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    Leg injury

    My dog got into the chicken yard again 3 days ago and briefly got hold of one of the hens. She doesn't have any open wounds but won't bear weight on her right leg. She will occassipnally stand, hop on her left leg and seems to use her wing as a crutch. Idon't see any obvious break. I have her...
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    Heated waterer

    I found a pretty good solution for keeping the chicken water from freezing. I had bought a plastic heated pet bowl but then heard that it shouldn't be used for chickens. I'm not sure why but also it was a hassle to keep clean. I decided to keep a little water in it and place a pyrex bowl inside...
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    Sutured wounds

    Yesterday my dog got into the chicken yard. Totally my fault.Two birds were injured, one seriously. There were two lacerations. Both about the size of a quarter. The one on her neck near her head left muscle exposed. One on her back had fat protruding out. I was going to put her down but when I...
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    Cross beak Tim

    Tim is my cross beak Easter Egger. She is the most feisty hen in the flock and the only one that flies over the 6' fence when she's hungry. She spends the day trying to forage like the others without getting much of anything. Feeding her has been a challenge and a chore. I used to hand feed her...
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    Hen is not well

    My Buff Orpington (Buffy) stopped layingand pretty much stays in the nesting box for I want to say about 4 days. She is about 14 months old, and is definitely over weight. The first thing that I noticed was a strange, distressed vocal noise whenever I entered the coop. That has mostly stopped...
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    New member here

    I live upstate new York fir a couple of years and started raising chickens last year. I currently have 12 hens. Six black Sex Links, one of each Golden Comet, Rhode Island Red, Plymouth Rock, Silver Laced Wyandotte, special needs cross beaked Easter Egger, and a Buff Orpington who is currently...
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