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    Young (15W) Buff Orpingtons, please help!

    Here I thought I was a pro at guessing genders, BOs are so hard. Or Im in denial that I have roosters. :( I bought 6 BO's, three of which I'm certain are pullets. I think PepperJack is a boy, and I'm really really hoping the other two are girls. PepperJack is the smallest compared to the...
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    Hen has wide stance, slow, less active, squishy stomach area.

    My hen panner has a wider, squatting stance compared to the other hens. It's subtle but she's waddling a bit. She is 2 or 3 years old. She seems a little slow, even when she runs she falls behind the other hens. She's been laying down more frequently. She's gained weight but its possibly water...
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    Lower keel area bloated, how should it feel??

    A bit hard to explain, sorry in advance. If you feel the keel (breast) bone in a chicken and move your hand down to the lowest part of it, between the chickens legs, and then feel the area on the sides of the keel bone, how should it feel? Firm or squishy like theres water or fat around it? I...
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    Swollen stomach and HEAVY, please help

    My hen Panner has had eye bubbles recently but I pushed it off as just getting dirt in her eye. I picked her up today and she was HEAVY, and she hasn't gained weight so she shouldn't feel heavier than normal. Her stomach and area between her thighs feels like its full of water, her crop feels...
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    Crop not emptying! Help!

    My hen has a pendulous crop and sour crop. I had her off water for 12 hours and off food for 24. All she's had to eat today is a few bits of chicken feed and some bird seed I let her get off the ground. I can't get her to vomit, I've spent hours trying. I have given her vinegar water. When I...
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    My hen has sour crop

    My hen has had a pendulous crop for at least 5 months. I wasn't aware that was the problem until a few weeks ago, and I've been trying to fix it since. I've noticed she always smells like boiled eggs, and recently that smell has turned more sour. I wont induce vomiting because I've heard too...
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    Do I need to quarantine newborn chicks?

    I have a broody hen who lost 9 eggs. She's on day 24/25 and quite sad. At least to me. I want to buy some baby chicks to put under her. Do I need to quarantine them first? The broody is in a dog kennel in the coop. The chicks will occasionally be let out to roam with only the broody.
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    How long will a broody hen set for?

    I have five eggs under my broody, they're late. It's day 24/25 for the eggs. If the eggs are bad (I will float and candle them soon) and I give her fresh eggs to start over, will she set for another 21 days?
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    First to hatch died, why? (warning pictures)

    It's been a hard day. My morning started off digging a little grave for the poor baby. Can someone please tell me why she passed away? She was dead under my broody when I found her. It's not a great picture but her (umbilical cord?) had a little yellow on it, and there was blood on her nose...
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    Will broody protect my chicks?

    She's on day 13 of setting. I don't have the ability to easily separate the broody from the flock, so she's been sitting in one of the nesting boxes without much issue. I'm worried when the chicks hatch that my broody won't protect them from the other hens, because my broody isn't aggressive...
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    First time - questions!

    I have a broody hen sitting on 9 eggs. Assuming they hatch - I have some pretty random questions. Counting the broody hen, I have 11 hens and one rooster. They usually free range. Their coop is pretty small. I have three nest boxes. When will Roadrunner (the broody) take her chicks outside...
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    Lavender Orpington + Easter Egger

    Hello! I've finally got my first broody hen, and I was wondering if anyone has bred a Lavender Orpington and an Easter Egger, I really want to see what my chicks might look like. And what will my egg colour be? Or will it be different for each chick? Sorry if they're silly questions, I'm new...
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    Hen having bathroom issues?

    I let my flock out to freerange earlier, and noticed one of my hens is squatting (not submissively) and trying to use the bathroom, and there's a long 'strand' of green feces hanging out of her rectum. Any advice? Is catching her and pulling it out a bad idea? (I sure hope so, not looking...
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    Rooster acting like a hen?

    We have a rooster who I caught pacing around inside by the nesting boxes while I gave them fresh water, he then hopped in a nesting box and say down for a few moments, then hopped out and made the egg song. Does he think he's a hen? (We are very sure he is indeed a rooster)
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