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She has been doing okay. I'm not really sure what to think.

Hmmm I hope that she's doing well. Maybe she's getting picked on when you're not looking or maybe she's being chased away from the food and just having a hard time b/c of that???
I had a chick that was having all her tail feather being pecked out, so I removed her to the brooder with the Cochin chicks (she was the big chick on the block in there lol), and a different pullet started resting a lot and acting sickly. When I separated her, she perked right up after just a few hours b/c she got some sleep/rest, a good amount of food in her and plenty of water. She was feisty once she was feeling better. I put her back in with the other chicks and they didn't bother her after that. Now, the one with the pecked out tail feathers is back in with her brood mates and doing fine.
Also, I've had adult chickens in the past that were simply deprived of food by the rest of the flock and that stressed them and compromised their health such that they couldn't fight any infection or whatever and I lost her (that was Beauty).
Maybe, if she does poorly with the flock and does well when you separate her, then maybe she needs a smaller flock of nicer chickens to hang out with. Maybe just a single friend, mostly what was suggested to me in that case was either a very nice chicken or one at the bottom of the pecking order. (I don't, personally, like the idea of using the one at the bottom of the pecking order.)
 
Quote: I had a cochin who was low and they wouldnt let her eat, it was too late until I sat with them and watched how everyone was treated, I added her to the coop and run alone with no other chickens so she didnt even have a bud, I felt bad
 
I had a cochin who was low and they wouldnt let her eat, it was too late until I sat with them and watched how everyone was treated, I added her to the coop and run alone with no other chickens so she didnt even have a bud, I felt bad

Yeah, that's sad, especially for such a friendly breed as a Cochin!!! I think a Cochin would be willing to be on the bottom of a pecking order to keep peace and be friends with everyone. KWIM?
How is she now?
 
Update:
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The hatch isn't a failure so far, I was expecting none to hatch because I forgot about them having to go into lockdown (stupid me)....But, there is one Australorp out and one with an external pip. No sign of movement or piping with the Faverolle eggs. We'll see what happens, they still have time.

Cosette is still in quarantine, because of her sickness (Still under question). She still is laying eggs and so is Eponine. No other news to report except that it is rain, rain, rain, here.

That's all for now.
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So hows everyone doing?
 
Update:
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The hatch isn't a failure so far, I was expecting none to hatch because I forgot about them having to go into lockdown (stupid me)....But, there is one Australorp out and one with an external pip. No sign of movement or piping with the Faverolle eggs. We'll see what happens, they still have time.

Cosette is still in quarantine, because of her sickness (Still under question). She still is laying eggs and so is Eponine. No other news to report except that it is rain, rain, rain, here.

That's all for now.
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So hows everyone doing?
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Update:
wee.gif


The hatch isn't a failure so far, I was expecting none to hatch because I forgot about them having to go into lockdown (stupid me)....But, there is one Australorp out and one with an external pip. No sign of movement or piping with the Faverolle eggs. We'll see what happens, they still have time.

Cosette is still in quarantine, because of her sickness (Still under question). She still is laying eggs and so is Eponine. No other news to report except that it is rain, rain, rain, here.

That's all for now.
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So hows everyone doing?

So happy about your eggs!!!
Sorry about Cosette! Maybe she needs to come and visit me; she needs warm weather.
Doing alright. Eggs in the 'bator
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, eggs under Snoodle
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and
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(she's broody btw; gotta update my thread, no one reads it except you and chickenboy and sometimes scottH), and DH just found out we have "thirty-odd chickens".
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Gotta go; have fried chicken to make for dinner.
 

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