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    A lethargic hen with watery poop :(

    Yesterday morning I noticed one of my chickens had started acting odd, she is unwilling to move and seems to be in pain. She does eat and drinks but isn’t too interested in food. I isolated her to have a closer look at her behaviour and droppings and this is what they look like. What could this be?
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    A lethargic chicken

    My 4 yo Hyline brown hen has started acting odd, she just stands still feathers buffed up. I don’t know what to check for :(
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    Tips for keeping a flock happy during a long cold winter?

    What are some activities to keep my chickens happy for a long winter? :)
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    My mystery araucana

    Is this pretty youngster a roo or a hen? His feathers got me thinking rooster.
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    Mistreated chicken emergency

    I am trying to rescue a single hen from a family friend who bought two rabbits and was also given the hen, the rabbits have done some damage to the feathers on the poor thing as they have been eating (or pulling) them. I haven’t seen the hen yet, I am just hoping they’d give her to me. I also...
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    Rooster’s comb turning blue

    The comb of my 2 year old rooster has started to turn blue and I am worried. I first noticed it last summer, however it passed but now it’s happening again. Usually it’s the tips of the comb but sometimes the whole back end. I haven’t noticed anything too unusual, he is still the same kind and...
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    How do you sex araucanas

    I got two araucana chicks and an older faverolle chick (which is hopefully a pullet). Since I have read that araucana pullets and cockerels are difficult to tell apart. They are about five weeks old now and i have started to see many differences between them, however i have no idea how to sex...
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    Strange rooster behavior

    My about two year old hy-line brown rooster has started throwing crowing fits in the middle of the night, last night he crowed non-stop from about 2am till 3am, what could be causing this? These incidents are irregular, theh happen maybe once in two weeks. A fox has been visiting our neighbour’s...
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    Too big of a rooster?

    I have a big hy line brown rooster, and next week I am planning on introducing my about 9 or 10 week old pullets to the flock. My pullets are all standard sized, except for my two small pekins. So my worry is that the rooster could hurt them. The rooster has been really gentle with the older...
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