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    Sick chicken died, worried about the rest of my flock

    My hen, five years old, was sluggish and not feeling well. Her abdomen was swollen and I thought she was egg-bound. After a day and warms baths, she died, like it was a heart attack. I did an autopsy to see if she was really egg bound. She was not. Her poop was lightish green. Her abdomen...
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    San Diego hens - do they need heat during the winter?

    I live in San Diego with my 6 hens, and I'm a first-timer and new to keeping chickens. The coop was built by the previous home owner, and has chicken wire on three sides, with plywood on the fourth side, and roof and roosts, so it's really open. Do I need to put some plywood over the chicken...
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    two year old, daily egg layer stopped laying???

    I adopted two 2-year old chickens in mid-July that laid eggs daily. At first, they continued to lay, almost daily. Now, one has stopped laying completely, and the other one lays one egg every five days. What did I do? I also have 3 teenager chicks growing rapidly, and a hen that is almost 6...
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    Just added 2 hens and noticed black bugs on hen - what do I do?

    I have 2 hens and 3 big chicks, and I just got two hens that are 2 years old. I noticed black bugs on the 2 new hens crown, neck and around the eyes - they are about the size of fleas, but they don't move or jump - I had to pull one off with tweazers. What are these and how do I get rid of...
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