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    Breathing Issue

    Thanks...both good ideas. Don't know how she'll feel about me looking down her throat but we'll try!
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    Breathing Issue

    One of my Rhode Island Red hens is rasping horribly. I found her sitting in the bottom of the coop Tuesday morning, immediately isolated her inside opur pump house, put a warming light on her (since it has just turned really cold here in Washington), and have been giving her antibiotics in her...
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    Putting chicks and broody back in the coop

    I've had my Wynadotte hen and her four chicks in a pen away from the coop since the chicks hatched. The chicks are four weeks today and almost completely feathered. I live in the Pacific Northwest and it is cool at night. When can I introduce the hen and her chicks back to the coop? I have...
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    Rooster won't leave hens alone! Hens hiding!

    Thanks for the advice. This is the first time I've ever had chicks and I don't want them to get hurt or the rooster to come back with a vengence! I'll buy some chicken saddles. Thanks again.
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    Rooster won't leave hens alone! Hens hiding!

    Could I move the hen with three week old chicks back to the coop and take the rooster out, leaving only the hens and the chicks in the coop?
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    Rooster won't leave hens alone! Hens hiding!

    My coop has three hens and one rooster. Three weeks ago my Wynadotte hatched four chicks and so I seperated her and her chicks from the main coop. Now, my rooster is not being aggressive with the remaining two hens, but mounting them so constantly that their back feathers are all gone and one...
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    Fishy smelling egg.

    I'm beginning to think it may be my water that it is causing my fresh eggs to have a slight fishy smell when cooked. We have a well and the water is super high in iron....causes everything to turn red from residue. Because of that our water to the house is treated with salt and chlorine but...
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    Super aggressive pecking leading to injuries!

    Thanks for everyone's input. I have the picked on hen isolated right now! She's my best layer and has the best personality out of all of the chickens!!!! I'll try your suggestions! Anyone have an idea of why the imbalance in the coop happened? Everything was harmonious before.
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    Super aggressive pecking leading to injuries!

    I posted a few days ago with a question about my RIR with an injured comb. Followed advice and separated my injured hen during the day. I put her back in the coop each night because I live in the woods and don't have a second cage that is predator proof. When I put her back in the coop...
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    Bleeding wattle!! Other chickens are pecking!

    Thanks for the advice. I separated her and she seems to not be too stressed out. I will buy the ointment you suggest and make sure her wound heals. Thanks again....I'm new to chickens!
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    Bleeding wattle!! Other chickens are pecking!

    Need some advice...I have 6 pullet hens who have been together since they were small chicks. Yesterday, on my Rhode Island Red, the best layer, I noticed she had a small bleeding cut on her wattle. I cleaned it up and when I checked this morning, it looked like a small scab. This afternoon...
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    One egg...no more?

    Thanks so much for your BYC welcome and reply! I feel better knowing this is common laying behavior. Nothing in the books I have referred to starting and stopping. I have 2 Rhode Island Reds, 2 Australorps and 2 Wyandottes. I love them! You would have thought that I discovered a gold nugget...
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    One egg...no more?

    I have 6 hens that are all about 18 weeks old. I was so excited to discover my first egg last Friday and thought I'd be finding eggs in the nesting boxes regularly! But, after the one perfect egg, there have been no more eggs! Has anyone had a similar experience with their young hens?
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