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    Chicken Mystery

    Both wings are clipped, will keep this in mind next time I clip her.
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    Chicken Mystery

    The run has a roof, because where I live it is very very wet. Hadn't thought of her climbing into the garden.
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    Chicken Mystery

    My chickens have a history of being escape artists, but this time I have no idea what happened... A few days ago, I went out to my garden to find one of my Silver Laced Wyandottes inside it. The garden bed is surrounded by 4 foot tall chicken wire that has no holes under it, (I checked), and I...
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    Help with broody hen

    Sadly I have tried this in the past and it has yet to work. Thank you for the help, though! She has been broody for about 2 days.
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    Help with broody hen

    Hi! My Lavender Araucana has a history of being a very... fussy layer. She is my best layer, dont get me wrong, but when she gets broody, there is nothing that can break her brood. She is currently extremely broody, and I have been wanting to isolate her. How ever, I have done this before in the...
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    Why did my chicken stop laying pink eggs?

    I had a similar thing happen with my Araucana. Some colored layers tend to have the color of their eggs fade as they get older. Though, this could also be a result of a lack of protein. I noticed that when I started keeping my birds in their coop because of a bird flu outbreak, all of the eggs i...
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    Hen acting strange

    the comb thing sounds like a respiratory issue, but could also be dehydration issues returning. keep a close eye on her and if you notice additional symptoms for either, act accordingly. personally, i dont know much about treating respiratory issues in hens, but im sure that there are plenty of...
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    Some Pictures of my Lavender Araucana, Philip K. Chick

    The picture with the coop in the background is pretty old, I have since gotten a much nicer and larger coop for my girls. The picture where she has neck feathers missing is from when she was lower in the pecking order, how ever this has since been solved and she should regain her neck fluff next...
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    Hen acting strange

    You mentioned her "Zoning off". Is she stargazing (looking up) when doing this? If so this could be a sign of illness, but generally means her neck is paralyzed. As for dehydration, I'm not entirely sure what would stop her from wanting to drink water, but I would recommend adding vitamin...
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    Help, over 2 months of liquid eggs

    I also had a problem recently with soft egg shells. If you are able to or dont already do so, I would recommend switching to a pellet feed with oyster shells imbedded into it for a bit. As for the other 2 hens, they have probably just caught on to the fact that this hen lays liquid eggs, and...
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    When do I uncover the nest box(es)?

    people often put herbs in nest boxes to prevent pests like worms, mites, lice, ect. in their flock. Curtains are optional, but recommended. (especially if the nest boxes are in the run instead of in their own little secluded room.) I would say that your 16 week old date is good, just in case...
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    How to stop excessive scratching?

    Apologies, i am aware that this is typical chicken behavior, just got kind of confused because when i see videos of other chicken coops online they don't seem to have the same digging holes. I sadly can't give them much space to scratch anymore, as there has been a bird flu outbreak in my state...
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    Curious what is wrong with this egg :)

    you mentioned it was small. could be a fairy egg. sometimes hens lay very small eggs often with no yolk, and it's called a fairy egg. it's perfectly normal, especially for new layers. hope this helps :)
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    How to stop excessive scratching?

    Hello! Both of my Silver Laced Wyandottes have a habit of constantly scratching up new bedding and getting it everywhere. Does anyone else have chickens that do this? I'm constantly having to fill in potholes they have left in the run. I am wondering if this is something caused by lack of...
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    Need help, Hen kicked broken egg out of nest, chick still alive

    oh yikes! i hope it's ok :( if it doesnt hatch by the end of today, i think it might be too late for the poor thing. i hope that isnt the case, though.
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