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Good information, thank you, I have to take care of this....of course the rooster that I believe is causing the damage is the lowest in pecking order (and the most handsome fellow...) and he does grab them by the neck feathers as they scream and try to run.......

Thank you all, I am going to check on "those roosters"...as this makes sense...and I will address the young chicks with a little oyster shell....perhaps it is something simple...calcium...although I am careful and provide a variety of foods...you just never know. Thanks again all!!!!

No...the legs are suddenly broken...I am in the coop in the morning and then again in the evening....it is one leg that is broken and usually is sticking out a little, away from the 'hip'....I just don't know...it such a mystery and sad...as the hens that this is happening to are healthy before...

Thank you...what do you know about chicken's with "bags" under their eyes? I have a chick that I discovered this evening who suddenly cannot walk and who has bags under her eyes. I fear I am dealing with an "issue" that I have not come across....

Well, yes, I do provide crushed oyster shell and sterilized ground egg shell....the leg issue is from something else...a fall...or some type of a struggle...I just can't tell what they are doing to fall or what they are struggling to get away from....??? I have approximately 100 hens and four...

I have been keeping chickens, rare, heritage, and standard breeds for over thirty years. I have seen a few diseases and unusual occurences. I do have a mystery at hand, in the last two months I have lost six hens to broken legs. Has anyone else had a problem with a 'reoccurent' breaking leg...