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    Chicken with swollen abdomen

    About 2 nights ago when I was locking my hens up for the night I noticed one sitting on the bottom of the coop. This was extremely unusual because they are always on their perches at night. I picked her up to check for injuries (I found none) but noticed her crop felt completely empty, but she...
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    Feeding chicks treats

    I am wondering what treats might be okay for 7 week old chicks With my first batch I was able to train them to come when I make a sound, by making that sound when I feed them. It took a bit for them to catch on because the only thing I knew that I could safely feed them was their feed and it...
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    Buff orpington chick a rooster?

    I’ve got this Buff Orpington chick who is about 4 weeks old. This is my first of this breed and the other chick I got with it sadly passed away a week ago so I have nothing to compare to. I was told all the chicks were vent checked and confirmed female, but it sort of looks like this chick might...
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    Chicken suddenly stopped laying

    I’ve got a hen who suddenly stopped laying and I am unsure if I need to watch out for any illnesses. My girl, Linda, is an about two year old Amerucana hen who was laying consistently until a few weeks ago. Since then, we have not found a single egg from her. There has been no changes recently...
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    Sick chick?

    3 days ago I got a batch of 7 chicks of various breeds. All of them seem healthy, except one of my little Easter Eggers has been sleeping a lot more than the others. She otherwise seems healthy and will wake up for a little bit to eat and drink, but then she quickly falls back to sleep. Often I...
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    New member and newish chicken owner

    Hello from California! I'm sort of a new chicken owner who got my flock back in late August. Right now I have 5 hens who are around 6 months old and just started laying a few weeks ago. My family already has more eggs then we need. I have a Barred Plymouth Rock named Martha, two Rhode Island...
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