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    Fly strike after-care questions

    Regina, one of my older barred rocks (6 years) is recovering from fly strike, discovered last Sunday. I got a lot of help from other threads on here around what to do. I really thought I was going to lose her that first night, but she has rallied and is alert and seeming much better overall. My...
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    Keeping broody and her chicks with the flock this time? Seeking advice...

    My very reliable broody is one week away from getting her foster chicks. The past two times Spring has raised chicks, I've moved mama and babies into my "mini-coop' which has a separate fenced area in the bigger yard the day after I've slipped the day-old babies under her at night, once I know...
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    Odd round pink growth on my broody's neck under the feathers

    Wondering if anyone has seen this type of thing before and whether it's something to worry about. This afternoon, when my broody hen ruffled up her feathers I noticed this growth on her skin. It's round and pink, firm to the touch, and about the diameter of a dime/size of a marble. It doesn't...
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    Blood--quite a lot--on the roost and floor

    Hi folks. I've been researching older posts, but not finding a definitive answer. This morning there was a lot of blood on one of the roosts and spots on the floor. I have 15 hens in that coop and all are running around, scratching, eating/drinking like normal. Nobody seems lethargic or ill. I...
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    Advice for helping a target of bullying

    I've rarely seen any bullying in my flock. I have 20 total right now and they have a very large run they go out in every day. I noticed that Happy, one of my black australorps has been staying in the coop most of the day. I've realized it's because when she goes outside, she is being ganged up...
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    worried about one of my chicks

    Would love to get some advice. I have five 10-day old chicks being raised by a broody hen. They have their own smaller coop and a separate little run area. This past weekend they went outside with mama for the first time. All have been very active and lively up till now. But last evening I...
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    Mareks and motherhood

    I have a year-old blue wyandotte hen who has gone determinedly broody. I've had her in a broody breaker pen off and on a few days at a time for weeks now. She seems to get over it, then a week later she's fluffed up and gurgling and haunting the nest boxes again. I've let a broody raise a few...
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    Can a chicken have a stroke?

    Had a big scare with one of my youngsters this weekend. I have four 10-week-old pullets that were raised by one of our hens who went broody this spring. They are still in their own small coop and yard in a corner of the big pen. When I opened the door in the morning on Saturday only three of...
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    Mama appears to be done with sitting but one chick is only started to hatch...is there something I c

    We got our broody hen 6 fertilized eggs--3 olive eggers and 3 copper marans. She was sitting in one of the coop nest boxes and happy so we let her brood there. This Wednesday--the 21st day--all 3 olive eggers hatched and are lively and doing really well. She kept sitting on the other eggs...
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    Coming aboard from Ben Lomond, CA

    Hi all you feathered-friend-loving folks! I've finally made a profile after lurking around here for years! We started our flock last spring, although I'd been indulging in chicken dreams long before that. I appreciate all the great info on this site and spent hours looking at all the coop...
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