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    10 day olds with 3 day olds

    I got chicks from a hatchery on 4/20, they hatched 4/18. Then I got 7 more chicks from same hatchery yesterday, they were born Wednesday. I had some newbie mistakes with the first bunch, they got too cold, and then pasty butt when I figured out the issue. Ended up losing 10 within the first 72...
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    Pale comb, reduced egg laying, possible diarrhea.

    I've had chickens for a little over a year now. So far, my chickens have been fairly healthy. I have 3 Copper Marans I got last spring, and while all my other chickens were molting, these 3 ladies were laying solidly. Then I noticed a little over a week ago that only 1 of the 3 is still laying...
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    Thin shelled egg from only 1 hen?

    I chevy have 15 laying hens. I started noticing about 2 weeks ago, only 1 hen has started laying very thin shelled eggs. They are getting layer feed, oyster shells, and I live in the Rocky Mountains, so grit is ALWAYS available to them. What could I be missing out on here? Do some hens lay thin...
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    A green egg from a... Maran?

    Hello everyone! I got a handful of Copper Maran chicks back at the beginning of April. They have now been in my chicken run with my Brahmas, Easter Eggers, Polish, Buff Orp, and Barred rock for some time now. I went to grab eggs this afternoon and lo and behold, found a small, pullet sized egg...
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    Severely injured chick from fox attack, then pecked by flock

    I had a fox get to my 7 week old Copper Marans night before last. He got 3, but left one severely injured pullet. I pulled her out of the flock yesterday, sprayed blu kote on her injury, and gave her some electrolyte water. She seemed to be doing alright yesterday. I brought the flock in last...
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