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    2 Injured chickens

    We have her leg wrapped next to her body. She is eating and drinking and can scoot herself around her cage.
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    2 Injured chickens

    Thank for your thoughts.
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    2 Injured chickens

    These are her x-rays.
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    2 Injured chickens

    I have 13 chickens and 2 are injured. Lucy one of my Leghorns has an injured R leg after being chased by a cat on Wednesday and was placed in the basement in our homemade chicken hospital. Louise a Rhode Island Red was attacked by a hawk this morning and has a huge laceration to her back and...
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    Raising Friendly Chickens

    I have 7 chickens that are 10 months old. We got them when they were just a few days old. We started them in basement and picked them up several times a day for about a minute at a time. We also subjected them to all kinds of noises, hammering and drilling. We built a chicken play pen in the...
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    Need Help With A Wounded Chicken

    Thanks for the help. I think I will put another chicken in with her and rotate her friends.
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    Need Help With A Wounded Chicken

    My husband and I returned home at about 3:00pm today and let the girls out to play. Everyone was fine, we feed them some bread and they went about their business. About 10 min later my husband ask me to come out side and look at one of the girls. One of my Barred Rocks, Clara had just 1 tail...
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    Greetings from NC

    Welcome from Baltimore from one nubie to another.
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    How can you tell if a chicken will poo on your lap

    I have no idea how long it is between poops for a chicken. You could watch and when a chicken poos then pick them up, that way your guarantied that they wont poop right away. Or you could keep a baby changing pad handy for when you pick them up.
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    My Neighbors Little Dog Is A Threat?!

    Sorry for your loss. What did your neighbor say when you told them their dog killed your pet? I have a neighbor who lets his dog out to roam the hood. I have 8 18-20 week old chickens. 2 days ago I saw the dog in the yard when my girls were out. She (the dog) made no move for my girls...
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    UPDATED with graphic picture - Lost an OEGB bantam to a possum on Friday

    Sorry for your loss. Hope you get the bugger.
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    Help! My chickens are throwing up now. What do I do?

    Sorry to here about your chickens being attacked. I am new to chickens so I cant give any words of wisdom, just prayers.
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    oyster shells or egg shells?

    This thread contains great information. I am a new chicken mom this year. I have 2 RIR that are 20 weeks old and started laying last week. Friday and Sunday one of them layed a shelless egg. I just started my flock on 1/2 Layer feed and 1/2 Grower feed(what was left) and Oyster shell...
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    My Pullets are laying early

    Thanks for the greeting. I am going to the feed store on friday and buy layer feed.
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    My Pullets are laying early

    Hi. I'm new to chickens this year. I started my flock with 2 RIR and 2 Leghorns. They just turned 19 weeks old. I also have 2 Barred Rocks and 2 EE which are 17 weeks old. On Sunday my RIR's started laying. I now have 5 eggs. My girls free range about 50% of the time and are fed Grower...
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