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    Chickens have eaten Blue Potato Bush

    Hi today I was trimming my blue potato bush and a rather big branch fell off. I cleaned it all up but I forgot to leave out one of the branches which had a lot of leaves on it. After that I decided to let my chickens Forage. They found the plant and began to eat the leaves. I took the branch and...
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    Chicken is Eggbound

    Hello my hen is egg bound. She has been egg bound before and I put her in the bath with salts and warm water. It came out and she was fine. She's egg bound again. I used all the salts from the last time. I don't have any more salts. They are very expensive. Would it work without the salts? Is...
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    Help Chicken's crop is large and hard!

    Hello, my barred rock hen's crop is very large and hard. I felt it, and it seemed to be almost the size of a baseball and very hard. She was also moving her neck up and down as if she was a rooster and was about to crow, or if she was choking or throwing up. Other than that, she seems fine...
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    Moth Infestation

    Hi everyone, I have a problem. I have noticed a lot of moths have been in my room for a while. I didn't give it much thought until I noticed they were going into my cockatiels food bag. I did some research and was disgusted to find that they were indianmeal moths. Moths that go into your bird's...
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    Please help hen is egg bound!

    Hello my barred rock hen is egg bound so I soaked her butt in some warm water with salt and messages her abdomen gently. She still is not laying. So I gave her a 15 minute break. She is currently free ranging.
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    Chickens and Caterpillars

    Hi guys today I was letting them free range when my black backed neck caught something and started running around with it soon the whole clock was chasing her I finally caught her and saw that she had a huge caterpillar with a horn of some sort on it in her mouth I made her let go and I don’t...
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    Chickens eating eggshells?

    Today I went to my coop and noticed a soft shell egg. Now this was starting to become a everyday thing now so I got some eggshells that I’ve been collecting and dried and crushed them up to about the size of an oat. I gave it to them and quickly realized my mistake, but by time I got back they...
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    Hen Hit Her Crop (Moderatley)

    hi today my naked neck jumped up and hit her crop on a metal sheet. I inspected her after and she seems fine. She’s acting and looking fine. But I still would like to know if I can do anything to double check. She didn’t hit her crop too hard and she’s not bleeding or anything. Thanks in advance!
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    Hen with calcium deficiency?

    Hey guys, I have one hen that keeps laying soft eggs at night. She’s laid about 8 soft eggs so far and that is not good and when she does lay an actual egg, the bottom is like sandpaper. She is the smallest and lightest of the flock but, I think she might have a calcium deficiency. I do put grit...
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    Should I bury my chicken?

    hey guys you might know that one of my hens died yesterday unexpectedly. I want to bury her but I’m afraid that she might have had a disease and she will somehow spread it in the dirt and the other chickens will die when freeranging. I’ve made a foot deep hole I’m also thinking of maybe planting...
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    Chicken is acting weird!

    Hey guys something weird happened. I was making sure everything was fine in the coop as the girls went on their roosts. When suddenly, my barred rock jumped down from the roost started making strange noises, laid a rather thin egg, then pecked it open and proceeded to eat the insides with my...
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    Hen’s leg might be broken!

    Hi guys. My barred rock hen is limping very noticiabley. Her wings seem unbalanced and when she walks her wings stretch out. Please help! Thanks in advance!
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    Chicken ate Hot Cheeto!

    Hey guys this forum is a little weird but, my chicken ate a baked hot cheeto. A few days ago I was cleaning out my pantry. I found an open bag of baked hot cheetos. So, I went to go thow it away. I guess one fell out or something. Today, my naked neck chicken swallowed a full hot cheeto. I don't...
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    Hen ate black beetle

    Hello everyone, I am a little concerned for my hen. She ate a black beetle that was about an inch and a half. I’m afraid this might be poisonous to her. I took about half of it away from her mouth before she could eat it. So, please help me. I need to know if she’s safe. Have you had any of...
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    How to Potty Train 4 Month puppy?

    Hi, I have a puppy. She is 4 months old and 3/4 Chihuahua and 1/4 Pomeranian. She however is not potty trained. She poops and pees all around the house and it’s starting to be a big problem. After all her vaccinations, we took her outside to try and get her to pee or poop. She didn’t. Then she...
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    First Broody Hen?

    Hey guys, I'm posting this forum to aska bout something. My almost a year old naked neck hen, might be broody. Yesterday, she stayed in the nesting box almost all day. She even slept in the nesting box. But, today she free ranged as always and seemed fine. Whenever saw her in the nesting box...
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    Weird Egg layed by Rhode Island Red

    Hey guys, today my Rhode Island Red who was a little bit sick yesterday layed her egg. It is very weird looking. If you have an explanation for this please tell me.
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    Uh oh! Sick RIR Hen. Please help

    Hey guys today I noticed that my Rhode Island Red hen seems sick. Her comb is lighter and she just stands in place. She doesn’t care for treats and she seems fatter. Please help!
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    The Comb game!

    Hey guys. I was free ranging my chickens when I noticed that my barred rock had a strange looking comb. It’s flopped over to one side. She’s one one of my favorite barred rocks. Her names Helen. Anyway, if you would like, why don’t you submit your most weirdest, wackiest, or strangest chicken...
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    Cockatiel Molting?

    Hey guys my pasty faced cokatiel has been losing a lot of small feathers recently. So, I think he's molting. I'm not entirley sure though. He seems fine. He loves to sing too. But, I'm just wondering if this is molting. He is about 9 months old. Thanks in advance!
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