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    Chicken missing feathers on her back

    I Have a jersey giant who every year starts missing feathers on her saddle. I have 6 chickens and she is the only one with this problem. I don't have a rooster so that's not an issue . She doesn't get picked on by the other girls . I do notice that in the egg box it's always black feathers in...
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    messy chicken butt

    Question for a friend who asked me why her two out of 7 chickens had messy poopy butts. .She keeps washing their butts and they Getty poor again I asked her about possible vent glen .She said their vents are light pink and don't look infected. I suggested Probiotics and Yogurt and wheat germ and...
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    chickens scattering their feed all over the coop floor

    Anyone else having a problem with their hens scattering their feed from the feeder to all over the coop floor? I am beginning to wonder if they are eating any of it at all. I have a feed with a mix of grains and seeds and pellets and I see mostly pellets on the coop floor .I mean A LOT OF...
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    My chatty Australorp?

    My Australorp squads loudly all day she's driving me crazy . Who's her problem? The only time she is quiet is when she's broody
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    Keep a clean coop

    I hate to sound like a broken record but the latest news reporting 49 states blaming their salmonella out break on Back yard chicken breeders should be of concern to all of us who raise chickens ,whether for personal use or commercial purposes. I am not convinced there are that many states with...
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    Newcastle out break inSan Diego County

    Well unfortunately after being able t defend our San Diego County fro New Castle disease that was up in northern Riverside area, It has been discovered in Our eastern part of the country here In mostly rural and farming community Called Ramona . So if course everyone is being advised NOT to...
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    Arauacana chickens

    My two Araucanas are about 8 mos old and have been laying for almost two months . They are laying regularly but the size of their pretty blue and pink eggs are very small. Much maller than any eggs I have gotten from having Araucanas before . I did get one very large pink one a few weeks ago...
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    What age to let your chicks free range with flock

    When is it a good age to let those babies out to free range with the big girls? Mine are almost 3 moths they are Jersey giants so they are big for their age . They are very active in their coop run.I have them in a run next to the big girls .They are able to see each other and hopefully they...
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    Is it a chicken or a rooster?

    Got three newly hatched baby chicks from a breeder but she didn't sex them.They are apparently a cross between Giant Jersey rooster and Americana hen. Is there a way to determine by color characteristic at this point as to whether there is a rooster among the three ? One does have black legs...
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    Do Chicken Matriarchs choose their Successors ?

    I have noticed for some time now a behavior with my chickens. I have a three rung ladder in my coop and the matriarchs at the time are always on the top rung.This is understood and anyone new introduced learns very quickly if they try to rest on the rung at night with the top girl. I began to...
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    Can Grass fungus harm my free range chicken?

    We recently discovered we have a fungus on our grass .Our girls free range in the yard and I am concerned it may be harmful.I noticed them eating toad stools! and put them back in the coop while we are treating the fungus .We are using a safe method with ,believe it or not, Coen Meal.
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