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    Limping wyandotte - how do I help her lose weight?

    Hi all, I have a 4yo Wyandotte who has developed a limp over the past few months that this week has become pretty bad and stopped her from jumping off her perch in the morning. She has always been a big bird definitely on the heavier side around 8 or 9 lbs. Though helping her off the perch...
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    Hatch or not?!

    Hello all, I have been wanting to hatch chicks forever. I finally have a broody 2yr old gal - gold laced wyandotte. I am considering buying some fertile eggs to set under her however am not sure if this is the right decision to make. We are set up and equipped to have more chickens, but the...
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    Silver laced wyandotte getting double laced feathers

    Hi everyone, I have a silver laced wyandotte who turns 1 in a few days. She is just coming out of her first moult, and we are noticing that all the new feathers on her back are double laced! I have attached some pictures from before her moult and now. I have done some research by I can't find...
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    injured? shocked? thinking about being broody?

    Hi, one of our girls has been sitting in the nest box pretty much all day for the past few days and eating very little. So about a week ago I went out to shut the girls away and our SLW had her neck caught in the hinge of the gate. She kicked and managed to flap off as I went outside and she...
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    HELP! Her neck was stuck on the hinge

    Hi, I went out to shut the girls away and our SLW had her neck caught in the hinge of the gate. She kicked and managed to flap off as I went outside and she landed and rolled a bit. We have picked her up and brought her inside and she is finally standing up. She just did a pretty solid poo but...
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    Please help! Crop has not emptied overnight

    Hi, I am a first time chicken owner and this morning I noticed that our 29 wk old GLW's crop has not emptied. When I felt it, it is kind of soft around the outside and hard in the middle. I have attached a few photos of her from this morning, please help as she is usually the most lively but...
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    How should I disinfect a new coop and make it safe

    My coop is far too small for our (big) girls, so we have just purchased a second-hand coop that is a bit bigger, as we realised that our coop wasn't really too small, we just have really big breeds and didn't take that into account when buying the original coop. Someone else will definitely be...
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    lethargic, almost sad 23 week old RIR

    Oops, I posted this under predators and pests by mistake; Hi, you probably know me as a new, very overprotective and slightly paranoid chicken mama, however I need some reassurance as to what is going on. I have a 23 week old RIR who started laying the weekend before last. So far we have got 4...
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    Urgent! How do I keep my 4 chooks in suburbia safe from a nearby snake?

    Earlier today a dog got bitten by a snake 2 doors down from us. My girls free range in the the afternoons and our coop is fairly secure, however a snake could easily get into the run. I am currently sitting outside keeping an eye on them, but does anyone have any tips as to how I can keep my...
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    Bleeding cut on comb

    Today my 20 week old light brahma fought with my GLW. The GLW was pecked on the comb several times, and has a lump of skin sticking out, and is bleeding slightly. I cleaned the wound with saline solution, and have just put her to bed. Is there anything else I should be doing to make sure it...
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    Moaning Rhode Island Red

    Hello! So my 20 week old Rhode Island Red has been constantly moaning for most of the day, for the past couple of weeks. She has not laid yet, is eating and drinking fine, and looks perfectly healthy. The sound she is making is like a long, very loud drawn out moan. She is bottom of the...
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    When will they lay?

    Hi, I'm a new chicken mum. I have 1 SLW, 1 GLW, 1 SL brahma, and 1 rhode island red. They are nearing the 20 week mark, and of course the whole family is really excited for the first egg. I know I'm probably being really impatient here, because part of the fun is not knowing when, but I was only...
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    Building an external laying box?

    I have 4 chickens, all relatively large breeds, who are nearing the 20 week mark, so we are hopefully expecting some eggs soon! We made the mistake of buying quite a small coop. Due to the coop being so small, we don't want the girls to lay in there, on top of all their poop, but are stumped as...
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    Hi!

    Hello! I finally signed up for an account. I recently got 4 little girls, who are now nearing the 20 week mark - 2 wyandottes (1 SL and 1 GL), a brahma, and a rhode island red. I have been using BackYard Chickens for a while now, just to check things, and I finally decided to register! This lot...
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