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    2 eggs per day... Is this even possible??

    I haven't opened any yet, I hope they're good! I was saving them for my 4 yr old granddaughter who's coming later this month. Perfect 3 egg omelet for a little girl!
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    2 eggs per day... Is this even possible??

    Totally identical. Little, green and cute!
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    2 eggs per day... Is this even possible??

    I have exactly 1 Americauna. She's about 21 or so weeks old. Nearly every day for the last 2 weeks she has presented us with 2 perfect, pretty, little green eggs each day! She lays in an upper level nest box that's like 3 feet off the ground with a fairly thin layer of pine shavings (I need to...
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    Molting Time=More Quiet Hens

    Come to think of it, mine are all molting but one and it's been very quiet. The only egg song I hear is from the neighbors chickens, one of whom has started laying on the floor of my skid-loader...odd thing! My silverlaced wyandotte that IS laying is very silent about her business. The coop...
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    Do I need a chicken crossing sign or what?

    Guineas sound sort of like fun! My husband says the chickens are cheaper than therapy!
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    house sitter starved them?

    Oh how awful! That kid has a lot to answer for. There's no excuse for neglect and cruelty! I hope your baby girls make a quick bounce back!
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    crop massage contents aspirated, now rattly breathing, what to do?

    That's scary, poor thing! I had the same thing and just kept her inside for a couple weeks until she was eating and drinking fine again. Her lungs seemed to recover with no problem. I knew I had the crop empty but she'd definitely aspirated. Kept us awake coughing all night! She did just fine...
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    Do I need a chicken crossing sign or what?

    Ok, I know people say there's no such thing as a stupid question but I'm positive this one falls solidly in the stupid question category... Is there any way to teach my pea-brained ladies to NOT cross the road? There's nothing good on the other side! They have 4 acres to roam with grass, bugs...
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    Please Help!!!!

    Just because he won't drink don't assume he's not dehydrated. Animals of all kinds will stop drinking and eating if they feel sick even though they NEED it! If he's having a lot of drainage then he's losing moisture that way too just like humans do from vomiting and diarrhea. I've discovered...
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    Bumblefoot surgery - with pics and "how to"

    Perfect timing! I stopped in this morning specifically to find this info! One of my BA's has both feet affected. She doesn't act like it's causing her any grief but maybe she just has my high pain tolerance! I sure hope so because the process to fix her feet looks like it should REALLY hurt...
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    Poll: What time do you go to the coop to let your chickens out?

    If it's a work day for me then they get out when I leave at 7:45. If it's a stay at home day for me then it's anywhere from 7:30 to 9am depending on whether my body clock let me sleep in or not!
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    Hens with feathers missing on their backs, though it was from the roo

    I was coming here to complain about the same thing! One of my BA hens is missing all her feathers on her back. We don't have a roo and the rest of the girls are just fine. I first thought it was from the neighbors roo but he's been gone for a couple months now and she's not any better. Perfectly...
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    How soon can I move my little lady back to the cold outside world?

    I've had one hen inside for just over a week now getting her crop cleaned out and used to real food again. Her crop is all better and she's eating and drinking normally again. In the meantime winter has hit with a vengeance! It's been really cold and nasty the last few days with windchills in...
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    Sour/clogged crop *OH GOSH now what do I do?? UPDATE post #5

    She's in the house in my dog kennel for now. My brilliant hubby made a really sweet roost in there so she's sittin' pretty whether she realizes it or not! She doesn't realize that 'Baby it's COLD outside'. I see what you're saying about giving her a couple days with nothing but electrolyte...
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    Sour/clogged crop *OH GOSH now what do I do?? UPDATE post #5

    Quote: Don't I know it!! It was the freakiest thing! Well, that is, not quite as freaky as being splattered with chicken vomit but it was an adventure nonetheless. It was scary, I truly thought she was dead. Then she coughed like a dying hyena ALL NIGHT LONG!! I had 4 hours of very broken up...
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