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your chickens are molting. its COMPLETELY normal, in fact expected. dont worry, they'll grow back in a couple weeks. :)

i would give it some nutritional mash- scrambled eggs mixed with the chick feed, lots of protein. this happened to one of my chicks and she's 12 pounds now!!!!!! good luck.

This is such a painful thing...its wonderful to hear that they've become pets to you. In her final days, keep her comfortable and loved much like humans. animals can sense love and care and i think providing her with these is good. So sorry she's in pain! i send her healing!

My cochin Kashi has been acting weird the last 3-4 days. Losing feathers, no appetite....the works. i picked her up today. She has lost a good 3-4 pounds and she's tiny as is. I noticed the area around her ******** was scabby and swollen. I put some gloves on and reached up and there seems...

Porbably just a chicken cold.....poor baby! Keep her nice and warm and dry.

He's probably just molting! Chickens do it around this time of year to grow a new batch of feathers.

She's probably getting older and laying less....sorry

Classmate: You have chickens right? Me: Yes.... Classmate: What kind of eggs do they lay? Me: White and brown. Classmate: Do they taste any different? is what i said

try putting mustard on the eggs. they dont like the taste and might stop.

here are some pics of the feet....

My one Cochin, Kashi, had been sitting in the nesting box for about four days in a row, I don't know if she was able to get to food and water....Anyways, I picked her up 2 days ago and noticed her feet were soft...like too soft....and I looked on the bottom and there were pink bulges on the...

my chickens are my babies. i cant have kids so they are the closest thing i have but i love em. they give me love, entertainment, and wholesome food.

poor baby!!! i might put a splint on it.....

i think she'll be just fine :)

shes a columbian wyandotte