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  1. F

    Love my chickens, until tonight

    Hi. My name is Catherine. We currently have 19 hens (mixed varuety) 1 rooster and 3 guinea fowl. I’m planning on getting Black Copper Marans, more cream leghorns and Swedish icebars in a few months because I apparently have a chicken addiction. They’re all from the same breeder, between 5 and 8...
  2. Chicalinga

    What Killed Our Beautiful Chicken "Chubby Chic"

    Q 1. I keep the chickens under the deck of the house, that is where the coop is. It's chicken wired in and they are pretty safe near the house. However there are large birds hanging out on nearby branches! The other evening (before dark) I heard the chickens squawking. By the time I got to...
  3. C

    my baby died

    so yesterday morning I had gone to check on my female white americano and had seen she was not moving around and was just sitting there she was still alive and breathing but she wouldn't move her legs she was in the front right corner of her coop and when I picked her up to check if she had any...
  4. Mamasea

    Dogs and the Value of my Chickens

    This happened two hours ago and I'm still a little shaken... I noticed a pit bull and German Shepard with collars wandering our yard this morning. I didn't worry much because the chickens were pinned up in what I thought was pretty predator proof barn/fence. 10 minutes later, I look out and...
  5. LarissaEsq

    Plucking Feathers

    Hi, all, Our current hens are only for eggs (we had 6), but our silver-laced wyandotte died last week on the crazy cold day here in NJ. She's frozen, has been ever since. I'd like to take her feathers, but since we weren't raising meat birds, I have no idea how to do this and we don't have...
  6. shartnett5

    Dead chickens

    I had a broody chicken, 1 yr old, who kep hopping the fence to hide a clutch. I eventually found her cluch not far from my hose near the house. The eggs smelled horrible and I tossed and buried them. One popped open, white and curdled nastiness. A few days later we found her dead outside the run...
  7. B

    H E L P

    My chicken is unable to walk or stand. She seemed completely fine yesterday except for the fact that she was laying on my lap loosely last night. I thought it was just due to the fact that she was tired and almost asleep, but it was different than how she normally lays when sleeping. She is not...
  8. Fourwaldens

    What happened???

    I noticed this evening that I was missing one of my boys..he is my low man on the pecking order and a polish. All my boys are about 15 weeks old. We saw him last this morning hanging out with the flock... They free range during the day, and I have a privacy fence and my dog has been out with...
  9. K

    Mysterious Deaths...Any Advice?

    Over the past 4 days, we have had two of our young chickens mysteriously die. On Thursday we left on vacation. On Friday, our housesitter notified us that one of our chickens had passed away. No signs of illness, no blood, nothing to indicate what could have happened. Today we returned home and...
  10. R

    First time gutting - so many questions!!

    Hello, We have a small hobby farm with 5 Amerucanas and were given (for free!) 7 Lowmans. Introducing the new birds to our existing flock didn't go that well and we lost an Amerucana in the process... She died last night. Today I attempted to gut her and unfortunately did not read up on the...
  11. XLoveChickensX

    Dead Hen.. What Caused The Death? (Unpleasant Image Warning)

    Hello, recently one of my younger hens got attacked- and killed by some animal that snuck into the coop overnight. :( I'm not sure what animal did this, but it's not pretty. My young turkey got bit or something near a wing.(I don't have pictures, sadly.) He's okay. As for the hen, the whole...
  12. C

    Possible Chicken diseases??

    Hello! I am hoping to get some guidance as I just had another chicken die. I took over my mom's flock almost a year ago. Three weeks ago one of the 4 year old chickens died. She looked exhausted and was lethargic. I thought she was broody as she didn't show any signs of being ill. She died and I...
  13. kris1990

    What predator can do this

    Hey,guys,I need some help. We had a chicken that started laying on eggs outside the chicken cube. She nested on a different place in one of the barns and something snatched her in the night. We looked for the body but couldn't find it anywhere untill I found it tonight like 2 feet from where she...
  14. M

    why did my chicken die?

    we fed and watered our 7 hens friday morning and friday night was a severe wind storm (we leave the coop hatch to the run open) and Pepper our tiny lace wing is low girl on the pecking order not sure she is always welcomed especially after we got rid of the roosters who might have protected her...
  15. Jayecookie

    Chicken Death (educational purposes)

    My chicken was perfectly healthy. Hawthorne(the chicken) died last night. I can only conclude it was an accident. My dogs love to chase the chickens. But this day, this time, they got a little to close. I inspected the body and it shows that while being chased the dog stepped on the chickens...
  16. (chicken pun)

    Valentine

    Hello. You might remember me, but I haven't on here for a few months and I don't know how many older members of the site have come and gone, but I used to host the Best Breed Contest, a fun little tournament where we tried to decide which out of 4 chicken breeds was the fan favorite. If you were...
  17. Stroumpoulo

    Dead chicken found with soft red spot under her vent.

    Hey guys today i found one of my chickens dead under a small porch laying there like she was asleep. When i picked her up i saw a soft red spot under her vent around 1 inch in diameter.I did not mess around with it in fear that it might do something explosive (better be safe). I dispose of the...
  18. J

    Dying chicken with bloody vent

    Hi, I am at a loss with what is causing my chickens to die. They are RI reds from TSC which were hatched in August. They have grown well and all appear to be healthy with good weight/size. They started laying in late November/ early December. I live in Western NY and it has been an unusually...
  19. ShiftyShickens

    Valiant young rooster brings fight back to assailant

    so awhile back i had posted questions about the dangers of opossums. having taken care of a few over time i had felt confident my flock was safe, but alas... yesterday morning seemed normal with feeding time at dawn as usual, but as roll-call carried on it became clear someone was missing and in...
  20. flwrldy

    Found one of my hens dead today. Warning Vent Photo

    This afternoon I went to do my usual check of the flock and when I opened the coop door one of my 9-1/2 month old Buff Orpingtons hens was laying there dead. I was devastated, these birds are my babies. Last night and this morning she was absolutely fine. I looked her over for injuries and found...
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