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About an hour ago, I let my hens out of their run to forage in my yard, like I do every day. The alpha in my flock came out, and I heard her fly. That is unusual for her, but once in a while, it happens. Then I heard a thud as if she had hit something. I found her on her back...
I have a Buff Orpington who is about 5 years old. She's always been fairly aggressive and broody, but she can also be very sweet. Last April we got 4 new chicks and in May we got 4 more. One of the chicks turned out to be a rooster and we decided to keep him. The rooster (who is a New...
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I am currently repopulating my flock, so I only have two 4 YOs who are laying right now. One is an Americauna and the other is a Buff Orpington. I am feeding everyone grower feed right now with calcium on the side for my layers. My Americauna seems to have gone through a short molt and...
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I just got 3 (well, it was supposed to be 4, but I'm pretty sure the 4th one is a Barnvelder) New Hampshire Reds who are about 5 weeks old. One of them we named "Diva" because she was bossy from the start. However, Diva now has a fairly pronounced comb and is acting very aggressively...
My chicken just got diagnosed with this. I got her as a pullet and she's had a dirty bottom for the entire time I've had her (about 3 months now). First I treated her for lice, then worms, then a yeast infection to no avail. I finally bit the bullet and took her for a fecal occult test. The...
Yesterday, my year old Americauna appeared to have had her eye severely pecked. It was all purple and dried over and she couldn't see out of it. I checked on the forums and did was they said. I quarantined her, washed the eye with saline and put neosporin on it and gave her a broad spectrum...