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    Cannibalism- what to do?

    I have a favorite chicken - Barb. And she was brutally pecked by another hen-Fannie. Fannie is a picker and has done this to another chicken but not to this degree. I have treated Barb to the best I can and we are waiting to see what happens. We are heading into winter where my chickens have a...
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    Water belly and Swollen foot. Is it time?

    Ugh I don’t even know how to write this. I have a chicken that a couple months ago developed water belly.. maybe longer than that. Which all of my research is saying is pretty grim eventually. She’s has more good days than bad and has some good quality of life so I’ve let her be. But most days...
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    Toxoplasmosis- I’m pregnant! How do I handle it.

    I’m pregnant! Yay! Then I did some reading on toxoplasmosis and talked to my midwife and she basically said I was most likely already infected and to stay away from my chickens… I’m wondering if anyone else has had this advice or what you have done during pregnancy while caring for chickens...
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    House chicken?!? For now… but then what?

    I have a polish chicken juju who is getting beat up by her flock mates. She hurt her leg a month or two ago and was limping badly and they attacked her. It was a bloody affair by the time I found her. I brought her inside for a couple weeks then she was out in the kennel in the coop for several...
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    Reintroducing inside chicken to coop and outside temps around 15-35f

    I had a chicken(JuJu) get attacked by her sisters. I have 14 hens in all of different breeds(cochins, Delaware, leghorns, polish). The coop and run are sized for 20 chickens. I think one of us must have accidentally stepped on Juju and hurt her foot. She was limping pretty bad, but is walking...
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    Hurt/attacked/cannabalised chicken help!

    Help! I came home and found my chicken bloody with feathers missing. I susupect my other hens but this seems like a lot for them. In the past I’ve had hens peck at feathered footed hens feet feathers. But nothing like this! I’ve washed it and sprayed it with blu kote and I’m currently giving her...
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    Coop too small?

    Hello everyone! My chickens are six months old and I'm a new chicken mama. I've recently had a round of sickness go through my coop. It seemed to be respiratory, and I've also had a few hurt hens. Combs bleeding, feather picking(maybe molting) and a broken toenail. The last two weeks have been...
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    Hey everyone!!! I'm new!

    Hello everyone! So good to be here! This is my first time owning chickens. I have 14 that are about 7 weeks old. I got an assortment so I'm not sure on some of the breeds but I think I have.. 1 Egyptian Fayoumi 3 leghorns a brown and two Exchequer 4 cochins 1 white maran.... Maybe 1 black copper...
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