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  1. sassymo

    Finally an egg..but with issues

    OK, so we've had our hens now for 5 weeks (they were said to be 4-5 months when we bought them) and after losing three to a respiratory illness, nursing one back from said illness and treating all with Tylan we FINALLY got our first egg today. It was outside of the coop, on the ground and was...
  2. sassymo

    Frustrated with illness!

    OK, so I'm new to chickens however I spent ALOT of time prior to getting chickens on researching what I needed to do, how to best care for them, etc. Two weeks ago I bought 12 chickens from one chicken farmer. Having never bought chickens I didn't know what criteria to have and quite honestly...
  3. sassymo

    closed eye lids-no symptoms

    I'm interested in this too since I just noticed that one of my BR's (who I just got a week ago but is supposedly around 5-6 months old) has only one eye that opens. The other eye will open but she likes to keep it closed a lot. I haven't noticed any crusting or bumps but honestly I don't know...
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    New to my coop

    Thank you for the advice! I will certainly try keeping them in the coop for a few days to see if that helps. I can't help but wonder if they are just stressed from the change in environment. I did witness one of my BR's pecking at a RIR's behind today so that might be the reason for the naked...
  5. sassymo

    New to my coop

    This is my first time posting and first time to own chickens. I got 12 chickens from one farm and was told that all were about 5-6 months of age. I have 4 Australorpe, 4 BR, and 4 RIR. We've had them now for almost a week. We were told that some were laying but he wasn't sure which ones...
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