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    Molting or Mites?

    Thanks @Debbie292d! She's our least social one, so getting a closer look is tough but I was able to get her alone in an enclosed space. No raised scales, and those feathers on her feet seem to have all grown back. The neck feathers also look like they have new growth coming in (the bristles (?)...
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    Molting or Mites?

    My gals are 8 months old and the Buff Cochin has been losing feathers. Started with her feet a couple of weeks ago and it is now happening on her neck. None of the other chickens are losing feathers like this, so I’m less inclined to think mites, but this is my first year so I could totally be...
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    Chicken laid two halves of an egg

    Oh good to know! We had mixed it in because we had gotten a few soft shelled eggs. We’ll switch to offering it up separately. Thanks for the advice!
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    Chicken laid two halves of an egg

    Went out to the coop this morning to find this under a roosting bar. The two halves don’t match up, and they each had yolks. Any thoughts on what may be causing this/happening? The chickens are new layers. We have them on layer mash and have mixed in oyster shell with the food.
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    Persistent Owl

    We’ve got them free-ranging during the day. Plenty of tree/bush/brush cover and they spend most of their time in those protected spaces. We’ve got plans to build out a covered range and this experience will certainly expedite things. Good call on the motion-activated sprinkler - we’ll look...
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    Persistent Owl

    Due to an incredibly awful mistake on my part, an owl was able to get into our coop the other morning and killed one of our chickens. It has come back the past two nights and has spent a considerable amount of time sitting outside of the coop waiting. Based on any of your experiences, is...
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