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    warts on her comb

    I have noticed that one of my chickens has some sort of warts on her comb that is making it shrivel up. I just noticed that another one of my chickens has one. Is this something I could treat. Does anyone know what this is??? Help!
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    I have a bunch of egg eating chickens

    I need some help. I have 8 RIR that are about 2 1/2 years old. They have always been excellent layers, but for the past few weeks they have been eating the eggs. I've tried fake wood eggs in the box, filling an egg with mustard, oyster shells, ect. Its some sort of frenzy. They eat it shell and...
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    ***How to deal with chickens eating their eggs***

    I had this problem a few weeks ago, I did everything! I put a marble egg and a wooden egg in the box. I hollowed out an egg and filled it with mustard (the spicy kind) I yelled and got mad and threatened to make chicken soup! What I did was try to collect the eggs as soon as they laid them...
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    Flies

    so I went to target and got the last 3 pack of vanilla christmas trees, hung one up in the coop and one in the run and guess what?! no flies! Last night and this morning. Its a bit hot here in southern California and the flies are pretty bad. I will keep you all posted hopefully this will work...
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    Flies

    I'm going to try the vanilla Christmas trees. Wish me luck!
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    One of my girls is going bald!

    Do they go completely bald?
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    Flies

    I have a bit of a problem, I seem to have attracted every fly in the area. I have a section in my yard about 300 square feet that belongs to my 8 chickens. I clean the coop every morning and pick up poop in the yard every afternoon. i also rake up the bits I cant get. I have a blue light/bug...
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    One of my girls is going bald!

    I have 8 chickens that are about 2 years old, they are all great but last week I noticed tons of feathers all over the place, she is losing her feathers on her but and her neck. She looks terrible! Its only one chicken so I dont think its due to lack of vitamins or protien. what do I do?
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    Oh, NO! Raw egg eating chicken!

    Good Luck with that! I have had the same problem for weeks! If I am not there between the hours of 7 30 am to noon to collect the eggs they eat them. Ive tried everything!! including marble and wooden eggs, filling an egg with spicy mustard (they ate that too). lots of crushed oyster shells all...
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    egg eating chicken

    Great Advice!!!! I will try those! Thanks!
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    egg eating chicken

    I could try.. Ive even thought of leaving an egg with something really nasty tasting on it so she wont try it. (thats how I stopped biting my nails!) but not sure if chickens have taste buds:he
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    egg eating chicken

    OH MY GOSH!!! I dont know if I could do that! What if I separate her?
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    egg eating chicken

    I hope someone could help me. I have 8 RIR and I have had them for about 1 1/2 years. They are fantastic layers but recently I've noticed that I only get 2 or 3 eggs when normally I get 7 or 8. I leave early in the morning and dont get home till 4 or 5 in the afternoon. I have one chicken that...
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    Who all here gives away their eggs?

    I have an agreement with my nieghbors, They give me thier leftovers (rice,pasta salad fruit and veg) and I give them eggs They also wont snitch on me since I'm not really supposed to have them!!
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    chickens are making holes in eggs

    Oh!!!! Well that makes sense! I've put the golf balls in I'm sure that will fool them (they arent too bright!) Thanks
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