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My chickens are just about finished molting. When I looked in the coop for eggs (no luck), I noticed the poop under the roost looked like it was sprinkled with course-ground salt. See pics. They didn't move, and they weren't soft like worms. Could the chickens have picked at their...
I have noticed since spring some watery poops with very small snails in them! I read that snails eaten by birds survive the digestive process. I have also read that watery poops may be because the chicken is drinking a lot of water due to heat. So I'm thinking my chickens sometimes eat snails...
One of my daughter's teenage Ameracaunas (or Easter Egger) turns out to be a rooster. She already has a rooster in her flock, and the young rooster is causing tension with the old rooster. Does anyone need a sweet-tempered rooster to protect your flock?
My daughter lives in Gardners, PA, near...
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I have a Chocolate Orpington rooster (Rudy), a Buff Orpington hen (Molly), and two Ameraucana hens, (Beth and Bonnie). They are 1 year, 4 months old. Molly got mites so we took her to the vet for antibiotics and then quarantined her at my daughter's house. We treated the other chickens...
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I have been reading BYC for awhile now to find answers to questions about my chickens. I decided to join so I can ask specific questions and get specific answers. I have a Chocolate Orpington rooster (Rudy), a Buff Orpington hen (Molly), and two Ameraucana hens (Beth and Bonnie). They...