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    Chicken has been scalped

    No roos so I know it wasn't a love bite. At least not from the same species. Thanks for the other recommendations - I'll keep and eye on her!
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    Chicken has been scalped

    One of my hens appears to have been scalped. Half of her comb and about 1 inch on the top of her head behind the comb is gone; feathers, skin everything. She is behaving completely normally today. I put some polysporin on it last night. Is there anything else I can do for her? I have no...
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    What's wrong with my hen

    Actually I'm not absolutely -100% sure she wasn't laying or that she was the one that laid the soft shell but she seems to have laid another. She also seems to be back to normal this morning which is super! I do feed them their shells regularly as a source of calcium and occasionally oyster...
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    What's wrong with my hen

    Hi I have had four red star hens for just almost a year and one of them isacting very peculiar. She is the only one of the four that doesn't lay and is also the sleekest and the most active abut since last night she just stands in one place all puffed out. They free range during the day and...
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    How do I prevent roosting?

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    How do I prevent roosting?

    Thanks for the suggestions! I hadn't given much serious thought to wing clipping since I'm not sure I could go through with it. Is it really no big deal? Is it permanent or do you have to repeat the process? how often? What height can they reach after they've been clipped? I'll search...
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    How do I prevent roosting?

    Hi there - this is my first post but I've been a huge fan of this forum for many months and have come away with lots great ideas thanks to all the knowledgable contributors! I have 4 lovely layers - 6 months old - who have been, up until now, penned in a corner of our hay barn and turned out to...
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