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    thought egg bound, not sure - could she be contagious?

    Thanks for the replies! Is there any way to tell for sure if she's laying internally? If she is, is there anything we can do for her, or is it just a matter of time? For ascites, is there any way to tell for sure that's what it is without taking her to a vet? I don't mean to sound heartless...
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    thought egg bound, not sure - could she be contagious?

    I have an almost 2 year old Buckeye hen who's got something going on with her, not sure what - this is my first sick hen. I thought at first she might be egg bound, not sure now. I had separated her, but since she's been acting better yesterday and today, I'd like to let her get back to the...
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    sneaking day old chicks under a broody

    So it's ok if she knows I'm putting them in there? And do I need to keep them separate from the rest of the flock? (And if so, for how long?)
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    sneaking day old chicks under a broody

    I've got a Welsummer who's been broody for a couple months and no sign of stopping (though she comes out of her own accord much more than she used to, but is looking more scraggly than before). So I'm thinking about sneaking some day old chicks under her to see if that works. I'm new to this...
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    newbie broody question - introducing day old chicks

    Bumping it up, hoping for more tips!
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    meat birds and layers

    I'm definitely planning to free-range the meat birds as I do the layers. At this point, anyway, I'm not as concerned about the meat birds finishing out as quickly as possible, I'd rather have to keep them around a bit longer and let them have more freedom. Beekissed, I'll check out your...
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    newbie broody question - introducing day old chicks

    Ok, so that's good, sounds like day old chicks would be a viable way to go, then. Bad timing here in OH, though with them maturing in the winter... Oh well. Any tips for sneaking them in? Does she need to be asleep? Should I somehow separate her out of or within the big coop? So then the...
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    meat birds and layers

    I'm pretty new to chickens - our layers just turned a year last month - and totally new to meat birds. But, we're considering getting some, so I'm trying to learn. One question I have is, do I have to keep the layers and meat birds separate, or can they stay in the same coop? If they can be...
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    newbie broody question - introducing day old chicks

    My Welsummer's been broody for probably going on 2 months now. At first I had to kick her off the nest a couple times a day (we don't have fertile eggs, so she was wasting her time), but then after a few weeks she started leaving her chosen nest box and roaming around with the others of her own...
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    Chickens fed food scraps = eggs not ok to sell?

    Thanks! That's encouraging. I'll check out the ag extension and see what I can find. We do veggies and bread, but there's also the occasional meat (that we've made).
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    Can a hen get stuck being broody?

    Sticking her in a wire cage just sounds mean Is that the only way to do it? Does it start to harm her to stay broody too long such that it's not a good choice either way and better just to do the cage thing and have her be able to move on? Do you let her out of the cage at all during the...
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    Can a hen get stuck being broody?

    Help with a broody hen! Our Welsummer went broody around 5/21 and is still sitting. We don't have a rooster, so there's no hope for her. She occasionally sits on eggs others have laid, but even if there's nothing under her she keeps sitting... After this long, is it possible that she'll...
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    Chickens fed food scraps = eggs not ok to sell?

    I was told by a friend that it is illegal to sell eggs from chickens fed food scraps (I'm in Ohio, Cleveland area). Has anyone else heard of any regulations like this, and where might I start to look to find out for my area? Our chickens are just a year old, and so far we haven't had enough...
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    changing to new nest boxes & opening size

    We've got Golden Buffs, Barred Rocks, Buckeyes and one Welsummer. The openings are approx 7.5" - 8" high. (Not sure of width, but I'm sure the width is not an issue.)
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    changing to new nest boxes & opening size

    I'm looking for advice on how to switch my girls to laying in new nest boxes. When we first got chickens, my husband made up a couple nice nest boxes in the coop he set up. But, before they really started laying, we moved and ended up leaving the nest boxes etc. behind because the person who...
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