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    Chickens laying down in snow?

    Today has been a rough day. I just found out one of my hens had reproductive cancer and had to have her put down. I went home and gave all the rest of the flock some tuna which they devoured and then let them out to free range. I went and did a couple of things and when I came back to my...
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    Sick chicken - Messy vent

    I have a Rhode Island Red that’s had a messy vent for a month now. I took her to the vet last Saturday and he said she had parasites since she felt thin as well. He suggested medication so I’ve been giving the entire flock corrid in their water. They did a fecal test and it didn’t show any...
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    Yellow liquid coming out of hens vent

    I have a chicken that’s acting a little more calmer than normal and when I went to pick to pick her up and check her I noticed that a yellow liquid was coming out of her vent after I checked for a bound egg. I felt around her abdomen and did an internal check and didn’t feel anything. When I...
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    Molting Question

    I’m pretty sure my chickens have started their first molt. They’re about 18 months and there are a ton of feathers laying in the coop. My one hen has fully finished it and her feathers have all grown back. I’m concerned about my roo because he now only has one tail feather left. Is it normal for...
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    Rooster in new coop

    I had to separate two roosters as one started to attack the other. I put the one in another coop with all hens and he’s just pacing back and forth in front of the door. I know he’s stressed because it’s a new change, but will he be ok? Will he eventually get used to the new coop? I feel bad that...
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    Roosters fighting

    I have three roosters and I have had them for over a year. Two were hatched together and the one was introduced before they reached maturity. Yesterday I noticed the one that was introduced and one that was hatched were fighting. They have gotten in squaks before but nothing like this. Now the...
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    Hawk Attack Treatment

    Today I had a chicken get attacked by a hawk. She has two wounds about the size of a quarter which I put antibacterial ointment on and sprayed blukote on as well. I went ahead and wrapped it as well, but since the wound is right near her leg and thigh it was difficult to wrap without making it...
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    Bumble foot?

    I was just wondering if this looked like bumble foot...I’ve never had a chicken with bumble foot so I’m not sure! It hasn’t gotten any larger and he still can walk and run fine. Just want to make sure I catch it early if it is! If it is bumble foot, how can I treat it? Thanks!
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    Feeding a Mixed Flock

    I currently have hens and roosters in my flock and am feeding them the Purina layena crumbles. I know the added calcium is awful for the roosters but I have no clue if my hens will know to eat oyster shell if I switch to a feed without the extra calcium. Thoughts? What’s the best feed for both...
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    Chick walking on one leg

    Hi everyone! This baby chick just hatched on Saturday and is walking around on one leg and keeps it curled up like this. I don’t know if it has curled toes or something else wrong. Any advice on him?
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    Hard lump near rooster’s tail

    I just noticed this hard lump near my rooster’s tail feather. It’s sort of pointy and is very hard. I’m not sure what it is! He has been acting normal and nothing else seems out of sort.
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    When to clean deep litter out?

    I was just curious when you all clean out your deep litter to get the coop ready for summer months. In the summer, I don’t do deep litter and use a droppings board and scrape it down every day to keep the temps as cool as I can. I’ve had the deep litter going since November and I’m not sure when...
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    Two issues: egg bound and possible broody hen?

    Hello! I have two different things going on with two different hens that I thought I would ask about. The first hen hasn’t laid an egg since Thursday, but I figured this would be normal since the temperatures where I live just dropped to the low 30s. She also got attacked by a hawk a week ago...
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    When to return chicken?

    Hi everyone! I just had a chicken get attacked by what the vet said was a hawk. She got stitched up by the vet and is on the road to healing! My question is when do I return her to the flock? I do have roosters with my hens and I’m not sure when would be the right time. I don’t want the other...
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    Pullet stopped laying?

    Hi everyone! I have a four month old pullet that started laying eggs about two weeks ago. All the sudden this week she stopped laying. I let them free range but she was always good about going back to the coop to lay in the nesting boxes. I checked around the yard and couldn’t find any and the...
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    Help please! Hen acting strange.

    Hi everyone! My 16 week old hen just started laying eggs two days ago. She laid an egg Friday and Saturday. In addition to the one she laid yesterday (Saturday) she also laid a soft shell egg while she was settling for the night. I don’t think she realized she laid the egg as she was just on...
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    Gender help please!!!!!!!!!

    Hi everyone! So about 2 months ago I purchased what was supposed to be 6 pullets from someone off of Craigslist. I really needed more pullets as I had 2 cockerels and I didn’t need anymore but needed more hens to prevent overbreeding. They are all about 16 weeks old. Well now everyone is...
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    Blood in poop?

    Hi everyone! Yesterday I posted about finding blood in my chicken’s poop while cleaning it in the morning. I didn’t get any pictures so today I made sure to get some. Last night they did free range and also had some strawberry, cucumber, blueberry, and carrot. They all are about 9 weeks old...
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    Run bedding/ground?

    Hi everyone! I was wondering what kind of bedding would be best to use in my chicken run. In their coop I decided to use the deep litter method and the chickens love it. In my run I just have the grass and dirt that was there when I built it. My run is covered and doesn’t get very wet when it...
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    Blood in Chicken Poop?

    Hi everyone! This morning while letting my chickens out and cleaning up their coop a bit I noticed something red in their poop from last night. It almost look like bloody snot (sorry for the gross details!) I did feed them a little bit of strawberry and tomato last night (some chick grit mixed...
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