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    Is this just a vitamin deficiency?

    I would appreciate any insight on my hen's ongoing foot issue. The problem foot is circled in black, the healthy one in yellow. About a year ago, her toes started curling. After I did some research, I started giving her vitamin B supplements. Her toes straightened back out quickly. This cycle...
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    Beak and toenail injury

    I think one of my EE injured her beak and one of her toenails. She's 15 months old and is eating and drinking normally, hasn't lost any weight and isn't limping so it doesn't seem to be bothering her much. She is sticking her tongue out a lot but other than that, seems fine. But I'd like to know...
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    Integrating flocks - pullets won’t leave henhouse

    I have 7 Easter Eggers that are 5 months old - 6 pullets, 1 roo. I’m integrating them with my 18 month old hens (3 Speckled Sussex, 1 SL Wyandotte). They’ve been in the same run and have free ranged together all summer. This week we took down the divider keeping them separate in the run. The EE...
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    Hurt foot / curled toes

    Looking for any suggestions or advice other than what I’ve done. About 2 weeks ago, Gracie started limping a little bit. The pad on her foot seems a little swollen but there’s no visible injury or scab. Today her toes started curling - not constantly, but if she lifts it for more than just...
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    Are my girls obese?

    One of our Silver Laced Wyandottes died this week from fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome (per necropsy by state vet lab). So now I’m worried about the rest of the girls. I’ve checked and can easily feel and lightly pinch the keel on all of them. I’ve cut out all treats. I didn’t think they...
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    First sick chicken

    My sweet Gracie is not feeling well. She got on the nest at 3:30 this morning and hasn’t moved. I picked her up and she had laid a soft shell egg. She’s not eating or drinking. Her comb is pale compared to what it usually looks like. When I pick her up and set her down, she’s a little unsteady...
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    Injured hen questions

    We had a hawk attack last week and Gracie P was injured. Her wound is healing nicely. She’s eating, drinking, pooping, and sleeping fine. We kept her in the garage for 2 days right after it happened. But I was worried about having an issue when we reintroduced her to the flock. So now we have...
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    Hen in one box, egg in the other

    Gracie started laying about 3 weeks ago. Today is the third time I’ve seen her in one nesting box but found the egg in a different one. Any ideas about what’s going on?
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    Hawk Attack - injured hen

    We had our first hawk attack today. :-((( Luckily my husband was home and scared it away before it got one of our girls. But it did do some damage to our sweet Gracie Purple. Overall she seems ok. She’s drinking water and eating some fermented food. Right now she’s sleeping. I’m going to get...
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    Comb Question

    One of my Speckled Sussex has a weird comb. I’ve had her since she hatched and never noticed an injury or anything unusual. She’s 6 months old and it’s become more noticeable in the last month or so. She seems totally fine and normal. she is towards the bottom of the pecking order but I don’t...
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    Chest bumping question

    Two of my Silver Laced Wyandottes chest bump each other but only when I let them out of the coop into the yard. Inside the coop I don’t see many pecking order behaviors from any of the girls other than just a little bit of chasing and wing flapping. But as soon as let them out in the yard, they...
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    Heat wave - worried about my girls!

    I’m a new chicken mama and I’m so worried about my girls! I’m in Arkansas and it’s going to be in the high 90’s for the next 2 weeks with a heat index of 105. The temp inside the run today was 94. The run is covered and gets a nice breeze. They have electrolytes and plain water. I lightly...
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    Silver Laced Wyandotte and Speckled Sussex

    We’re in Little Rock, AR, but can travel to meet. We need to reduce our flock a little bit so we’re selling 4 each of our Wyandotte and Sussex girls. They will be 8 weeks old on June 22nd. They’re available now or we can hold onto them until the end of June. Purchased from the Cackle Hatchery...
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    Ok to move outside?

    First timer! Our baby girls are 2 weeks old and are doing great! Would you move them to the coop without a heat source? They have all their wing and back feathers. We’re in Arkansas where it’s in the high 80s-90s during the day and mid-60s-70s at night. We stopped using the heat lamp in the...
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