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    Foot/leg injury — week old chick

    One of my baby chicks is avoiding putting weight on one leg. There is no visible sign of bumblefoot or an injury. She lets me gently move and manipulate that leg and foot without complaint. Any other ideas of what to look for or do would be appreciated. Knock on wood, she does seem to have more...
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    Ugh ... lost all 4 chickens last night

    We have/had 4 chickens - Australorp, Buff Orpington, Plymouth Rock, and a Wyandotte - each was 14 months old. All seemed totally fine yesterday and all laid eggs yesterday. We left town yesterday and the neighbor said they seemed fine as they went into the coop last night. When she came by this...
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    Do Orpington's grow more slowly?

    I have four 19 week old chickens. One from each of the following breeds: Buff Orpington, Plymouth Rocker, Gold Laced Wyandotte and an Australorp. They are still on chick feed and we will be transitioning to layer feed in the next few days. The Orpington is considerably smaller than the other 3...
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    ⠀ Food Soiled Paper?!?

    Can chickens really safely eat food soiled paper. This Austin program sounds cool but this is the first time I've heard that you can intentionally feed paper to chickens. http://www.southernliving.com/healthy-living/going-green/austin-texas-zero-waste-raising-chickens
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