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    Chickens pulling out pin feathers

    Poor birdie. :(
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    6-7 month old Columbian Rocks - Molting??

    That is precisely my question, celestialdreadmer. I handled them today and there are definitely pin feathers. One is obviously missing feathers even from a distance. The guy I bought them from is adamant that they are now exactly 7 months and 1 week old. He texted me a photo of the invoice...
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    6-7 month old Columbian Rocks - Molting??

    Definitely molting. seriously.
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    6-7 month old Columbian Rocks - Molting??

    I bought three 6 month old CR's from someone local to me, and they gave me eggs for about a week or so. About two weeks later they started dropping feathers. Do any hens molt around 30 weeks old??
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    Delightful Broody adoption! -Our first!

    We were quite nervous about the attempt. But she'd been broody for at least six weeks! She didn't seem too impressed at first, but she settled into this like a pro. Yes, 2 of the first 4 were 13 days old, and the other two were 6 days old. When we got the other three, one was 8 days old and...
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    Delightful Broody adoption! -Our first!

    Last Thursday we brought our broody Black Jersey Giant hen, "Emu" into the garage with her six wooden eggs that she had been setting on. Around 8:30 pm we swapped out 4 eggs for 4 chicks. K stayed out there in the dark to makes sure they were accepting each other. We were a bit nervous, but...
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    Bulge below earlobe

    Yes. Good to know, for sure. That was kind of scary. She is back to normal now. And they are all scratching in the snow.
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    Bulge below earlobe

    We have found NO more ticks in the coop or run, or on any other bird. :) I contacted our local extension office, and a vet there told me that ticks inject an anticoagulant, and that this was probably a large bruise. I agree! It makes sense! She looks so much better now. I'd say, back...
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    Bulge below earlobe

    No other birds have any signs of ticks. They all seem to be healthy. (although we are getting 1/2 as many eggs as we were last week.) two days ago, we put put polysporin on it and gave her 1 mL children's liquid benadryl. We made a place for her in the garage in our dog crate separated from...
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    Bulge below earlobe

    YES, tonight we will be checking all our birds for ticks!
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    Bulge below earlobe

    Well, she was doing just fine and the swelling was going down. I actually kind of forgot about the whole ordeal. Then today, my son went down and found the swelling twice as bad. The bulge has doubled the original swelling and both wattles are somewhat swollen. Other hens were beginning to...
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    Bulge below earlobe

    Update: We just found (and removed) a large tick below the bulge. We hope that was the cause and will watch her to see if the swelling goes down.
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    Bulge below earlobe

    Thanks, Eggcessive. I saw these links before I posted. She doesn't seem to be congested in any way (no noisy breathing or anything). She has no discharge or anything from her ears. No gunk. Can I just watch her? do I need to separate her?
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    Bulge below earlobe

    We are new to chickens (chicks last April) and this is my first post. I did some searching on this,but it was mostly inconclusive. This is a Buff Orpington. She is 8 months old and seems to be happy. Can someone tell me what this is? Does it need treatment? This is the area below her ear...
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