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    Weird Behavior

    Hi y'all! It's been a long time since I've posted! I apologize for the length, but I'm hoping that all the info will help with suggestions. Some background: we have 3 chickens. Myrtle is from our original flock of 3 (the other 2 passed away, we lost Toki a few months ago). BBG was adopted from...
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    Lost a chicken, trying to identify the culprit

    Hi, Well, the unthinkable happened and one of my girls was killed either Monday night or Tuesday morning. I thought my fiancé closed the coop, and he thought I had done it. In the morning I came out to feathers in clumps all over the yard and her body near the fence. It was all torn up and...
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    Pale comb, lethargic, droopy tail: egg bound?

    Hello, So, one of my girls (my best layer) is having problems. It's been unseasonably warm here, and I've closed the window in the coop, so it's not getting much air. The reason I mention this is that the last time she had these symptoms I think it was related to overheating. Here's what I...
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    Is she eggbound or just broody?

    Hi! So, for the last two days, one of my girls has been hanging out in her nest box. I didn't really notice until today, because she comes out in the morning, and they're in their coop by the time I close it up. She's been laying for 3 years now, and none of the girls have ever been broody...
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    Limping but otherwise healthy hen- any ideas?

    Hi! So, my 3 and 1/2 year old chicken started limping yesterday. She favors her foot/leg, but will still put weight on it to walk around, and even runs in a sort of skipping way. She is acting like herself, and I inspected her foot/leg and there are no obvious injuries. No sores or cracks, the...
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    Could use some suggestions for the classic stray cat problem please!

    So, I don't live in the greatest neighborhood, but at least I get to have chickens! The problem is that there are a lot of people who live around me with "outdoor" cats. Basically cats that they never let inside. There's one in particular that's causing me problems, but there are at least 5 that...
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    Heat stroke again?

    I think one of my girls got heat exhaustion a few weeks ago. She was panting heavily, her comb was almost white, and her tail was droopy. She was lethargic and wouldn't even drink water. I put her in cool water in the bathtub for about 15 minutes and went out and sprayed every shaded area with...
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    Leaving my chickens overnight- should I keep them shut in the coop until I get back?

    Hello! I'm going somewhere overnight this weekend. Depending on the advice I (hopefully) get from this post, I'll either be leaving before or after I put my three girls to sleep that night, but regardless I won't be returning until the afternoon of the next day. My coop isn't super big, but...
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    Any trouble with dogloos?

    Hi! I'm considering getting a dogloo for my girls so they have a much smaller area to huddle in during the cold, windy days. I searched the forums briefly, but didn't really see anything about whether or not it's hard to get them used to such a thing. I don't want to spend a bunch of money on...
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    Shell-less eggs!

    Hi, I posted this in the emergencies/injuries forum, but I think it's better suited to this forum. One of my girls laid a shell-less egg that was broken open on Sunday. This week I've noticed that one in particular has a dirty trail down her butt (sorry if this is gross and/or poorly said). It...
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    Shell-less Egg and Dirty Butt

    Hi, One of my girls laid a shell-less egg that was broken open on Sunday. This week I've noticed that one in particular has a dirty trail down her butt (sorry if this is gross and/or poorly said). It happened again today, and I checked out the girl with the dirty butt. It has what is probably...
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    Will my girls get cabin fever?

    We're about to get hit with another 7-10 inches of snow (two days after our previous 10") and although I know they won't freeze, I'm really concerned about my girls getting bored and pecking each other. When winter started we were slammed with below freezing temperatures, then tons of snow. At...
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    My poor flower beds- any advice?

    Hi! I have "flower beds" around the foundation of my house. I put quotes around that because they are picked clean- no flowers, even in the spring and summer. I came outside today, and the chickens had dug even farther down in the peat and unearthed some poor bulbs trying to grow. I assume it's...
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    Why do I use milk in game recipes?

    Hi! I'm not sure if this is an appropriate question for this forum, but I was wondering why milk takes the game "flavor" out of game. My boyfriend made elk meatloaf and I was pretty terrified, but the milk made a huge difference! It's called for in all of the game recipes, and I figure it has...
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    Cold-weather exercise ideas?

    Hi! My girls are currently confined (by their own choosing!) to their coop- about a 4'x5' space, including nesting boxes. We just got a ton of snow dumped on us, with more on the way, and have had temps right around zero. It's "warming" up, so they may be a little more likely to venture out of...
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    Molting just on their faces?

    Hi! Two of my Ameraucanas are only molting their muff feathers. I'm pretty sure it's molting (as opposed to picking) because there are pinfeathers coming out underneath, but this seems weird to me... Does anybody with bearded ladies have the same story? Thanks!
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    Is there a best type of waterer?

    Hi! Being new to chickens, I get a little neurotic. I used to water them with a canister thing, but it was really too big, and the water got full of grass and dirt pretty fast. So now I use a plastic bowl. I see them drink out of it occasionally, but not all of the time. I'm sure they're...
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    How do you clean a face like this?

    Hi, This is my first time uploading a picture, so forgive me if it doesn't work... Anyway, this is my chicken, Pickles. She has, as you may be able to see, a seriously dirty face. I have another white chicken who is relatively clean-faced, but I think Pickles is the most avid forager of the...
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    Is it too late to lay?

    Hello! So I know that the shorter days make egg production slow down, but I have a possibly different problem. I have three Ameraucanas, theoretically all the same age. One started laying a month ago, but the other two never started. They're about 7 months old, so I would think that they should...
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    Advice on a chicken shelter?

    Hi! In the NW we are expecting a wet winter. During rainy days my chickens seem a little miserable, but don't go into their coop. Instead, they huddle under a table I have that has holes between the tiles, so it really doesn't do much to keep the water away from them, and definitely doesn't...
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