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    Vent glee or bullying?

    Hi all,just wondering what the general opinion is of the cause of the below. Unfortunately I seemed to have picked this up quite late which I feel terrible for, but it was well hidden in her fluffy butt. At first I thought it was vent gleet, but there is a solid scab there that I'm not sure if...
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    Chicken foot infection / tumour

    Hi all, While trimming my orpington Becki beak, I noticed one of her toes seemed a bit swollen. Upon closer inspection, it looked as if she had cut her toe and it's gotten infected. She's not limping but the toe is starting to yellow on the surface, the toe is warm to touch and is swollen. The...
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    Molting, diaherra, staggered walking

    Hi all, I've had a good search around the forum, but am concerned for my poor buff orpington I just wanted to make sure there isn't anything else I should be doing. Buff Orpington Standard 1.5 years old Undergoing heavy molt at the moment, no signs of pecking (only have another standard her...
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    Potential Bumblefoot

    Hi all, Just finishing my first year as a fluffy butt owner; was doing an inspection of their feet and found one with her left foot (right in the below photo, I was carrying her) with some small scabs on her foot. One looked a bit darker than the rest, others seemed like little red scabs. No...
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    My Coop Renovation

    Hi all, Thought I would share my recently renovated coop. When I initially built my coop, it was out of scrap flooring from my kitchen renovation, which was thin MDF with vinyl flooring. It wasn't ideal, but I was so keen to get started with chickens I made it work. Now I'm planning to have 2...
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    Bantam Wyandotte

    Hi all, I've been searching for a nice pair of bantams to keep my orpingtons company. I found someone advertising some bantam x Wyandotte, but the colouring doesn't seem right for a Wyandotte? Can someone help me confirm breed? 8-10 weeks apparently. Thanks!
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    Single Chicken

    Hi all, I've currently got two pet Buff Orphington chickens, turning 1 year old a few months back. I have a pretty decent chicken run that they roam around in and I let them out to free range my back yard when I'm home (so every afternoon and weekends). They are great little girls, as they...
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    Bare feather stems

    Hi all, Noticed today that my buff orphington has some bare feather stems around her vent. Couldnt get a good photo, but it's like a bunch of stems. Myther one doesn't have anything like this, so just wondering if it's symptoms of anything I should check further? Behavior is all normal, just...
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    Comb and wattle growing white hairs

    Hi all, My two buff orphingtons are doing great, after surviving our first broody breaking just a few weeks ago. Egg laying and all other behaviours are back to normal. They are now about 8-9 months old. The only thing I've noticed is that their wattles and Combs aren't the nice full red...
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    Chicken Grunting - Translation?

    Hi all, My 7 - 8 month old orphington chickens have started this grunting sound whenever I'm around and to each other. It only just started a week or two ago, but now they constantly do it. Just wondering if anyone well versed in chicken-ese can tell me if this indicates contentment, upset or...
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    Injury - Limping Chicken

    Hi all, Just looking for some reassurances / guidance on my first chicken medical issue. I have a 7 - 8 month orphington called Buffy. Today I noticed a really obvious limp in Buffy's gait where she is avoiding putting her weight on her right leg. I picked her up and brought her inside for an...
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    Charcoal Dust Bath

    Hi all, So I've seen alot of posts about using charcoal ashes in dust baths; I don't have facilities for an open fire yet so was just wondering if just buying a bag all natural wood charcoal from my local hardware store and manually crushing that to add is okay? I've read charcoal is safe for...
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    Do I need a coop?

    Hi all, So after getting my two first Orphington hens, I was always planning to round off with two more australorps. However, my first attempt at building my own coop has ended up with a few flaws. - too little vertical space to allow chickens to easily access the roost, which I think is the...
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    Shut In Time?

    Hi all, First time BYCer, got the beginner jitters. So it's coming up to two weeks and I'm still struggling to get my two girls to go back into the coop on their own and to roost. I've searched the super helpful advice here; I've put on a light for the past few nights, changed the ramp to...
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    Coop design questions

    Hi all, I've just started a small flock in my backyard with 2 lovely buff orphington chickens. They are from a show breeder, but have slight tinges of brown in their feathers making them only back yard quality. They look awesome to me though. I made the coop from scratch from guidance around...
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