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    Feather Plucking

    I have a flock of 5 barred rock and 4 RI reds. The Reds all have significant feather loss at the base of their tail that I assume is due to plucking. The Barred Rocks all have perfect feathers from what I can tell. I have had no luck figuring out who the culprit is. Any tips on how to figure...
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    Feather loss at tail

    Two of my hens are showing feather loss near their tail feathers. I have attached pictures of the worst one. Have 9 hens (no rooster) that Ive had for over a year and have never observed aggressive behavior. They free range in the backyard a third of the time, two thirds of the time they are in...
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    How many of our chickens are laying eggs?

    We have a flock of 3 (2 australorps and 1 barred rock). The br and one of the australorps started laying in September. I do not think the 3rd is laying anything but I'm not 100% sure and not able to watch them all day. The reason why I ask is we pretty consistently get 2 eggs everyday and...
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    Do I have a rooster?

    Hello, we are first time chicken owners and now have 3 barred rock and australorp chickens that are about 4 and a half months old. One or two of them occasionally make a groaning noise. Someone told us that the noise could mean they are a rooster and that is the noise they make before...
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