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    Hen walking backwards

    I was taking a video of our dog and caught our hen walking backwards. I’ve heard that that’s a sign of neck problems or neurological problems. I’ve never seen her do it before. I watched her the rest of the evening and she never did it again. She’s two years old my initial thought that she was...
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    Easter Egger with mohawk

    I bought these 3 chicks at a feed store as “Amerancana Bantams” which I assume means they are Easter Eggers. But one has a mowhawk! They are 4 weeks old. The comb on one of the gray ones looks more pronounced and pinkish, so maybe a cockerel? (The heat lamp is near in the photo casting a...
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    Cochin. Pullet or roo?

    These two buff Cochin are around three weeks. One had a reddish tinted comb and has these odd wing feathers that are 3-4 feathers thick and almost stick out from its body. Never had Cochin so was wondering if one might be a roo. Most photos are of the one in question unless I caught the other...
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    Welsumer or Barnevelder?

    One chick is 12 days old and one is 2 1/2 weeks. One is supposed to be Welsumer and other is Barnevelder. Is it too early to tell who is who? I thought large one was Barnevelder. It’s a “classic” so is that Partridge? The little one is in first 5 photos.
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    Cochin chick bare bum

    I just got 7 chicks. 2 Cochin. The bums of the Cochin have no feathers around the vent. Is this a breed thing? I’ve raised many chicks and have never seen that...but never had Cochin either. 😊
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    Older hen trouble walking then sits with legs in front of her

    I have a 6 year old buff orpington that really struggled staying warm during a long hard Texas freeze in February. I have 12 hens and all others were comfortable and thriving but she was shivering and obviously having hard time regulating her body temp. We brought her in the house for 2 days...
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    Egg bound? Hen is sickly and getting worse quickly

    I have six 9 month old hens in my flock that started laying a couple of months ago. I have five other hens that all laying. I can kinda tell which eggs are my new eggs. One was slightly larger than average, thinner shell than usual that is “wavy”, and has what looks like blood smears on it. I...
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    EE Pullet or Roo?

    14 weeks old. She's my first EE. Bought her as a pullet, but the two tail feathers that seemed to sprout overnight made me second guess it. Do you think it's a Roo or a pullet?
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    Feeding young chicks and grown hens

    I have 6 12 week old chicks and 6 grown hens. They still sleep and eat separately but free range all together. I have a two part question! I'm feeding the chicks grower feed and the adults are getting layer feed. The way my coops are set up, I cannot lock the hens away from their food during...
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    Bought as Ameraucana but it doesn’t look like others

    I bought two identical chicks that I was told were Ameraucauna. One looks like one but the other now is white with a lot of random black markings. What do you think it is? Rooster? It’s the black and white one in front. The one behind it was the one identical as a chick.
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    How to keep chickens cool and OFF of my porches?

    My ten chickens free range all day. In the mornings and late afternoons they have an acre of mowed grass with trees they can freely roam and they do. However, the heat of the day they hang around the cement front porch by our front door and under the car port under or beside the car. Usually in...
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    How Long to heal from a leg injury?

    I have a 10 week old Rhode Island Red that was injured coming out of the coop one morning. (When she was about 4 weeks old, she started limping around like her leg was hurt. I kept her separate and in a smaller space for 1 week. She seemed OK after 3-4 days, but I wanted to make sure before...
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    Black Wyandotte??

    Bought this pullet at three days old. Was told she was a black Wyandotte which I had never heard of. She’s a bit bigger than all the others I got that day so she may be older. 5-6 weeks old now. Black with black feet that are yellow underneath. Black beak with yellow tip. No signs of a single...
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    Dehydration?? Wounded?? Sick?? Need to know how to treat a chick...

    I have 10 month old chicks in a pen with a hen. They sleep in an enclosed nest at night with an attached run. This morning, 2 of the chicks who seemed perfectly healthy last night were dead up in the box. It's been over 100 degrees this week. Nights are in the upper 70's. The box is vented up at...
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    Hen adopted 2 day old chicks! Can they have to momma hens??

    My Welsummer adopted 5 chicks for us last year and did such an amazing job that I kicked myself for not doing it this way before! She went broody on me two weeks ago and I brought home some chicks last night. We snuck them in at night, tucking them under and they all (TEN) settled in for the...
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    Bite Wound, panting, loose skin

    I THINK my 3 month old hen may have been nipped by our dog. I'm not 100% that's what happened, but 24 hours ago she was just standing in the same spot and didn't seem herself. I found 2-3 small wounds on her left leg that were not deep or bleeding, but had light traces of blood around the...
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    Update! 3 month old lethargic and panting

    Update!!! Update below!! My 3 1/2 month Delaware hen was turned out this morning with all the other girls. She's usually very active and busy and very close to the others her age. This afternoon she was sitting by herself backed against the garden fence. I actually thought she might have been...
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    Internal Laying and Life expectancy

    Over the past 3 years, I have raised 18 hens averaging about 6-7 at a time. I have not had a hen to survive past 2 1/2 years and some only make it to 2. Is this a typical occurrence? They have all died from either internal laying (from what I can tell) and hold on for anywhere from 2-3 weeks...
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    2 year old Wyandotte never started laying eggs

    I have a silver laced Wyandotte that we got as a day old chick with 3 other chicks. She had a pasty butt issue and we had to clean her up several times. When the others started getting tail feathers, she never did and continued to have poop caked on her. Her vent was never blocked, just crusty...
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    The McCauley Crew

    I have used "backyard chickens" for the past three years for any and all questions that have ever come up with my flock! I finally had a question of my own and officially joined! We are in Texas close to the panhandle on a ranch 90 miles from the nearest large town. I started with 6 hens 3...
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