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    Broody hen and new chick in upper nesting box- is the chick safe?

    I have a banty hen that went broody and picked the highest nesting box she could. She is about 3' off the floor. The first chick hatched today. Should I leave them be or move the chick, hen and unhatched eggs (3) to a box or something on the floor? I'm concerned about the chick taking a dive...
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    Blind Hen????

    Has anyone ever seen this? I recently acquired a young Brahma hen. She stumbles and seems to have a clumsy time getting around. She kind of walks like she has diving flippers on and sometimes bumps into things. She's being beat up by the other hens. She whines all the time and seems confused...
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    Hen is yelling, can anyone diagnose? (Video)

    My Barred Rock has been 'yelling' since yesterday. She is at least 5 years old, but is eating, scratching, pecking and other normal hen behavior (except laying, which she hasn't done much of for a while). Other wise she is acting normally. Can anyone tell me what might be wrong with her? She...
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    HOwdy from a long time lurker, new member

    I've been lurking on here for several years. There is soooo much info shared- thank you to all. I've had my varied mix of girls- and a few boys for 4 years. They are a joy. I call them my 'chicken therapy'. I've recently been given 2 young banty roosters from a friend that can't have...
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