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    Bloody hen

    One of my hens has a bloody wound near her wing. The roo has been hard on her and I suspect he inflicted it. I will capture her tonight and tend to it, but what's the best way of doing that? Hydrogen peroxide? I don't want the other hens pecking her. Should I separate her for a few days? Thanks...
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    Rooster problem

    I really hope someone can help with this problem. It pertains to our rooster. He's great around us, eats out of your hand, really a sweet, good boy. BUT, when he mounts the hens, and one in particular, he's pulling out their neck feathers. The one that looks the worse has been quarantined...
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    How to catch those quick birds?

    Hi all, I know someone knows the answer to my question. I need to buy one of those nice, long-handled chicken catching nets/hoops. What are they really called, and where to get the best price? I work for a vet clinic but they couldn't find one, likely because I don't know what they're actually...
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    Help! Sick Hen

    This afternoon, my husband and I were outside working in the garden and had let the hens roam in the now unused dog fence. One, Sansa, went into the coop to lay an egg (we thought). She never came out. We've checked her several times, she was still in the laying box. This last check, she had...
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    Need ideas for portable run, with no tractor.

    We have a nice coop inside a 16x16 foot run. This is surrounded by an unused dog fence, which we occasionally, when we are home, let the chickens out into to give them more to do. The dog fence is a typical 4' cyclone fence. I'd like to let them free in our yard, we have 1 acre and a good half...
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    Rodent discovered last night inside coop

    We got home well after dark last night and went into the run to check for eggs in the coop, and the feeder. My husband found either a big mouse or a small rat inside the coop, where the feeder is located. Let me explain the strange habits of our chickens: We have a small covered run with a roost...
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    Hen Saddle question

    I have a rooster that is overly amorous with a couple of the hens. This rooster and I do not get along--he's come at me numerous times and now I'm spooked. My neighbor came over one night this past weekend and helped me grab the 2 hens he's be riding too much, and she put the hen saddles on...
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    Need help with sick hen

    My favorite hen, a beautiful black Astrolorpe has been poorly today. We first noticed her just sitting the the corner of the run, clucking softly to herself, around noon. After separating the rooster who is very protective of her in particular, we caught her. I held her upside down, briefly and...
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    Rooster has become recently aggressive

    I'm a newbie with chickens and am having an aweful situation that's over my head, so I'm turning to the wonderful community in hopes of someone providing me with advice. I need help with my flock: the rooster has recently become very aggressive to me (understandable-that's his job, but really...
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    newbie with rooster issues, and questions

    Hey all! First, since this is my initial post, let me tell you a bit about us. We live in Austin, TX and got 6 2 day old chicks in October. It's now almost April and we are still just getting 2-3 eggs per day. Oh, we got 2 each of 3 breeds: 2 Plymouth bar rocks, 2 Astroloropes, and 2 Easter...
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