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    Light colored comb?

    One of my hens has a really lighter colored comb than the rest of my girls and she is losing alot of feathers? I am a first time chicken owner, only a year, so I am not sure what this could be. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, Thanks
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    Cleaning up a chicken...

    Not sure if this is the correct place to ask this, but, literally, my buff orpingtons are great, however one of them has a serious dirty bottom and I can't remember where I read about how to clean them up so they don't get a blocked vent? My hubby thinks I am nuts but I can't stand looking at...
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    eggs are tough to crack/peel

    Is it normal to have the shells be extremely difficult to crack? or does this mean I am giving them too much calcium? Also, when I hard boil them they are a pain to peel.....any suggestions? Thanks:)
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    Dog that eats eggs?

    I have a problem with our German Wirehaired pointer. If I set an egg down somewhere, even for a minute, he grabs it and eats it, I think? I left an egg on a small table and wondered what happened to it and then I found a few small pieces of shell on the floor and assumed Jesse ate it! Now...
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    Finally first egg

    I was totally surprised I had almost given up and there it was!!!!!! Not sure which one of my 4 laid it but they sure have been noisy ever since. Started on 12/29 and have had an egg every day since. It seems weird to eat it? My family thinks we are crazy and offered to eat the first eggs for...
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    Why no eggs Yet??????

    My buff orpington/lancaster hens are about 26 weeks and haven't started laying yet. I give them Layer feed from Fleet Farm, some corn and oyster shell. I also have a blind hen, Americauna, about 28 wks. old that hasn't layed yet. They seem to spend more time in the hen house lately but still...
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    Poor hen spinning herself to death?

    I posted earlier and am now getting desperate to help her. Everytime I look out the window I see my 6 month old Americauna spinning around and around. When she is not spinning her body her head keeps going side to back! This started on Sunday as she wound her foot in the hay very tightly by...
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    Hen turning circles

    My blind hen 6 months old, has started turning cirlces constantly, even twisting herself up in the hay being wrapped around her foot very tightly. Even if she is not spinning around her head in constantly twisting around. Please help, what could this be? We love her very much but hate to see her...
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    I think she is blind?

    Is it common for hens to be blind? We are pretty sure our 8wk old hen is totally blind, you can flick your hand in front of her face and she won't even move. She is very friendly, we raised her since a week old and she always liked to be held and still does. She can find her way in and out of...
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    Dusting and mites?

    How can you tell if your chickens have mites? I bought some powder at Fleet Farm when I got all my chick supplies. I have 5 hens about 8-10 wks. old. How do you go about dusting? Do I put it outside in the sand I have in their run or inside in the nesting boxes? I am new to this so would...
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    Is scratch ok to give in Summer?

    I bought a bag of scratch before I heard that somewhere that you shouldn't give it in the Summer. Does anyone know if it will last until Winter inside a Rubbermaid tote or will it spoil? Thanks....
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    What to add to my run?

    I have a small run for my 5 chickens and they have already pretty much eaten all the grass and green out of it. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to put in there for them for greens? I give them some grass, hay and other weeds/flowers but I am not sure if that is enough? Thanks
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    One tame, 4 wild ones.......

    I have a pullet, about 8 wks.old that I got when she was very young, she is really friendly, loves to be held,etc. We now got 4 new pullets about 6wks. old, they run from me and peck at me when I try to pick them up, they huddle together. They were raised free range with their mother, so far, we...
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    New pullets picking on my hen.......

    I have a pullet that is about 2 months old,(Camo), just got rid of her rooster brother and bought 4 new pullets that are a few weeks younger, the new ones are Buff Orpington, Lancaster cross. Right away one of them started picking on my girl Camo, she is an Americauna. She is very afraid of...
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    Help with runny poop.....ick

    One of my chicks, about 6 wks.old, EE has very runny poop, the other one that we determined is a roo does not! The only one that we feed worms to is the roo, he loves them, she has no interest! she has been eating the medicated chick feed and drinking water but seems way more laid back than the...
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    Can you help me?

    I am new at this and I don't know how to find my questions that I asked last night? At first I thought I found them but now I can't seem to get to them? Is there a quick way to find your own posts? Thanks. Lisa
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    More pics, is this a roo or pullet?

    "]www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/54445_sa400012.jpg[/img] We got 2 chicks, Americauanas? from the swap meet, they were born early April, we think this one might be a roo, it seems more aggressive and the other one likes to be held, etc. We are hoping this one is a pullet, we named "her"...
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    Is this a roo?

    We got our 2 chicks from a swap meet and were told they were straight run Americaunas? Any clue if pullet or roo? I will get better pics soon....Thanks
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    Is this a roo?

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    Does anyone know this breed?

    I really am having super trouble resizing my pics to put on here, sorry if this is too big. I have spent lots of time trying to resize and still don't get it:(
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