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    Hen is acting aloof

    My little hen Feathers is not herself. She has become withdrawn, does not eat much, and appears to sleep a lot. I thought perhaps it was the loss of her friend hen Lilly, but I am not sure now, Lilly passed two weeks ago. Feathers does not appear to be sick. Does anyone have any ideas, I...
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    Help - Think I may have a crop issue

    I am new at having any issues with my girls but the last two days my Rhode Island Red has been off her feed, is lethargic and not interested in much. I was reading an article on on Backyard Chicken "Crops And Their Story Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treating Crop Issues". When I went out to feel...
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    I injured my little hen

    I injured my sweet Australorp hen, Whiskey, through ignorance. The other three hens were picking on her continually, I was told to put a saddle on her to help with the pecking. Well, I apparently left the saddle on to long and all her feathers on her back and shoulder have been rubbed off as you...
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    Integration: did I make a mistake

    I have a flock of two and I am attempting to add a third. The third hen (Squeaky) has been with us a little over a week. I keep her in a big dog cage next to the regular coop. Robin a bigger hen keeps attempting to attack Squeaky in her pen. I switch the hens between the coop and the dog...
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    Integration - how much does size matter

    My question is: Will size always be an issue for my 3 girls or will they get on eventually? I started out last year with 4 lovely ladies, went out one morning and my little HeyHey was past away. I suspected Goldie had done her in because she was a mean little Ameraucana. She picked on...
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    What breed would you say this hen is?

    She is the red one nearest the fence with the black head. She is a great layer, big brown eggs and is friendly. I enjoy her very much and would like to have another like her. The gold hen has been re-homed due to aggressiveness; she killed one chicken and started picking on my red hen.
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    New to the world of chickens

    I am new to chickens, I have 4 lovely ladies who have been with me going on two weeks. The neighbors were moving and had to get rid of their chickens. I Went To Big R in our local town, purchased a coop, put it together, had a fence built around the coop and moved the ladies in. I do not know...
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