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    Not sure of breed.

    Sorry.. camera battery went dead.. but think I can describe pretty well.. Have a bantam hen.. body shape, size, pea comb, wing drop, and fanned tail.. is exactly like my sebrights.. except.. this one has fuzzy feet and legs.. even has long primary looking feathers extending from her...
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    Cockrell Curious Questions ( say that 5 times fast)

    Got some new chicks from the farm store this year. Seem to have some young roos in the mix. We are considering hatching some of our own eggs and maybe breeding some production crosses. My question is, if you are going to keep roosters for breeding but dont want them out in the general...
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    Cockrell Curious Questions ( say that 5 times fast)

    Got some new chicks from the farm store this year. Seem to have some young roos in the mix. We are considering hatching some of our own eggs and maybe breeding some production crosses. My question is, if you are going to keep roosters for breeding but dont want them out in the general...
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    When to move?

    We have an assortment of 22 that we bought as chicks in early to mid march. Except for the Bantams, they are now a little larger than a pigeon, have all their feathers with no fuzz left, but still peep. Night time temps dropping to low 50's a couple nights a week. Are we ready for the move...
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    Hen with strange head movement

    Hen unknown age, production cross. Fluffs her neck feathers, arches her neck, snakes her head side to side. looks healthy, eating scratching, normal pecking order aggression. No open mouth breathing. no gagging or coughing. ??
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    2 dead hens

    2 dead hens, both production crosses that were obtained as adults, age unknown, last summer from a chicken "trader" who would get large numbers from Amish farms. These were our 'practice" chickens who have become pets. It has been extremely wet here and their run had become "soupy" to the point...
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    Is it just the weather?

    seems like one of my chickens are always a little sick.. one has a cough then it gets better.. one has noisy breathing.. rooster has an occasional cough.. periodically one hen or another has a droopy day or two.. one of them is laying wrinkly eggs.. and one of them having watery stools...
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    Hot breakfast

    With the mornings being cold, I have been making my chickens a hot breakfast to get them warmed up. Seems to be a hit. I use what ever cheap oatmeal, puffed wheat/rice, or cooked rice that I can find. Usually mix in a bit of what ever veggies left over from dinner or some chopped up raw greens...
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    Chicken with a cough.

    Have a Barred Rock hen. About 10 days ago, she developed a cough with occasional trace blood in the expectorate. Lungs had wheezing to auscultation. Some open mouth breathing. Isolated her in the house in a dog kennel. Have had her on tetracycline since day 2. She is eating okay, I hand...
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    Chicken with a wheezing cough , second one now sounding sick.

    Bard rock Hen. Have had her 2 months not sure of her age. No recent flock additions. No Previous signs of Illness. I observe chickens daily. This is first symptom I have seen. coop cleaned yesterday as it is weekly, new hay placed down. This morning slow to get off the roost, picking but seems...
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