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    18 month old hen with very swollen spot below vent

    Hey fellow BYC'rs! I need some advice. I have an 18 month old Barred Rock hen who has been laying steady and acting normal. Still is. But today when she was ranging I noticed that below her vent she had a very large bulge and all the feathers were spread out there from the pressure. I...
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    Balding Chick--Worry?

    Hey BYC'rs! I have 9 chicks of different breeds that were hatched on October 5th. All are doing great. But one is looking mighty ugly. It is a black sexlink and she has bare skin all around her neck, and bare skin on her back where her wings rest. She has looked like this since day one...
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    New Craigslist Coop **PICS** :)

    Hey fellow BYC'rs! I found a child's playhouse on Craigslist and naturally saw it as my future coop.. It has thermal windows and siding. My gals are in it now and laying great. Thought I would share some pics and see if you had any suggestions to make it better. Thanks for all input!
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    Hens not eating since the move...

    Hey BYC'rs! Got another questions for you to help me with. I built a new coop across the run from the old coop, maybe 8 feet away. I closed off the old coop and moved my hens into the new coop Sunday night. At first they all piled up at the closed off door of the old coop at dusk and just...
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    Question! 7 month old hen is spraying clear waterlike stuff instead of poo.

    Hey BYC'rs! I have a 7 month old Barred Rock hen that is spraying a clear waterlike substance instead of poo. I mean it literally shoots/sprays from her vent like a quick blasting wateerfall. She is still laying and eating fine. Not lethargic. She has a streak of junk below her vent that is...
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    26 week old pullets--half are laying, okay to switch feed?

    Hey all you BYC'ers! I have 26 week old Barred Rocks and Silver Laced Wyandottes. Half of the Barred Rocks are laying, and the other pullets are in various stages of getting there. All of these gals were hatched on August 11th, 2011. Currently the whole flock eats medicated chick starter. I...
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    Pullets not eating much now that it's cold...is this normal??

    Hey all! I have 16 week old pullets in my coop. Our weather has been mid-twenties during the day and mid-teens at night. Since the temp changed a couple weeks ago, my pullets are not eating nearly as much as they used to. They are out in the run all day long scratching around and hanging...
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    Winter laying question :)

    Hey all! I have a question--if your pullets reach laying age during the winter---like in January---will they still lay if they are ready to or since it is winter and darker, etc, will they pretty much wait until spring? Sorry if this is a silly question!
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    Do anyone elses pullets "Chest Bump"??

    Hey all! I have 7 15 week old pullets and they are doing a pretty odd thing the past few days. They are running up to each other or jumping in front of each other and practically doing a "chest bump" like a couple of guys would during a score in a game or something. What the heck is that...
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    One of my chicks is missing. =(

    So I went out to the coop this afternoon to check food and water for my chicks and while I had 10 this morning, there are now only 9. The padlock was still in place and locked and there were no obvious signs of a recent murder. No feathers or fluff around and no blood. The pine shavings...
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    Is a week old too young to go in coop?

    Hey BYC gurus I have 5 silver laced wyandottes and 5 barred rocks that turned a week old on Thursday. They started out in the kitchen in a kiddie pool with a chicken wire top and a heat lamp. They now are getting their wing feathers and "flying" around like crazy. Pine shavings...
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    Can a chick expell it's vent?? Help please!

    Hey all you knowledgeable BYC'rs! I have some chicks that were hatched on Thursday. They have been doing just wonderful. One chick though had a tiny piece of dried poo over her vent area and seemed to be trying to push it off. So I got a warm wet paper towel and let her sit on it until the...
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    Got my first chicks! Any pointers? :)

    We got our first chicks today. They were hatched on Thursday. We have 5 silver laced wyandottes and 5 barred rocks. They are supposedly all females. We hope! Any tips or tricks we should make sure to do for their first few weeks at home in my kitchen? Our coop has no door that can close...
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    So sad and frustrated--any advice welcome :(

    Hey all, I got 10 production red hens 6 weeks ago that I was told were 14 months old. No biggie, not looking for egg machines here. 2 days after I got them I noticed feathers missing and pin feathers coming in around their necks and backs. Asked BYC and found out they were molting. (Thx...
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    Hens not eating as much--too hot?

    Hey all My hens have not eaten nearly as much ever since I let them free range 2 days ago. It was the first time I was able to let them out of the run since I got them. They foraged all day and really seemed to have fun. SInce they have been back in the run, they have not finished their pan...
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    Been raining TONS==run is now a muddy mess, how to dry out??

    Hey all, got a question: It has been storming here nearly every night and hot as you know what. The run is now a soggy yucky mess and is not getting a chance to dry out at all. It is also beginning to smell, which is a problem I have never had until now. We have more stinkin rain forecast...
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    I feel stupid even asking a poo question...

    Sorry in advance for what is probably a stupid question, but I had to ask: My hens poo has changed from fairly runny to fairly firm. Can a chicken get constipated? Is this just normal? I have only had these hens for a couple of weeks and I'm still trying to learn all I can. They seem to ba...
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    Found out some interesting info on my new birds...need opinions/advice

    Hello all! I got (10) 14/15 month old Production Reds a week and a half ago. Just in time for a molt...lol Anyway, I called the woman I got them from to ask her about molting and she "slipped" I guess and told me that until she got my hens that day I picked them up that they had never been...
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    Got my first egg in spite of my entire flock molting!!

    So I just joined and would have posted a pic, but I am still too new to do it. But I just HAD to share my excitement. All 10 of my 15 month old Production Reds are in an apparent molt right now after them being home with me for barely a week, and today....drum roll......I got an egg anyway...
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    New to chickens and full of questions!

    Hello all! I just joined and have already received some wonderful help regarding my new hens. Thank you so much! My hubby and kids are playing along with my desire to raise hens and so far so good. I am in Kansas City and have 10 Production Reds that are 15 months old and apparently going...
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