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Great, I am looking forward to keeping her! One quick question: are apple peelings OK to give to chickens ? Have not seen anything that says against it, but you would think they would get stuck in the crop or something...

OK so I have given her a good looking over today. We picked her up and took a close look at that "lump". Turns out that she is missing a lot of feathers there. I pulled back some of the feathers right in front of the lump and saw dozens of hard "quills", each about an inch long. My friend said...

No eggs. I was sort of hoping she would lay so that I could fix up a nest box for her and give her some fertile eggs to hatch (I can buy some off my friend) Unless... this is not proper chick season? Otherwise I will just go with getting another adult hen

She is doing great other than that lump. She is in a makeshift coop (large cardboard boxes and water proof tarps) until I can get a real dog kennel this weekend and set it up for her. Hopefully I will not go out and buy something only to have her sleep out in the open on top of it I bought two...

Alright, thanks for the quick replies. I am hoping she is in fact just missing some feathers. She is a really nice hen that someone lost. Her eyes seem clear and she seems fit

Not sure what it feels like. I myself, having not owned chickens before, did not know how to pick her up properly so I had my friend who works on a farm pick her up and give her a check over I will see if I can hold her tomorrow and examine it closer here are two more views

Ok thank you guys. I just wanted to make sure. Some forums are really strict about which sections get photos Here is the hen. You can see the lump on her back. She does not appear to be missing feathers there, but it is really hard to tell what is going on. She also does not want to go inside...

Hello all. This is a hen that wandered into my yard a few days ago. She seems in alright condition other than this odd looking lump type thing on her back. I am not really sure what to think I have captured her and plan to keep her; she is a nice tempered bird and is very used to people. Is...