chickens, and they are under the coop currently. The storm is just now getting to us. I almost want to bring them inside. we will most likely lose some fencing...
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    Ever a "cute" predator story?

    I live across from a small park, there is a street light and a fox family of 3 lives nearby. I have been watching them every night for a week, taking all the precautions to keep my girls safe. Last night while watching the park area, I see one of the foxes as he is just playing and having the...
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    Coop Camera?

    Does anyone have a camera set up in their coop? Kind of like a baby monitor where you can see them from in the house? We just thought it would fun.
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    Peep Palace - Coop build

    Ive had chickens most of my life, but always had barns so never had to build a coop until this year as we bought a house on 1/3 acre last fall. I took the main coop idea from https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/follow-along-on-my-coop-build.1358512/page-3#post-22495814 and there is a PDF...
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    Barred Rock- Pullet or Cockerel

    Two of my chicks are Barred rocks. I have a felling one of them is a boy. Thought Id post a couple picks and see what ya'll think. They are approx 2.5 weeks old. Things I see. Beak is much more pronounced, especially the beginning of comb, feathers are more aligned, tails goes up most of the...
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    Chicken mom after a 3 year hiatus

    Hi There, its been awhile. 3 years ago I had to move across several states for work and gifted my 15 girls to a neighbor. I am just now in a position to be able to start raising chickens again and I couldn't be more excited. I live in SE Wisconsin. Its rural neighborhood. This will be a much...
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    Odd Crop issue

    first, I have read a lot on the crop problems. impacted ones etc on this forum. But I can't seem to figure out exactly what the issue is, if any that one of my hens has with her crop as it doesn't quite match up with typical symptoms of a problem crop. She is a 5 month old Buff Orpington...
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    Low egg production..Why?

    I have 6 yearlings from last year who all lay very regularly (1 BR, 2 BO's, 2 Legghorns 7 1 Wyandotte). Even in the winter I get 4-6 eggs a day. I have 9 "little" who were hatched in Feb/March this year (mix of BO's, Legghorns, BR, RIR and sexlinks). I know for sure at least 1 leghorn and 1...
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    Can my youngsters go outside yet

    I Have a group of young chicks, approx 5 weeks old and mostly feathered- who have been living in my mud room, in a large horse trough. Weather seems to be warming up now, so I'd like to get them into the barn/coup w the rest (I will have them totally segregated from the laying hens until full...
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    Found a hidden dozen

    My 6 laying hens have lived in half a barn for the winter and have a nesting box. About 6 weeks ago I cleaned out a large "room" of the barn and let the girls play in their during the day. Last weekend I moved 4 pullets to the barn and locked them up in the "room" until they are fuller size to...
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    Scalped chicken, still alive

    2 month old pullet, Buff Orpington. not sure exactly how this happened, but thinking the ramp to the nesting box fell, and got her just at the right angle. I brought her in the house, she is drinking and otherwise seems normal. Eyes are blinking and moving around. I have an animal...
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    fist sunshine of the year

    My girls aren't quite a year old. They went from the big horse tank in the mud room while chicks, to a big barn as pullets/layers. yesterday was 60 degrees and sunny, so I let them out in the pasture. it was hilarious. but they loved it! Buffy and Bobbi Flop Buffy and Rocky
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