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    Breathing obstruction?

    I have a hen that was fine this morning but is now wheezing and sneezing. I'm assuming she's tried to eat something that got stuck. She is still able to eat and breath, so in no immediate danger but I'd like to help her clear whatever it is out.
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    Barred Rock running scared

    I recently returned my rooster to the flock of 14 hens. Everyone has settled in for the most part but I have one barred rock hen that is having issues. Whenever the rooster tries to "get" her, she runs. Sometimes she escapes, sometimes she doesn't but she always runs. The other...
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    Rooster with an injured eye

    Several days ago one of my jungle fowl roosters (Georgie) decided to challenge the status quo and got into a fight with one of his brothers in the rooster coop. He lost. For a few days he was drooping and I was worried he wouldn't make it but after a few aspirins and some rest he's back to...
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    Limping rooster - need advice.

    My rooster, Rudy, a 1 year old Wyandotte started limping a few days ago. A couple days after I noticed him limping, he started staying inside sitting face into a nesting box and was getting picked at a little so I've taken him out and put him into my chicken sick ward. It looks like his back...
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    Rooster Advice - Rooster injuring hens

    I've got a rooster (almost 1 year old) that's overly enthusiastic with his mating and based on the location of the injuries to the hens he's gouging them with his spurs, either because they're trying to get away from him or he's just clumsy. In any event, I'm getting too many injuries too...
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    Cloaca injury, advice needed.

    I have a black australorp with an injured vent/cloaca, I think she was pecked though the rooster can be rough so I don't know if he injured her first or what. The purple in the picture is from a previous injury, it may be that the others just kept after her because of that (yes, I know, I...
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    Chicken "hot spot"? Hen picking a patch of skin raw.

    I have a jungle fowl hen that has picked a raw patch on her back, it's not too deep (yet) but as soon as it scabs over she picks it raw again. She's been separated from the flock so she's not getting picked at by others, she's doing it to herself. It looks like she's molting, the...
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    Snow or no snow on roof

    I have what is perhaps a silly question for those of you that live in very cold winter climates but it's my first year having chickens during winter. My metal coop roof is covered in about 4-5 inches of snow, it only gets sun about half the day. Should I leave the snow on the roof as a...
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    Emergency!!? Chicken with injury acting odd

    I am inexperienced with raising/treating chickens. 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Black Australorp, approximately 6 months old, weight seems normal. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. She sits flopped on one side, head...
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    Reintegration to the flock in cold weather.

    I have an Australorp hen that suffered a neck injury about 3 weeks ago, she's fully healed now but has been separated from the flock for the entire 3 weeks. She's staying in the mudroom now where the average temperature is 40F, though I can leave a window open at night and get it down to...
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    How much airflow is too much? Drafty coop?

    Pardon the long winded preliminary explanation. This is my first winter having chickens and my understanding is that they're pretty cold hardy as long as their coop isn't drafty and has good ventilation in order to keep the moisture down. I bought a pre-built 8x10 chicken coop earlier this...
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    Bachelor Rooster and winter

    Hi, I, unfortunately, had to remove one of two large Wyandotte roosters from my flock. Though they grew up together as chicks, they are teenagers now and they can't let the other one mate without contesting the act. The last straw was when one barreled full bore into the other while...
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    Hello there.

    Hi, I'm relatively new to chickens, I got my first batch in May 2020 and they've just started laying eggs recently. Lost one a week ago, not sure why but I think she might have been egg bound. One loss out of 25 total I guess isn't too bad but it hurt none the less. Joined the forum...
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