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    Feathers missing at neck- lice or mites or pecking??

    I have a 1 yr old RIR that recently has developed a bald patch on her neck. She is a scissor beak and the low hen.in the pecking order of only 3 hens. My other australorp is very jealous of her, soni just assumed it was her pulling my RIR's feathers, but then I started reading about mites and...
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    Chicken Respiratory issues

    Is there any hope for my hen? She is a 7 month old Buff. Last week, I noticed a slight rattle in her breathing and she was shaking her head every once in a while. Today, the rattle is very prominent. She is open mouth breathing and very lethargic. I have seen her pick at food, but not...
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    Bantam hens foot is gimpy

    I walked out to see my little bantam hen limping this morning. No other signs of injury until today. The limp is on her left foot and when I watch her, it looks like half the time her toes are not uncurling when she sets her foot down. I have recently started allowing my chicks to free graze...
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    Backyard chicken rookie

    This is my first time raising chicks. I grew up with chicks at my grandma's house next door, but never had any of my own. I have had my first set of chicks for 8 weeks now and it has been a bumpy ride!! I have learned a lot and enjoy my ladies (although I'm pretty sure I have two rooms, now🤪).
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    8 week old pullet with slow/impacted crop

    I got this chicken from a backyard breeder about 8 weeks ago. I just noticed in the last two days that her chest looked very 'puffy'. My husband held her yesterday and made me realize that it was more than puffy, her crop seemed to bulge. I picked her up this morning around 8 am and massaged...
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