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    Switched to Organic feed and P.U!

    Wondering if anyone else has found this: A month ago I switched my girls to an organic feed. I have 5 year old hens and I want them to be as healthy as possible for as long as possible! They were slow to eat much of it at first. They're eating it just fine now but the smell..... the coop has...
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    Tail down, stiff legs

    I have a 3 year old (sweet) Buff Orpington hen and these are her symptoms: -She seems to be a bit stiff in the legs (for the last 3-4 weeks) -Her tail is up and then it slowly goes down. The "penguin" look. (last 3-4 weeks). -When she is picking up treats off the ground she SOMETIMES looks...
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    Eating Sand

    I have a BO hen that has just come off molt and has lost some weight subsequently. She has had a very full but maleable crop the last few days. It does go mostly down during the night. She has always been a piggy, eat, eat, eat. I just wormed them all last weekend andI started noticing the...
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    Possible Cracked Beak?

    This morning I startled my sweet, sweet Buff Orpington hen "Pumpkin" and she freaked out and injured herself, I think by running into the run wall? Anyway, the blood.... oh my goodness I was covered, she was covered, the run was covered, one of the other girls was covered (the head...
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    There's a chicken in my coat! <3

    I have to share this: My smallest BO hen October (whom I call Toby) has always been my baby, always at my feet, always wanting to be where I am. We're in the midst of winter here in Maine and the mornings are pretty frigid some days. One particularly chilly morning I went out first thing as...
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    Help! Evening shallow, quick breaths and some mouth breathing...

    Appreciate any suggestions here. I've been looking and looking for answers but nothing seems to fit. I have an 8 month old Standard Buff Orpington hen named Pip. (also have two other BO hens) They are my loves! I noticed two evenings ago as she was sitting on my lap before bed, that her...
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    Get Into That Coop!

    Tonite will be my third night with little sleep. Ironically this will also be the third night my three Buff Orpington children will be outside. Tonite I waited until after dark to go out and see if they had gone into the coop, but nooo! They were all neatly piled at the end of the chicken...
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    Cackle Hatchery!

    I recently purchased my first batch of chicks from Cackle Hatchery. They have what they call the City/Town special where you can purchase 5 of one type of chicken and have them shipped, it just costs more. I ordered Buff Orpingtons. Just what I wanted. I really just wanted 3 chicks and have...
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    WHY can't I easily get chicks???

    I have invested a lot of time, money and effort into having chickens... my biggest headache so far... ironically.... getting the chickens! I want what I want for chickens; Buff Orpington Bantams. I really want to be able to go somewhere and purchase them... but nope I cant do that. Around...
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    Chicken Coops for Dummies: All in One Coop.

    I have been feverishly scouring the internet for the past couple of months trying to settle on the perfect coop. I thought it best to have a solid, printed plan in hopes of avoiding too many headaches as my constuction experience is minimal. I purchased Chicken Coops for Dummies! The "All...
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