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    Pullets or Roos? Egg color guesses?- loving these Easter Eggers!

    First time raising chicks and I am loving my Easter Eggers! I got 5 EE and 5 BO from a hatchery. I thought the BOs were supposed to be a more snuggly breed, but my EEs have really outshined them in personality and transformation. The beards have me laughing every time despite my dislike of them...
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    Help! Egg bound or worse??

    I found my hen in the nest box today falling asleep while squatting. This is strange to me because 1) she was falling asleep standing up and 2) I already got all my eggs accounted for today (although one might’ve been laid last night?). Not sure if she’s egg bound for a few days and the 4th one...
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    Fluffy Tailfeathers

    Hello, I have one hen that has had fluffy back feathers for maybe a month now. I routinely check her for lice and the q-tip looking egg bundles, but I haven't seen anything of the sort. The feather shafts look normal and my other birds are fine. She does seem a bit smaller/lighter weight than...
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    Vent Pecking

    I have a hen that is relentlessly vent pecking. It’s likely a learned behavior from being in an overcrowded coop when I inherited them. When they arrived, the two RIRs had bare bottoms from another hen who was plucking their butt feather and eating them. Unfortunately, the cannibal hen had to be...
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    New member

    Hi all, I inherited 6 surprise chickens six months ago. We are first time chicken owners although we’ve been interested in owning chickens for quite some time and been researching for about 2 years now. Unfortunately, it seems we’ve inherited some very problematic hens so I’m hoping I can get...
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