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    3 y/old leghorn with lethargy

    Two days ago, our three year old leghorn laid an egg in the morning. It was a normal looking egg for her, not overly large but definitely a large egg. After laying it, rather than leave the nest, she just stood over it. Not nesting on it, but standing over it. Almost in a stupor. She left the...
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    Scaly patches on wattles

    Good Morning! This might be nothing, but I am still troubleshooting a hen who has had alternating vague health issues and consequently bullying victim issues. Previously, I thought that these crusts were because of bullying/getting picked on - but it's been two months and it doesn't look...
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    3 year old hen stopped laying suddenly

    I posted about a month or so ago about my Wyandotte hen who had a bit of a sneeze and had been bullied and separated while she recovered. Until that incident, she had been a fairly consistent layer other than winter/molts. It's been over a month now, and she's healed and back with the flock, but...
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    Chicken with a sneeze

    A few weeks ago, I noticed one of our 3 year old hens was a little more withdrawn than usual. Still eating and drinking and laying eggs, but sort of staying out of the flock and lagging behind a little. Other than an occasional sneeze, though, there were no obvious signs of anything specific...
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    Weasel - how long do I have?

    We managed to have a couple years with no intruders into the chicken run, but this past year, rats have found their way in through some very deep and apparently elaborate tunnels. I do my best to fill the holes regularly, and have been using snap traps with some success (usually 1-2 a night)...
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    Worming Help!

    I noticed some frothy poos from a couple of our hens (flock of 9), so brought a fecal in to the vet. They just called and there was evidence of tape, cappilaria, and ascarid. He recommended Safeguard/Panacur, but I'm seeing dosing recommendations all over the place. 9 chickens, mostly sturdy...
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    ID my newbies!

    Hi! I recently added two pullets to my flock to be companions to our bullied Easter Egger. I am pretty sure they’re both Easter Egger barnyard type mixes but wanted to get the thoughts of the crowd! She didn’t say when they were born, but both still peep instead of cluck (especially the browner...
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    Scalped by other Hens - Integration gone wrong :(

    My 3 month old pullet made a poor calculation while trying to fly away from one of the older hens got pinned down by the group and scalped - it happened so quickly that by the time I ran outside to intervene the damage was done. The back of her head down to her neck is completely bare. I washed...
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    Question on integration

    We have an original flock of 6 hens, all a little over a year old. This year, we added three new chicks to our family - all were said to have been sexed female, two of whom clearly identify male. We aren't permitted roosters in my city, and we fortunately found an incredible sanctuary to welcome...
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    Is there any chance it’s a she/her/hers? EE, 6 weeks.

    I’ve posted them before - three now six week old Easter Eggers. One I’m pretty confident is pullet. One I’m pretty confident is cockerel. This one I was told is on the fence and now I’m starting to def lean cockerel too bc of the coloring (personality wise and comb coloring wise there is nothing...
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    Four week old Easter Eggers

    You know the deal- “sexed” pullets (not from TSC though, 😂). I’m like 90% sure I have at least one if not two cockerels of the trio, but just looking for confirmation. The most reddish one is Trashley - she is the smallest one (has been since day old) and has feathered the fastest by a long...
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    Rumpless or late bloomers?

    Hi! I have three new Easter Egger chicks. They're just over two weeks old, and one has feathered out (including tail feathers) dramatically, while the other two have zero signs of tail feathers starting and still aren't nearly as feathered up. My question is: given that there is possibly some...
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    ameraucana vs aracauna vs “Easter egger”

    Hi! We welcomed three new chicks yesterday (eventually joining our existing flock of 6), a little unexpectedly. We had ordered Aracaunas from our local mom and pop grain store, arriving next week; however, they called to ask if I wanted three chicks sooner because they had some cancellations and...
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    Seven month molt?

    Hi! We noticed today one of our Wyandottes is missing some patches of feathers on her chest and neck - not enough to really catch our eye. She also seems to lose quite a few feathers when she preens or flaps. She has not laid this past week, and today her comb seemed paler than usual, although...
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    Henpecked

    I have six hens, all about 7 months old. Recently, one of my Delawares has been being assaulted by the other Delaware - specifically on the head. It’s not a constant battle, but every few days, poor Doorknob has a bloody head and I have to bring her in to apply antiseptic. The wounds have been...
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    Why can't they lay at the same time?

    We have 6 hens - 21-22 weeks old. 5 of the 6 have started laying - 4 for a couple of weeks now, and 1 just started a couple days ago (the other is her Delaware sister, who I'm expecting will be another week or two since she's been slower to develop). ANYWAY, we have four nesting boxes in a 4 x...
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    Another Wyandotte sex question

    For the first several weeks of our flock, this one was the only one I wasn’t at some point thinking could be cockerel, and the past two weeks I’ve been like 😳. 12-13 weeks old SLW (we have had 12 weeks, purchased at locally owned farm store, am assuming was about a week at time of purchase)...
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    Teenagers avoiding the coop at night

    We have had our flock of chickens for 10 weeks today- and all were acquired as babies, so likely all around 11ish weeks. They’ve been outside for about 5 weeks, and have done fantastic putting themselves to bed. We have a coop door on auto timer and they’ve never even come close to being outside...
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    8 week old SLW gender?

    Hey! This is Carly. Approximately 8 weeks, total lap chicken. I know SLW’s are hard to sex but I keep going back and forth on this one and thought some outside opinions might help! We are not permitted roosters in our zone so I will have to rehome or just hope my neighbors are discreet if that’s...
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    Show me your SLW at 5 weeks!

    I have two approximately 5 week old Silver laced Wyandottes, and I've combed through threads and online and am finding out that the general consensus is that they're pretty hard to sex without being able to compare them against each other for development, so I'd love to see photos of your SLW's...
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