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    Only one hen missing feathers

    Thank you all so much! 🙏 I will make sure to get her some protein and read up on molting.
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    Only one hen missing feathers

    Please help.. I'm on my 2nd month of chicken keeping and I've run into my first significant issue. One of my middle aged alpha-hens, Snow White, is suddenly missing a lot of feathers. She is pretty mean so its hard to imagine her getting picked on. Quite the other way around. There are 2...
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    Broodie Adopts Some Chicks But Pecks Others?

    I thought it was curious pecking.. until I found one chick with his head bloody and bald from pecking. I am going to try a night time adoption today.. last try... if she starts pecking them we will raise them in the brooder. Thanks for the help!
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    Broodie Adopts Some Chicks But Pecks Others?

    I have been adding them during the day so I can observe them in case they get rejected.. I have heard of people doing it both ways.. The fake eggs is not knowing any better.. I wanted to take her live unhatched eggs but didn't want her to change what she was doing. I didn't realize that once...
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    Broodie Adopts Some Chicks But Pecks Others?

    Thanks It does seem like this happened.. only in 24 hrs instead
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    Annoying injured chick follows doesn't' stop crying and follows us around the house

    Thank you all so much for the terrific advice... We got him a mirror and a heat lamp... he is still really loud though... Also we put him in with a bunch of brand new chicks for a while and it doesn't' seem to relax him at all.
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    Annoying injured chick follows doesn't' stop crying and follows us around the house

    I recently rescued a 2 day old Icelandic from a failed adoption scenario. It had significant head wound from getting pecked by the broodie hen and has been isolated. Upon rescue the poor little think was screaming it's beak off... but now 24 hours later he still doesn't shut up at all... He is...
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    Broodie Adopts Some Chicks But Pecks Others?

    Hi there! This is the 2nd batch of chicks I've raised so I'm not totally new but still have a lot to learn. Thanks in advance for the help. I have a carmel on white speckled Isbar that went Broodie about 4 weeks ago and started sitting on just 2 eggs. She is super easy going so I figured she...
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