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    limping and laying down after a few steps

    My 15 month old GL Wyandotte has been limping for a week (right foot.) She is the runt of the litter. She is eating, pooping as usual but cannot get on the perch at night. She is free ranging and eating bugs with the other girls but sits down for a while after a dozen steps or so. Then she's...
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    Crying sound from 1 year old

    I don't have the means to a video link. She is walking around (and eating as I just gave her some sunflower seeds) but is continually making a crying sound (waa uh) and then an occasional yelp with her neck stretched out.
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    Crying sound from 1 year old

    Please help. My one year old is walking around and it sound like crying with an intermittent "yelp' or sob. She is in a heavy molt with feathers missing around the neck area. Are the others hurting her? Is it something else? She is walking around outside with the others. What should I do?
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    winterizing our 10x18 garden shed turned into 10x10 chicken coop

    We live in central MA and are already having 30 degree days and 18 degree nights. Our 10x18 garden shed was converted to a 10x10 coop by building a knee wall and topped with chicken wire. The other side is for supplies. The shed sits 1 foot off the ground and has 2 gable vents. Also, the shed...
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    chickens afraid to leave house after hawk attack

    My 6 Gold Lace Wyandottes were free ranging near their pen and were attacked by a hawk. They all got away but one stayed hidden overnight but returned the next morning. There were lots of down feathers everywhere but no one was injured. This happened about 10 days ago. Now they are afraid to...
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    chickens will not sleep on perch

    My 4 month old Gold Lace Wyandottes still sleep piled in the corner. They sit on the perch(2x4) during the day but never at night. I've tried moving them to the perch but they just return to their favorite corner. Should I put something in that corner where they sleep?
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