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    Ear infections?

    Hi friends, I have at least 3 hens with ears that look like this (see photos). At least one is warm to the touch. There’s no puss (yet) but there is slight swelling I think with my EE here. I do not have a vet for chickens. Not sure what I’m dealing with and what to do. Can anyone help? Thanks!
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    DePluming Mites

    I’ve had months of problems with my chickens, feather loss, over-preening, anemic, decreased egg production…. The whole nine yards. I knew that something was happening, likely mites or lice, we’ve tried *just about* everything with ZERO results. My blue Cochin looks terrible, she has looked like...
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    11 wk old BR suddenly stands like penguin

    This is actually day 2 of my BR pullet standing like a penguin. Yesterday it was very off/ on so I wasn’t sure if I was imagining things. Today I’m sure. So here’s the deal- this is about the end of the first week of the 4 pullets being outside in the run all day. They are segregated from the...
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    Black poop (with photos)

    I’ve got 8 hens out back and someone is has black poop (I think it’s my blue Cochin, who btw is being bullied by my EE who thinks she’s a Roo). There are other concerning, less than normal poops in the run, but no bloody stools, just some runny, some off color, wondering if I should treat for...
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    Top Hen behaving like a rooster

    I have a 8 yr old EE who decided to be a rooster a few years ago and started to crow. She and the other 2 remaining original hens hadn’t been laying for several years, they were just living out their retirement years. Since that time, last summer we introduced 5 new pullets that began laying...
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    Lice? Mites? Help please (photos attached) and possible additional problems

    I have a 10 yr old Dark Brahma hen who hasn’t laid an egg in years (one of the 3 remaining OG hens from our first flock). She has been pulling out her feathers near her vent. She does have some white debris, but it looks more like dandruff and dried feather quill shaft than parasites as I don’t...
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    Brand new egg layer question

    I have 5 little ladies who just started laying a few weeks ago. One of which (not exactly sure who) is laying some “tie dye” eggs with the color being darker at one end and much lighter on the other end, and this morning, I noticed lots of little scratches all over the shell. Has anyone ever...
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    Barnevelder disease/ illness?

    I have a question about my 6 mo old Barnavelder. This morning I noticed that her legs and feet seem to have a redness to them that I’ve never noticed before (am I clueless? Has it always been this way?) and her comb has the ever-so-slightest dark purple edges to a few tips. It hasn’t been cold...
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    Lonely sleeper

    Hi. I looking forward some opinions/ help. I have 5 pullets who are about 22 weeks old. One of them is a blue Cochin. We call her Scary Terri (Terriyaki) because she’s more timid than the other girls, generally afraid to try new things. She’s also bigger than the other ladies. (Polish...
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    Coccidiosis or Shedding intestinal lining? Laying coming soon?

    I have five new pullets, just a few days shy of 16 wks old. This morning I went out to feed some scratch and other treats (spring mix lettuce, dry oatmeal and scrambled eggs- just a small handful or so of each) and I found one fresh runny, bloody poop. Everyone seems to be behaving normally and...
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    My sweet little Polish

    This is my sweet little polish girl. After so many near death experiences as a brand new baby chick, this little lady became so used to being held, she now wants to be near me. She waits by the gate for me, she comes when I call her by name… she’s the sweetest little girl ever.
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    New pullets - a silkie and a copper Marans

    I may be adopting a 6 week old silkie or and maybe a black copper Marans to add to my young flock of the same age. I have a polish, a Barnevelder, a silver laced Wyandotte, a Cochin, and a speckled Sussex. Anything I should know about either breed ?
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    Pullet or Roo ? Blue laced red Wyandotte

    Help! I may have a 2nd accidental Roo, which I cannot keep due to city ordinance. This one is a blue laced red Wyandotte and is one of my favorites. I found someone to rehome to if necessary. 6 wks old - hatch date 6/21/22 (I know it’s early to try to determine) but I watched “her” crow this...
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    Ball O’ Chicks

    I have 7 chicks, they are 5 wks old today. (6 pullets and 1 cockerel I think). Around 4:30-5:00 pm every day they start chirping FRANTICALLY. We’ve figured out that they want to go to bed. They are still in the brooder till next weekend as we have a few things to finish up in the larger coop...
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    Breed identification ??

    I picked up 6 pullets about 8 yrs ago from a local feed store, the breeds were all mixed in one bin, it was our first time as chicken tenders 🤣🤣 so we just pointed at the color patterns we liked and that was that, no care about breed names or qualities. Then over the years, chicken math took...
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    Neighbor donated small coop

    My neighbor gave us a small coop knowing we were adding another set of chicks. It’s small enough to go inside our larger coop and act as a sort of nursery/ home base until the chicks are fully integrated with my older gals. My question is- knowing that it’s a used coop, how should I properly...
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    Golden Cuckoo Maran. Roo?

    Cross posted in old Golden Cuckoo Maran thread … Help with sexing ! I ordered (8) day old chicks from Meyer Hatchery of mixed breeds, all supposed to be a pullets, this one a golden cuckoo maran. She is already top of the pecking order at 4 wks old. She’s the only one with a comb developing at...
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