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    Who else has ever had a broody White Leghorn? 🤣

    There must be something in the air!! She’s in jail in the laundry room currently. 🤣
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    Who else has ever had a broody White Leghorn? 🤣

    Now I have both 😆 Fence is far more common, however!! Lol!!
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    Who else has ever had a broody White Leghorn? 🤣

    I wish I could! if she happens upon brooding in the fall, I will. We hit our spring quota 🤪
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    Who else has ever had a broody White Leghorn? 🤣

    Right? I think I should!
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    Who else has ever had a broody White Leghorn? 🤣

    Hello everyone!!! I’m just popping in to see how many have been in the same boat as me… I’ve heard it’s relatively rare to have a truly broody White Leghorn. But I raise you… Ruth Bader Hensberg!! She’s been brooding for almost 2 weeks now. I didn’t believe she’d last, so i’m just now putting...
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    Pullet has split beak?

    Hi! My 9 m/o EE has a split beak. (photo) She isn’t having any issues eating or foraging or preening or pecking at people. it has no affect on her life whatsoever. she just looks like she has a gap-tooth. I’ve tried to trim it back and place one of those manicure saver fiber things with...
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    Bone (?) growing out of her wattles?

    This is amazing!! A great vet makes all the difference. Your hen is so fortunate! And she’s quite a trooper, too!!
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    Bumble foot

    Mine are currently at 12-18 inches off the ground!
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    Odd egg layed ? Cause

    misread it too. guess i can’t read 🤷🏽‍♀️
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    Odd egg layed ? Cause

    I read that, too. I’ve never seen a feed specifically for 18-20wk birds. LOL. I didn’t even know that existed. I really think things should improve almost immediately after giving extra calcium!!! I had one of those eggs after a hen got attacked by a hawk and i switched to feeding her high...
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    Chicken survived hawk attack

    I agree to see photos. it depends on what “unpleasant” smells like- i personally think the smell of dry chicken blood is very unpleasant. Just keep flushing it as best you can!
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    Russian Orloff Pullet holding out on us

    HAHAHA this made my day!! she better get on it because i read that orloffs make great soup 😉
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    2 year old Brahma thin, low energy, very bright green liquid poo

    Hi- I’ve heard of this issue, and from what i’ve read the green poop is bile, which means all the fat stores are gone and she’s just pooping stomach acid essentially. So she’s starving- that’s the biggest issue you’ll need to tackle. I’ve read that the lime green poop isn’t super conclusive...
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    Odd egg layed ? Cause

    There’s no calcium at all in that layer mix- that’s probably a cause of your problem. I can’t see the back of the scratch bag, but there typically isn’t shell in scratch, so i’m led to believe that if shell was added that it would be listed as a special ingredient on the front for advertising...
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    Odd egg layed ? Cause

    I believe you’re correct. From what i’ve heard from my personal vet and other chicken keepers is that scratch should never be a part of their daily nutritional intake. they shouldn’t be consuming more than 10% of their daily food intake in scratch. i feed mine a little more scratch than usual in...
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    Bumble foot

    One thing I would check on - since multiple chickens have it - is possible causes for infection. Is their roosting rail wide enough? too high? debris in the run? when multiple of my chickens came down with it at once i found 2 issues- stickers in grass & a roosting rail that was too high. since...
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    Nugget

    10/10 would run into traffic too to save a Nugget!!!!!!! No clue what kind of bird Nug is but i want one now!! also, the leg sticking out next to the space heater is a whole mood. i love it.
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    Chicken survived hawk attack

    forgot to mention- sometimes saline can be used to free debris from the wound. it doesn’t feel as bad as water. you can also warm it so it’s not so shocking to the bird.
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    Chicken survived hawk attack

    I had a hen survive a hawk attack a few months ago. she was essentially ‘scalped’ on the back of her neck, lost a part of her eyelid, and lost half her comb. we went ahead and made 1 gallon of water mixed with 1/2 low dose aspirin and it REALLY made all the difference in her recovery. she would...
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    Dealing with Loss of 1st Chicken

    So sorry for your loss♥️ Some chickens are like pets & family members. It’s never easy to lose one... I think she knew how loved she was.
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