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    How to entertain a lonely hen?

    Hi everyone! I have 2 isa brown hens here, which get on really well... But I'm noticing one of them can't stand being on her own. When one goes to lay, the remaining one stands at the door screeching at me for the entire time. If I sit at the door with her she will stand there quietly and clean...
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    chickens in the rain

    Rhp after my posting above, one of my girls developed a respiratory infection that had to be treated with antibiotics (she was wheezing and struggling to breathe). So maybe limit their time in the rain. (Mine were out in it for three days straight though)
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    Chickens cackling - more with spring weather or distressed?

    Yeah she looks like my noisy one! Mine is an isa brown and she has a really loud, hoarse voice that sounds like she's being strangled. Lol! And she sounds like she is whining all the time
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    Chickens cackling - more with spring weather or distressed?

    I'm in Australia so it's actually getting colder for me. Lately though I have noticed that the are screeching more. But that could be because they are spoilt little brats. Lol!! (They are my only babies and I treat them like my babies)
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    Chickens cackling - more with spring weather or distressed?

    My situation is exactly the same as yours. I let them out at 6am and lock them away again at 7.45 when I leave for work... I usually lie in bed for a while after I let them out and oe of my hens just stands at the door squawking madly at me. lol.. She really likes my company and whenever I leave...
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    Is there a way to get my dominant hen to let the other hen sleep inside?

    I have two isa brown hens. We fud one and then bought another for company for her. They generally get along quite well and follow each other all over the place. Until bed time... My dominant hen (the first one we had) wont let the other one sleep in the "bedroom". If she gets in there first, the...
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    One of my hens has stopped laying

    Well I got two eggs today, so I guess she just decided that she was having a break for a couple of days :D thanks for the help guys!!
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    One of my hens has stopped laying

    Thanks guys! I have noticed a couple of little bum fluff feathers floating around but nothing else. Hopefully that's all it is. I didn't realise they moulted! Lol. As long as she's ok, then I'm fine with that :D she seems pretty happy and like her normal self
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    One of my hens has stopped laying

    Both my hens have been giving me an egg each pretty much every day for the three months we've had them. But this week when I locked them up early one morning, I noticed a thin shell in the cage which had been eaten (I had had two eggs the previous day and hadn't seen either go to lay an egg...
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    Can I feed them their eggs?

    Ahh very good point! Thanks.
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    Can I feed them their eggs?

    Bugger. Thanks suzie. I will make one more attempt to find a dog, then dispose of them. Thanks :)
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    Can I feed them their eggs?

    Thanks Angela. They have finished their antibiotics and worming and are past the withdrawal period. The vet told me to give the eggs to someone with a dog but I can't find anyone who wants them? I know how much work they put into making them so it seems a waste to throw them.
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    Can I feed them their eggs?

    Sigh. I don't understand why some people feel the need to be so rude when people ask a question.
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    Can I feed them their eggs?

    My two chickens have been on antibiotics and worming tablets. The vet warned me not to eat the eggs. But I'm wondering if I can cook the eggs up and feed them back to the chickens, or will this just re-contaminate them and cause a longer withdrawal period? (I know some people say they are safe...
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    I think I have a shell-less egg...

    Thank you sumi! I've just foud the egg membrane and egg white a few metres away. So I think they have definitely eaten it, but not sure if t ad a shell or not. I guess I'll wait and see what happens today :)
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