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Thank you Den in Penn for your input. I did gather up 3 eggs yesterday. Hurray! They took longer than "I thought" they would for them to get over the stress of the move. Everything in a chickens own time, "not mine" lol. This flock is just gorgeous. I am really wanting everything to turn out...

I have brought home 27 buff orpingtons Tuesday late evening 12/10. They are 6 months and 9 months old (as I was told). They were raised certified organic. I am getting only 1 egg a day. They are molting. Soft molt. Not sure if they are almost done or just starting. No rooster, But a very...

I found this...I hope this helps .....good luck. Wound Care for Chickens, by Nathalie Ross (sorry I typed it out this way so I wouldn't forget anything by retyping it....) Here's my usual way of doing wounds. It's worked for some pretty extreme wounds, including one 2x1 wound that went all...

I found this hope this helps. Sour Crop or Impacted Is it more hard or like a water balloon? Sour crop will be like a water balloon; whereas, an impacted crop is hard. "Doughy" kinda sounds normal, but that is a vague enough term that it can encompass the whole range of possible...

Here's a couple places to get you started. http://www.themodernhomestead.us/article/Poultry.html https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/657522/diy-feed-without-corn https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/651147/feed-recipe-not-sure-how-much-of-what

I found this hope this helps. Is it more hard or like a water balloon? Sour crop will be like a water balloon; whereas, an impacted crop is hard. "Doughy" kinda sounds normal, but that is a vague enough term that it can encompass the whole range of possible problems. Is her crop still...

I found this Hope this helps. Good Luck. Chicken wound care This is from Threehorses--long, but really good and complete. WOUND CARE FOR POULTRY by Nathalie Ross (updated August 19, 2009) Unfortunately, poultry and waterfowl fall prey to predators often as they are a vulnerable species...

Being that....... I am a Business owner.....I would have Gladly and Enthusiastically taken the Items back....used or unused.....that is just good business sense......Customer is Always right. Mixitup.....you can have this thread shut down.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/296632/wound-care

You are right...I wasn't thinking.

I am guessing a flash light and just take a look. Might be a 2 person job. LOl

Hi Parson and welcome. Did you look them over really close? could be a sign of bugs. Here is a link to some info......Click the "external" tab .....then the different lice/mites tabs. Each one has a different symptoms so look your Chickens over well....some are very small hard to see...

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044