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    Is this a Pullet?

    I've got a 6-7 month old orpington and we were told it was female when we got it a few months ago but I'm not sure anymore...Is it a pullet? and if so should she be laying by now?
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    Yellow Worm on Chicken!

    I've got a seven week old orpington buff and I found a little worm on her. The worm was yellow and kind of translucent about half a centimetre long and it had a little black dot inside of it. I only spotted one of them and it was just sitting on a feather (not on the skin), I don't know if it is...
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    How to introduce a young pullet to a hen.

    There has been an attack on the coop with only one survivor, and now that my survivor has recovered from the trauma we've got her a new chick to keep her company! I have a one-year-old Red X, and I would like to introduce a 4 week old Orpington to her. I unintentionally let my hen see the new...
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    Traumatized Chicken

    There was an attack on my coop, only one chicken made it, and there are only feathers left behind. The poor baby is traumatized and I don't know what to do! Right now she is sitting on a blanket safely in the mud room, but she doesn't want to move, eat or drink and she is breathing with her...
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    Keep your chickens healthy and happy!

    Hello!:frow I am just a chicken lover who feels very uneducated on Chickens in general! I would appreciate it if someone could inform me on the symptoms, precautionary actions to take, and treatments that I should know about if one of my hens is unwell. 1. What might you notice if a...
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    First egg...what is normal?

    Hello! I think this is a first egg for one of my chickens and i'm wondering if the smudge of blood on it is anything to worry about. (the smudge is not much but it is more obvious in real life.) Thanks for your help
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    Hen laying soft eggs

    My hen just started laying about 3 weeks ago, she lays an egg a day, and the eggs have mostly been perfect. She stopped laying for two whole days, and then yesterday I found an egg white and yolk sitting on the ground (no where near a nesting box) and the shell was shrivelled up a few feet away...
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    Chickens earlobes turn white

    I have a chicken that wanders alot so I often find myself picking her up to carry her home. I have noticed that her red earlobes turn very pale by the time I have released her on our property. I have experimented with this by picking her up and watching her earlobes, and sure enough they turn...
  9. StellaStewart

    Is it a Rooster?

    This is an almost 5 month old Red Cross chicken (or Red X). when they were chicks we thought he was a rooster, but after seeing some pictures and reading somethings about them we became unsure. Also bunch of his tail feathers got ripped out by a dog a week ago which is why his tail is short (but...
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    why does my chicken sneeze?!

    I've noticed my chickens sneeze from dust in the air or getting water up their nostrils, but lately i've noticed one of my chickens sneezing for no apparent reason. She sneezes usually twice in a row (when she hasn't eaten or been in dusty areas for a few minutes) and she has sneezed out some...
  11. StellaStewart

    Growth on Chicken!

    Hi! I am new to this site and i'm not sure if i'm doing this properly, but i just have a quick question: My hen has a growth on her lower back, it is a narrow but long, and kind of shiny lump (it is skin coloured). If anyone knows what this might be or if I should be concerned about it, let...
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