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    The Fox Attacks: Chapter III

    So yesterday was our third run in with a local fox. He hasn't killed one of our girls yet, but came close twice. Yesterday was another close call. He bit "Princess" - an Ameracauna who is 3 years old twice. While she is not in critical condition, I think her injuries are more than mild. She...
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    Chicken Stuck in a Continual Moult

    I've got an odd problem with our 3 year old white Ameraucauna. She hasn't layed in a couple months - which I don't expect during a moult. But she has started moulting much ealier than my Rhode Island Reds of the same age - and the weird thing is that she seems to be continually losing and...
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    Swollen Eyelids - Poison Ivy or Respiratory?

    I've got a few rhode island reds that are 3 years old, and one araucauna. they all have this symptom of swollen looking eyelids (not really impacting vision) and occasionally shaking heads. i don't see any discharge or eye bubbles. we're on day 3. things don't seem to be getting much worse or...
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    One Rhode Island Red That's not Laying

    We have 4 birds, 3 RIR, and 1 Ameraucana. One of these sweet ladies is named Lara. She is very curious and I think is our smartest bird. She struggled during the moult this year, and looked sickly and required a lot of 1 on 1 time with extra protein. Since just before winter, she stopped...
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    Running out of ideas on a rhode island red that's not thriving

    We have a flock of 4. 3 Reds and 1 Aracana. All are 9 months old. One of our hens is named Lara (because she is/was very brave even as a small chick). As we moved into winter this year she has stopped laying. She got sick about a month ago, and symptoms matched up with coccidosis, we treated...
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