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    Lethargic but can’t identify cause

    Running out of ideas… thoughts on this hen? She’s a 3 yr old buff Orpington. Behavior has changed a lot in past 2-3 weeks. Lethargic and puffed up. Still eating a bit but not enthusiastically. Not moving around much. Pooping a little and it’s greener and smaller than normal. Vent is clean and...
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    Toe bent backwards

    Young chicken looks like she injured toe. Bent forward, slightly swollen. Limping slightly. How would you fix this?
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    One stinky lady

    One of my hens just stinks to high heaven. Her body actually smells bad, almost like it’s decaying. Every time she flaps her wings or jumps on my lap I hold my breath. She’s seemingly healthy, eats, drinks, does normal chicken things. Anyone have a stinky bird? Should I be concerned about any...
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    End of shell very thin every time

    My 1.5 year old barred rock has been laying eggs with a very thin shell for a few weeks. The last week the top of the egg is consistently paper thin and cracked. She’s a heavy layer, one xl egg every day and hasn’t taken a break since she started laying. She gets purina organic layer crumble...
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    Anyone just feel like a failure sometimes?

    How often do you end up with an injured/sick chicken living in your garage? For the third time in less than a year I have a chicken house guest. The first was an impacted crop surgery, second was a tail feather picking that got bloody fast, and now one of my girls tore her comb while free...
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    Bleeding feathers- at my wits end

    I have a chicken who every week or so has a tail feather broken and then starts bleeding. This has been going on for 5 months or so. I’ve resorted to pulling them. But as soon as they start growing back they break and bleed. I think she’s doing it herself when preening and then her friends go...
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    Broken blood feather advice

    One of my ladies somehow broke a blood feather on her tail. It seems like she keeps opening the blood clot that forms while preening (there are many new feathers coming in around it so she’s back there a lot) and it bleeds. I’m not real comfortable pulling it and it seems the advice on pulling...
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    Identify this odd egg

    Any thoughts about what the heck happened here? My hens are 10 months old. I think this is from my speckled Sussex. She took the last two months off laying, has laid two eggs in the past week, and now this gem this morning. Should I be concerned?
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    Feather picking and nutrition

    One of my Easter Eggers is picking her own tail feathers and now her friends are helping her. Her bum is pretty bald and she does have some bleeding spots. I’m using vetricyn to help the wound and just ordered an apron to cover her tail and bum. I’m wondering if her picking might have something...
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    Are broad winged hawks a threat to full grown chickens?

    A family of broad winged hawks moved into the yard this year. I’m positive that is the type of hawk based on its distinctive call. Man they are annoying. I’m wondering if they will be any threat to my full grown chickens? My flock stays in a very secure run for most of the day with a few hours...
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