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Ok i will try that. Wil Not yet but i will now that you saw the picture . Thank you so much i will let you know what happens

It was hard to get a good picture because her feet are a bit dirty. It looked ok but have to admit i never really looked at the bottom of her foot before Her feet are a bit dirty hope you can see the pad

Little hard to see, but on the right there is a bump, not that big and not red at all. Am i being paranoid or is it the beginning of bumble foot. What should i do.

Yes i should have thought of that,wi.. have to wajt until tomorrow they are sleeping its 930 pm

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My 5 , 2 year old plymoth rock chickens did not lay well this summer . Usually 2 eggs a day. Last year it was 5 a day. I thought it was the food. I researched and mixed up my own mix of whole wheat , sunflower seeds , corn , oats and regular chicken pellets. They laid 3 eggs a day for about...

They have lots of room in the coop, i had them over our cold winter and they seem to be fine in the coop. They were out in the runs most days though. The run is quite ,large too. I think maybe its me thats stressed, lol i guess. I have the doors and windows in the coop open all day to air...

I have 5 barred rocks. They are 18 months old. By now they should be laying 5 eggs a day, i usually get 3, sometimes 4. Ive noticed some are losing feathers. One in particular has lost quite a few from her chest and she is smaller than the others. The other 4 seem to be picking on her...

So my girls had a good winter, laying usually 2 eggs a day. I live in Ontario so our winters are very cold. When the weather warmed up they were laying 3-4 eggs a day. Now they consistently lay 2 a day. I have 5 Plymouth rock hens, this will be there 2nd summer. I dont understand why the...

Thank you for reply. I never thought to look around the yard for eggs. We get about 13 hours daylight right now, so maybe thats the reason. Also thought that o ce they were outside more and free ranging would be better. But you are right, any change in routine, even if its good for them...

Thank you for the advice, i tried it and it worked immediately. No more broken eggs, however, the 5 of them are still just laying 3 eggs a day. Does it take awhile to get back to full egg production after the winter. I use to get 5 a day last year.

I have 5 barred plymoth rocks. They are 1 year old. I live in Ontario Canada. My beautiful girls layed eggs all winter. I did not put a light in their coop but did let them outside almost everyday. My run has a partial roof to keep the snow out. They layed 2-3 eggs a day. Now that our...

I try to keep lots of hay in the nests but they flick it out so they can lay on the bare floor. Now the weather is a bit colder maybe they would like more hay . I will try it again