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  1. KillahSquid

    Injured hen lost her sisters- what to do

    Last night, my three 7 month old Easter eggers were attacked by something. One survived but was limp( Mary). We went to the nearest vet that would take her this morning. We weren’t able to get an appointment but I really wanted a professional to look at her. The vet did X-rays and nothing...
  2. M

    Introducing one hen to flock of chicks

    So I had an unfortunate event happen this week. I had a small flock of five chickens. A neighbors dog broke into my yard, then into the coop. He got all but one of my chickens. The fence has been repaired, and the coop. My co worker gave me four little bared rock chicks today. As if right now...
  3. P

    Flockmate died and now the rest are picking on remaining hen

    We have 4 standard size hens that were raised together and get along great. We purchased 3 more a few months after the first bunch and 2 have passed leaving the one bantam hen by herself. The problem is that the original 4 are just vicious to the remaining bantam. I don’t know what to do to...
  4. P

    Introducing new chickens to our ONE chicken...

    We are new to chickens after buying a home and taking over the care for them! We love them, and unfortunately after months of allowing them to free range, only one of our two returned home today. Knowing chickens are best in pairs and flock animals, we would definitely like to get more soon. On...
  5. Jenergie

    Leaving a hen alone for a week?

    Hi, Y'all! I'm new to this forum and would super appreciate any insight my fellow chicken keepers could share with me... Here is my situation. Over the last 6 months, my flock of 4 Silkie hens has dwindled down to 1 hen. 2 were lost to predators, 1 to natural causes. I've been wanting to get 3...
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