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    Consuming eggs from hen with long term illness

    Thank you! So if it is cancer, would her eggs be dangerous to consume, or do you think not? Thanks for the reply!
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    Consuming eggs from hen with long term illness

    I have a rather odd question that I can’t research online because the terms I need to input turn up answers to a totally different question (should people with cancer eat eggs?). One of my hens has had a bulging belly for months now and if I had to guess, I’d suspect it to be cancer. Her...
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    Did my egg bound hen just lay?

    My 2 yo hen has been eggbound for a good 2 weeks now with possible other undiagnosed issues (egg drop, salpingitis, cancer?). I epsom salt bathed her, took her to the vet and have given her antibiotics and anti-inflammatory/pain meds for close to 2 weeks now, seemingly to no avail. She was in...
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    Have my hens retired?

    They eat the same layer pellets they always have - and I don’t want to cull them but only have room for 4, so kind of need them all to lay, at least part of the year! Hoping they’re just on hiatus 😊
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    Have my hens retired?

    I have 4 hens - 2 are 3.5 years and 2 are brand new layers. Before I integrated the flock, one hen (a Wyandotte) was a great layer and the other (a Delaware) not as great but definitely laying. I don’t use supplemental light in the winter, so figured they’d still have a laying career in front of...
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    New pullets still haven’t found their food

    Thanks guys, they are 5 months and getting close to the elders size wise, and definitely getting more comfortable. No one is laying right now - I’m looking forward to having eggs again! I replaced the secondary feeder and waterer, so hopefully everyone is happy. Appreciate the advice!
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    New pullets still haven’t found their food

    I got 2 new pullets a month ago and introduced them to my 2 older hens. There’s been plenty of bullying by the top hen and after a month things have settled, and I’m ready to take away the ad hoc feeder and waterer away so we just have one of each (I have large tubes that I have found are best...
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    Toxic plants

    I completely missed your response till now - thanks so much and agree there’s some vinca being eaten by my crew but appears very minimal and they’re all doing fine after a month so seems like it should be ok!
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    Toxic plants

    I’m sorry for not doing so sooner but THANK YOU for your response - it was enormously helpful! I have pink Jasmine so no worries there - thanks a million for the info. Mostly worried about the vinca now as it does seem they’ll eat the occasional leaf. I’m hoping that with enough other food and...
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    Toxic plants

    I have a lot of space constraints in my yard and just built a run in a fairly wild section of it - literally the only place I could - and consulted lists of toxic plants before doing so. There are beautiful mature Jasmine, wisteria and other climbing plants along the fence. I knew wisteria to be...
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    Handling a VERY skittish pullet

    I got two new pullets this weekend - an Austerlorp and an Easter Egger. The Austerlorp is a sweetie and lets us pet her all we want (though doesn’t like to be caught). The EE on the other hand is absolutely hysterical if we try to go near her and can fly way better than my fat hens. I would love...
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    Red thing in poop

    Good to hear this is hopefully normal! It makes sense as the thing was not wiggly or seemingly alive so I hope that’s all it was. But it begs the question - how have I not noticed this before?? I’ve had hens for 5 yrs and this one for about 2. Hopefully I’m not that oblivious!! :bow
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    Red thing in poop

    They eat organic layer pellets and quite a lot of greens. They get some seed/scratch mix and usually mealworms, which I’ve not had on hand for a few weeks. And the occasional plain yogurt.
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    Red thing in poop

    Hi, this isn’t an emergency (hopefully), but when I let my 2 girls out to free range this afternoon one of them had a big, slightly wet poop with a roundish red slug shaped thing sitting on top. I looked at possible worms that this might be but it was not long but more round/oval in shape and...
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    Hens won’t lay in new coop

    I liked this so much I read it aloud to my family over dinner. Thanks! They aren’t free ranging right now for the exact reasons you stated so unless they’re insanely clever it seems they’re just not laying. I’ll give ‘em the benefit of the doubt and wait a little longer before sitting them down...
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