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My hen has a weird lump on her mid/lower back
As you can see, it collects a lot of dirt. I’m thinking it might be the oil gland, but I wanted to come on here and make sure it’s nothing serious. …Ew! Is that a bug on it?- balkflock
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- feathers became fluffy weird growth
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Polish Chicken: Drooping head feathers
Hey everyone, my friend has a Polish chicken with drooping head feathers. I don’t know anything about this problem, so I am hoping someone on here can help. (See picture)- balkflock
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Can I feed my hens cat treats/food?
My cat doesn’t like the cat treats I bought, so can I feed it to my hens? I was wondering this because I’ve heard that cat food is a great add-on to your chicken feed, but I just want to be safe. It doesn’t have any poultry, artificial flavors, or preservatives. Ingredients: Deboned Salmon...- balkflock
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- #catfood #chickenfeed
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What do you feed your layers?
I mix Bryant Grain’s lay pellets, cracked corn, oats, and black oil sunflower seeds into a bucket where I ferment the feed. Fermenting grows beneficial bacteria and makes it easier for them to digest the feed. Before we started, a lot of our feed would get pecked out of the feeder and gave us a...- balkflock
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Hello from HenStack22
Welcome to BYC! I also have a chicken that’s always been smaller than everyone else, but she‘s still a great layer!- balkflock
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Hello from Valhalla Farms
Welcome to BYC, I’m new here too! I also joined for the very friendly and helpful community.- balkflock
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Barred Rock Hen
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What's the temperature where you are???
Just had a week of 10-15 degree weather with ice storm here in Texas! Yesterday was a melting muddy mess and I got hit by an icicle falling out of a tree. Today is bright and beautiful, we’re finally back in 30-50 degree weather.- balkflock
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Barred Rock hen laying an egg
Scoop laying an egg cutely!- balkflock
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Barred Rock Hen
Just gave her dried mealworms.. so spoiled 😅- balkflock
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Barred Rock Hen
Scratchin’ around lookin’ for bugs!- balkflock
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Blue Poop???
Same happened to me! I was so worried that some kind of disease was spreading through our flock - turns out it was the red cabbage I let them peck at all day. :p- balkflock
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Eggbound? Help!
You could use Blu-Kote, it’s an anti-fungal and antiseptic spray for wounds and raw skin. It’s dark blue colored to camouflage the wound and prevent chickens from pecking at it. Some people say it works, but it can cause skin irritation. It would be better (and cheaper) to make it yourself by...- balkflock
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New Member!
Hey all, my name is Leah and I live here in northeast Texas! I’ve had my first flock of chickens for about two years now. I have eight Barred Rocks, and a duck. I love having fresh, healthy eggs every morning. One thing that has helped our flock stay happy and healthy all year long is fermenting...- balkflock
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