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    Hen with wry neck; can I ever return her to the flock?

    Hi all! I have a 10-month-old ISA brown who, out of the blue, didn't put herself to bed one night (and my husband didn't count them all in the hen house so he missed her when he closed the doors). We had power-crashing freezing rain that night, and the poor girl was out by herself all night...
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    Soft, leathery egg?

    Hi all! My girls are all around 6.5 months old and have begun laying. Five out of my 7 hens have laid daily, if not every other day. I have 4 ISA browns and 3 barred rocks. For the past 3 weeks now, the girls who have laid eggs have laid some beautiful and superbly hard-shelled eggs that are...
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    Japanese Beetles

    Hi all! So I have discovered my 7 girls ADORE Japanese beetles. They snarf them down as though they're candy. Great for the girls...and for me, since the bugs usually decimate my rose of Sharon plants each year. Plus they're just gross. My 10 year old daughter gets a thrill out of clapping...
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    Chilly weather and chicks?

    Hi all! I am quite new to this backyard chicken thing so please forgive my ignorance here. I have 7 girls - about 6 to 7 weeks old (a mix of ISA browns and Barred Rocks). I live in NC, where it is typically in the high 70s to mid 80s this time of year. My girls have been out in the coop and...
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    Awkwardly lying on one side

    Hi y'all! I have four 6-week old ISA browns, all of whom were raised together since day 1. One of them that we call Chippy has always been a bit smaller than the others. While her sisters are all proportionate in size, she seems skinnier but taller than the others. I have noticed that the tips...
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    Injured chick? Or just poo?

    Hey ya'll! I am brand new to the group and especially new at raising chickens. We are on our third week now and have two groups - 3-week old barred rocks and 1.5 week old ISA browns. Our browns have been together and fine since day 1...until today. Our smallest one seems to have something on...
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