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    Please help with advice!

    We have a very neglectful neighbor. I'm not kidding when I say she has gone through over 100 chickens/guineas in 3 years because she doesn't protect them at all and we live in the woods. One of her hens (turns out the last one) ran to us for help yesterday. She had been attacked, I believe by...
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    Help! What is wrong here?

    Our sweet hen, Sweetums passed a lash egg a couple of weeks ago. The vet put her on antibiotics and meloxicam, an anti-inflammatory. She started pooping this, the light brown gelatin-type stuff. Our main aviary vet is out of town for thew holidays, the other vets see chickens and are very...
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    Adding a single bantam to my flock

    Hi there! If anyone has any wisdom about this, I would love it. A sanctuary called us last week, a Mille Fleur D'Uccle was found living in the woods, abandoned. They know us and asked if we could take her. She had been treated for lice and mites successfully and quarantined by herself for 3...
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    Adding a bantam to a regular flock

    Hi there! If anyone has any wisdom about this, I would love it. A sanctuary called us last week, a Mille Fleur D'Uccle was found living in the woods, abandoned. They know us and asked if we could take her. She had been treated for lice and mites successfully and quarantined by herself for 3...
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    Paint chips

    Does anyone else have chickens that seek out paint chips when they free range? I swear, mine are like little addicts.
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    Trouble introducing new hens to a flock

    Has anyone had trouble introducing new hens to their flock? We have our original flock of 6 chickens and decided to add three more hens. We rescued 3 adult hens instead of buying chicks or pullets. We quarantined them for 30 days, took one to the vet for tests, and then started letting them...
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    Any other options besides a hen apron?

    Hi there! Does anyone have suggestions for protecting the back of their hens from an active rooster BESIDES a hen apron? The aprons are working on all but one of our hens. She has lost the feathers on the upper part of her wings. I know that Hen Saver makes one that protects shoulders as...
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    When you live in Woodstock...

    MAYBE we had a little extra time and did a picture recreation of the famous Woodstock poster with my little Sweetums....
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    Does anyone else have an issue with Ameraucanas repeatedly going broody?

    We have 6 birds, a small flock. 3 Easter Eggers and 3 Ameraucanas. The easter eggers lay very regularly and they have yet to go broody. The ameraucanas have each gone broody twice since march, and they are so hard to break. I've tried removing them from the nests, then blocking the nesting...
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    A question about trimmed beaks

    I didn't know which subject to post this under, I hope it's okay here. We are looking to add a couple chickens to our flock, and keep seeing hatcheries that clip the beaks of their chickens. While I understand that this helps avoid pecking at large hatcheries, is it okay for the chicken? And...
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    Does anyone know what this movement is?

    Does anybody know what my hen, the black EE, is doing? She has been doing this for the past couple of weeks at night. I have read on here: a possible crop adjusting, a neurological issue, and sour crop. She seems fine and is laying eggs. The only issue I know of is that she gets pecked by the...
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    What does this sound mean?

    My rooster, and now one of my hens keeps doing it. I thought it was the panic call. I have gone through their coop and run, I don't see any predator. Nobody is hurt. They kept crowding into nesting boxes together. I was wondering if there was a mouse in a nesting box, but went through those...
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    Merry Christmas!!! FIRST EGG!!!

    And it's Blue!!! So pretty! What do I do? Do I need to leave it there awhile? Just take it? Will Piper miss it? She's out dust bathing with the others, so she's not sitting on it. Do I need to check her vent and make sure she's okay?? SO EXCITING!!!!
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    Helping my neighbor...

    I have only had chickens for 5 months now, and learned SO much online and especially through this site and forum. It's amazing. My neighbor has just rescued 6 chickens. The rooster looks great. But the hens. Wow. She said that she got them from a shady guy who had so many in a small shed...
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    Best greens for chickens in the winter?

    They can run around and find their own all spring through fall, but what's the best to give in the winter? I keep reading different views. Spinach, but not much; Kale, but not too much; cabbage, but mine have no interest in it.....
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    What is my rooster doing?

    I had friends up today and introduced them to my chickens. My rooster wouldn't stop crowing at one of my friends, the woman in the video. Then looks like he's running at her. What's that about? Was she a threat? It was only her, and she had just finished giving them treats. Was he into her...
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    Hawk Attack

    I let the birds out to free range, and in about a minute this happened. So weird that the hawk didn't care that I was there. Not sure how I feel about letting them out now, we only do when we are there with them since we live in the woods and have so many predators. So glad that little Piper...
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    Is this pecking?

    I believe that my flock is picking on one hen, I think she's the lowest on the pecking order. I held her two days ago and saw this. It looks like broken little feathers. Is this pecking? Cause, I need to stop it, I think, unless this isn't too serious and I'm just being protective... Thanks!
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    Does anybody else’s chicken sleep like this?

    I have a small 6 bird flock. And yes, I have a chicken cam. That way I can check on them and the temperature and humidity without disturbing their sleep. 5 birds neatly tuck their head around under a wing. One, Marsha, just lets it hang all down. Doesn’t the blood go to her head? This is...
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    Does anybody know what these spots are?

    I saw Edith favoring her foot. When I picked her up landlocked, it didn't seem to cause her pain to touch it. There is a small black spot on the end of the nail too. Is this a spot of frost bite? They have 2x4s as roosts and they all sleep on their feet. Nobody else has it. It's not swollen...
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