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    Coral urates in overnight poop

    For the past week I've been finding some chicken poop in the coop under the roosts with coral urates (see photo). I've read up on this condition, including past posts here at BYC, and most seem to say this is normal and likely due to the shedding of the intestinal lining. Poop found during the...
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    29-week old Welsummer has not begun laying

    My 29-week-old Welsummer, whom we raised from 2 weeks post-hatch, has not begun laying. I'm concerned because I've read Welsummers typically lay at about 20 weeks. She is eating, foraging, pooping normally. She was one of 4 chicks we began raising in a brooder - the other 3 (Wyandotte, Buff...
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    Does this look like bumblefoot?

    I was giving my 4-year old Barred Plymouth Rock a butt bath after several days of very rainy weather and noticed these lumps on her feet. She has had no issues with walking – no limping, etc., so I hadn’t noticed them. She eats, drinks, poops, forages, and lays normally. She squats to have me...
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    Chicks of different ages in brooder?

    I ordered 4 chicks from our local feed store. I found out today that 2 of them would have to come early in mid-March, while the other 2 will arrive April 6. I know it takes time for pullets to be introduced to our other 4 full-grown hens, but when we get the 2 chicks in April, can they be placed...
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    3 1/2 Year-Old Light Brahma Suddenly Stumbling While Walking

    I just returned from the vet with my 3 1/2 year-old Light Brahma who very suddenly began stumbling as she walked outside in the grass. Our flock of five has been molting, though this one has lost few feathers. The flock also appears to be rearranging their pecking order. The Brahma was high in...
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    Buff Orpington Suddenly Very Agitated Following Illness and Death of Hen

    My 2-year-old Buff Orpington has suddenly become extremely agitated, unfurling her feathers continuously during the day, a behavior that has drawn the ire of my Plymouth Barred Rock, same age, who has lunged at the BO in response to her behavior, even grabbing bunches of her feathers in her...
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    How to trim vent feathers to prevent poopy butt?

    Are there any videos or how-to's for clipping vent feathers? I have 2 light Brahmas - they are in a flock of six hens, the other four are of different breeds, but all are 18 months old and have been together since 2 days old. The butt of one Brahma is always nice and fluffy. The other seems to...
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    30-Week Buff Orpington at the Bottom of Pecking Order Not Laying

    I'm hoping I can get some help with my Buff Orpington, who is one of six hens (others are 2 Light Brahmas, 1 Barred Rock, 1 Jersey Giant, 1 Cinnamon Queen) that are all 30 weeks old and have been together since they were two days old. She is the only hen who is not laying. The others have been...
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    Pullets scratch all the bedding from their roost area into the nestboxes

    I'm wondering if some experienced chicken keepers could help me out with this scratching behavior issue. We have 6 20-week old pullets (1 Cinnamon Queen, 1 Jersey Giant, 1 Barred Rock, 1 Buff Orpington, and 2 Light Brahmas). The photo of my coop from TSC is linked to below with the description...
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    New member

    Hi all, I'm new to posting but have been reading BYC for about 6 months as we prepared to build our coop and run and welcomed our 6 new chicks. They're about 7 1/2 weeks now and enjoying life outside their brooder. I've learned a lot from reading the posts of experienced chicken keepers, and I...
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