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    Winter with 2 bantams

    We have a flock of 8 regular chickens that we have had for 3 years, this year we rescued 2 bantams that needed a home only to discover one was a rooster. He was too much for neighbors living near the coop so we moved the 2 bantams into a smaller coop and run on the other side of the property. I...
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    Impacted crop or sour crop

    I need some help. We noticed that one of our 2 year old hens crown was flopped over and she was lethargic. After some research we thought it could be a problem with her crop. It was distended but not hard. My husband flushed it with some water and epsom salt, but she was not isolated. This...
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    Integrating 2 flocks

    I need some advice on introducing 2 flocks. We have 5 hens that are 2 years old. We recently rescued what we thought was going to be 6 pullets that needed to be removed from a horse barn. When we arrived there were 6 approx 1 year old hens and 2 smaller birds that the owner thought were about 2...
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    Aggressive chicken

    We have 6 chickens, 2- reds, 2- rocks, and 2- olive eggers. They are 1 year this week. they have a very large coop and enclosed run with a lot of enrichment and attention. lare in the fall our reds started feather picking and eating the feathers of their flock mates. We put pinless peepers on...
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    Feathers missing

    In early winter our 2 reds were feather picking. We put peepers on both of them and have not had any issues since to my knowledge. I have not seen any pecking, but the feathers are not growing back in and the skin looks red. They do not seemed bothered by it unless I treat them with blu-kote...
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