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    Strange Curved Feather Growth - 18 Weeks Old

    Okay this is Abby she's a Black Australorp and is 18 weeks today. I noticed that her feathers are growing differently from all the other chickens old and new. They are like at an angle growing from the left to right in a spiral on her neck to her breast. Her back/side feathers seem normal. When...
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    Lost feathers & mushy belly

    Okay so just fyi I have a vet visit scheduled but I think I need some more expert opinions (google has me worried) to help me rest. My Buff Orpington Hen was walking a little funny today, a wide waddle (think like a cartoon sumo walk), and I noticed some ruffled feathers on her belly just...
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    Bully Hen to new Chicks | My Method

    Hey yall! I did quite a bit of research when learning ways to integrate new chicks into your existing flock. We went with the playpen method and kept them in their isolation pen for 2 weeks before letting them out for a short time. During that 2 weeks, we noticed that one of our hens started...
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    Crowing Pullet?? 9.5 weeks - Mottled Ancona

    Okay we are at 9.5 weeks. I was very confidant we had all pullets this year but Elenor crowed this morning and now I am very confused. We stood there in shock along with the other two Pullets trying to figure out what we heard. I had 2 accidental TS Roosters last year so I felt confidant in my...
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    FOR SALE - Omlet Cube Chicken Coop - $800

    FOR SALE - Omlet Cube Chicken Coop - $800 Manual Door - Used but good condition. No accessories. Eastern North Carolina. I would recommend 5 hens or 7 for bantums. Willing to discuss price.
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    Farmer Buddy

    I felt like this story belongs in this thread. We have 2 runs in our yard, one for the hens and one for the Rooster Lord Kluck (aka Buddy). Buddy always has vegetation growing in his run and I usually pluck it but with all the rain we have had lately it grew up quickly. Today I was siting and...
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    Need Rooster Advice

    Alright y'all.... I am a new chicken owner. We are at about 8 months into our first flock of 6. We have 2 unintentional Cockerels from Tractor Supply, Lord Kluck and Cluck Norris. The boys are in a separate pen because we don't have enough girls to prevent over breeding. I want to preface this...
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    Feather Plucking (non aggressive)

    We have 4 Pullets that are very typical behaving. They have a pecking order and they all seem to understand this order and stick to it. We have one that has a beard (she's a backyard mix so not sure her breed) but the other hens seem to enjoy plucking her beard just under her beak. She doesn't...
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    Strange Dots on Comb

    Only of my Cockerels has developed spots on his comb. It started as white dots (kind of like hard water spots) and now is dark. He is otherwise very healthy, biggest chicken in the group, so no emergent needs I think but don't want to ignore it. Here is a close up and a full picture. (Don't...
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    Unsure if she's sick or if I am paranoid

    Hi Everyone, I have an 11 week old pullet that is acting strangely. When I went in the run today Chanti stuck her head out of the door and got a little pinch as I didnt see her in the door. The area is not small I can stick my hand through it so I dont think it could hurt her badly just a bit...
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    Chickens During a Storm/Hurricane

    Hello! This is our first year with chickens and being that we are on the east coast of NC I am sure Hurricanes and Tropical Storms are going to happen. We have Omelet Coops so they should be pretty safe from rain and wind inside. We plan to secure them to the ground a bit more before storms...
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    What Gender could these be? Part 2 (6 weeks old)

    Hello! I am new to chickens and am in a constant battle of Rooster or Hen with my 6 little babies. They are all 5-6 weeks old in the pictures. We have 2 Buff Orpingtons and 2 Rhode Island Reds that were purchased as Pullets from Tractor Supply. The other 2 were hatched for us and we were told...
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    What gender could these be?

    Hello! I am new to chickens and am in a constant battle of Rooster or Hen with my 6 little babies. They are all 5-6 weeks old in the pictures. We have 2 Buff Orpingtons and 2 Rhode Island Reds that were purchased as Pullets from Tractor Supply. The other 2 were hatched for us and we were...
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