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    My 2 Golden Polish girls aren't laying

    Thanks for your responses! I found them very useful. Really funny about borrowing a roo to prime the pump. Sadly, I can't do that because I'm in an urban-suburban setting and the neighbors would have fits if they even heard one cockadoodle doo! Worried about arranging a "sleepover" with my...
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    My 2 Golden Polish girls aren't laying

    I got 2 adolescent GP hens last summer, and they have yet to lay any eggs. My husband mumbled something about "they really need to start laying . . ." LOL . But seriously, I'm a newbie, just started last spring, and I would have thought they'd lay by now. I live in Northern Virginia, so that...
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    Mature hen sick? Great layer has stopped and spends all day in coop

    No, Jess, that's not a goofy suggestion! I'm really new to this great hobby and have a big learning curve ahead. Thank goodness for this forum. Your description of a broody fits my hen perfectly. You and SilkieChicken are big helps, thank you! Now, on to working on breaking up a broody . ...
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    Mature hen sick? Great layer has stopped and spends all day in coop

    thanks, Kelli! I got this hen mature from a chicken-savvy country lady, but I don't know how old she is. I thought of the issue of the molting phase, but I was treating her as if she had some sort of Vitamin D imbalance. "Henrietta" has lots of good, regular calcium in her diet, but maybe had...
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    Mature hen sick? Great layer has stopped and spends all day in coop

    Need help. Our robust RIR has not been laying for 4 days. Yesterday we gave her liquid with fine calcium in it and also put olive oil in and around her vent. She then pooped a very large medium green, thick stool. She normally lays an egg at least every other day. Her eyes are bright and...
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