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    Large lump on 8 week adopted chick - rarely stands

    We just adopted two chicks that were given to people that had no intention of keeping them. We got them all washed up back on good diet and have them in a separate cage in our coop so the other hens can adjust to them. When I was cleaning them this morning I noticed that this chick has a large...
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    Tailfeathers look like death

    Recently 3 of our hens are missing their tail feathers and not looking so healthy. Any suggestions as to what could cause this? Well protected, well fed, free from predators. Any suggestions are appreciated.
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    Possible urban predators?

    Tonight I went out to gather eggs after our sunday dinner and our hen 'Georgia' shown below was nesting on the eggs well after bed-time (all other hens were roosted). Our hens have their favorite nesting box and so we had 5 eggs that Georgia was on. It took some effort to have her get off...
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    Tail feathers pecked out

    New owners worried about one of our hens. Our 6 hens hatched May 1st. We didn't have any pecking issues when they were in the brooder through last week. I came home from work and our ameraucana's tail feathers were all pecked out. She was bleeding on both sides below the area where the tail...
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    Treats for the first time

    After reading many helpful posts and taking a lot of advice, we put out their first set of treats for our 10 week old hens. Vanilla yogurt, apples, and cut up bananas. They just stared at it for a while, but one by one, they rolled up their feathers and dug in. End result: Loved the yogurt...
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    Hi from Utah - Happy be be part of the BYC community

    Two new chick owners, first-timers, nothing new or special about us...but definitely something very special about these 6 chicks. We selected the following: (2) Barred Plymoth Rocks, (2) Red Sex links, (1) Americana, and (1) Buff Opington...all to be named shortly. I am a photographer and...
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