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    I think this adult hen has pox, what do do?

    I live in Hawaii where we have a huge population of feral chickens. I am raising a flock of mostly silkies, along with two adopted feral chickens from the jungle. The two feral chickens have not had any vaccinations, but I want to look into that because this has me very worried. One of them...
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    Chicken Pox Chick?

    Hi all, I moved to Hawaii recently where we have tons of feral chickens hanging around. We have one hen who had 11 chicks when I arrived, who all died one way or another (some I tried to rescue when I saw them looking sickly but they died almost immediately). She has one chick left who is now...
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    Tracking Chickens via GPS?

    I did some searching and haven't seen anyone talking about this, so I suspect it's a rather unusual thing to try... A little background: All our hens are free-range in our large, fenced yard. I have a single Modern Game hen, a rescue I added to my flock of mostly larger hens. Despite all of...
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    Strangely Smart Chicken?

    I recently added a new member to the flock, a gorgeous little Blue Lemon Modern Game hen. (Her name is Laverne.) Until now we have only had rather large and beach-ball shaped chickens (Mostly Orpingtons) and I have never owned a Game Hen and the contrast is quite extreme. I know the bar is...
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    Advice for injured silkie who narrowly survived hawk attack

    Hey all, as the title says, I just came in from immediately rescuing my silkie when a hawk swooped down on her. I didn't see how it attacked her, just heard the screams and ran out to chase it away. She is in shock and was bleeding a lot from one wing (I put stiptic powder and that seems to...
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    Water both ducks and chickens?

    Newbie here! I have two elderly ducks who love to make a mess in any way they can manage, including turning the water in their coop into a muddy slurry. I wish there was a way to provide water for all the birds without the two ducks ruining it for everyone. Any tips or tricks to recommend?
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    Where are all my eggs?

    I am very new to chickens and recently inherited 7 chickens and 2 ducks with no prior experience, so hopefully this isn't a really dumb question. We used to get several eggs a day from our birds, but the past week or so we've hardly had even one a day. I don't think it's a predator getting in...
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    Weird stuff on eggs?

    Occasionally I have found these sandy-looking deposits on some of my eggs. I worried they might be some kind of parasite/bug egg, but they scrape off very easily and feel hard. I'm very new to chickens (going on my second week now) and have no idea if I should be alarmed by this. I've only...
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    How to keep feed from getting moldy?

    I have recently moved to a new house and inherited the coop/chickens/ducks that come with it. When I first moved here last week, the owner showed me how to feed the birds, she keeps their feed in a metal trash can in their run. The feed had almost run out and was musty-smelling and moldy. I...
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    Hi everyone!

    Hi all, I'm Strato and I just moved to a new house that came a chicken run and a flock, and I'm very excited/slightly overwhelmed by all the information I'm trying to learn about taking care of them! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Brand-new, although I have...
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