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We are wondering WHY....when a hen gets into a nesting box to lay her egg, another hen gets in after her and stands there crowding her...also, another hen or hens stand below the box and squawk, sounding almost like a goose! Why the bizarre ritual? They don't sound in distress....just doing...

Thanks, guys. I was thinking they were but the grey one is just so much bigger than the other two and I've never had an Easter Egger before.

I have 3 Easter Eggers, I think. Here is a pic of 1 that is bigger than the other 2. I'm not sure if it is a hen or a rooster. any help is appreciated. The one closest to the camera is the one in question. Thanks.

Our 1st egg. Not sure which hen laid it but....hey.... I'm good to know they are starting to lay.

I have a hen that is getting out of the run by flying and clawing her way to the top of the fence and jumping out. The run is 9 ft. by 25 ft. so I know the hens have plenty of room. I have 10 hens but this one hen, who is the leader in the pecking order, is continually getting out. I have...

That's what we have done. So far, she is responding pretty well. Trying to walk a little bit. We shall see how she does. Thanks.

I have a hen that got one of her toes hung in the coop wire when the roost fell and she was stretched out hanging for a period of time. I'm not sure how long she had been hanging there but she was really stretched out. After I unhooked her and felt her leg and thigh, I don't feel anything broken...

I have gnats in the coop swarming pretty bad. I've read some of the remedies for flies. Can these help with gnats, also?

Thanks for all the info. Will see how things progress after Wednesday.

I have a 80 sq. ft. Coop and a 100 sq. ft. Run. The chickens have been together since we bought them. I am fixing to get rid of about 10 chickens so that may alleviate the problem. I am keeping the most injured one in a dog kennel in the run so she is not totally separated from the group. Blood...

I have about 20 chickens and I have 2 chickens being pecked to bleeding. Is Blood Stop Powder okay to use? What else is available? Do I need to separate the injured until they are healed?