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    Exposing chickens to cat hair to help with human allergies to cats

    I read an article recently that talked about a way to reduce the effects of cat allergies in humans by exposing chickens to the fel d 1 protein. Chickens that are exposed to this most common of cat allergens make antibodies against it. These antibodies are also transferred to their eggs, in the...
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    Roo or Crowing Hen?

    The chicken in question is a 18 week old Delaware. In the last few days we have been hearing her making a crowing sound in the morning. I have raised chicks that turned out to be roos in the past and they started showing roo behaviors much earlier. This chicken was not well received when...
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    8 month old hen, swollen rear

    I have one hen that has still not laid her first egg. I thought she was showing signs, nesting, etc, but now I think she's not well. She is lethargic, the other girls were picking on her (just moved her out of there) and when I looked her over she is very swollen in the area under her vent. I...
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    Substitute feed for 10 week old pullets

    So I forgot to stop at the feed store on my way home from work. What is my best 24 hour substitute feed for my little girls? Layer crumble, household items like oatmeal or lentils?
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