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    Worried Abut Aging Hen - Laying Issues

    Thank you. She's still quite spritely and all. Just worried that the swelling is once again impeding her abilities to eat/poop/etc. Last time that happened she laid an egg and it all went away for a few weeks, but now she's back to swollen. I'm hoping I can coax an egg out of her!!
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    HELP Check My Math!: safeguard aquasol dosage for small flock

    Thank you!
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    Worried Abut Aging Hen - Laying Issues

    I'd posted some months ago about my 6 y/o BO, who didn't start laying again with the others this Spring (they're all the same age). Well, since then, her lower abdomen started to become larger and firmer, with some give--but it seemed a bit troubling. Her comb and wattles didn't quite develop...
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    Limiting Sunlight to Slow Egg Laying (and to prevent EYP)

    Hi, the light reduction plus extra calcium supplementation has continued to work WONDERS for her specific issue. She's still with us, so we've been doing this whole song and dance for four, going on five years now. I'm convinced she wouldn't have made it past 2 otherwise. She started laying...
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    Egg Laying Behavior in 6 y/o Hens - Should I be concerned?

    So, this is something that I'm feeling guilty about. My husband and I had to move from the country to the town this past summer, and unfortunately that meant a downsize. My original flock of 8 had an 8x16 run with plenty of space to run, a huge dustbath, different roosting bars, and other...
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    Egg Laying Behavior in 6 y/o Hens - Should I be concerned?

    Wow! That's crazy. She was a trooper for making it so far into a long, happy life despite the odds. That must have been quite uncomfortable. You remind me that so much can go wrong that we could never be able to see or be proactive about, no matter how meticulous we are about good chicken care...
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    Egg Laying Behavior in 6 y/o Hens - Should I be concerned?

    Thank you for the advice--I'll work on the diet. It had been an uncharacteristically brutal winter here, so I'd been a bit more heavy-handed with the scratch/BOSS in the evenings before bedtime. So I may need to start a boot camp of diet/exercise to help them work any accumulation off. I guess...
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    Suspected Internal Laying: Worth Antibiotics?

    Please keep us posted. I'm hoping for the best, too. These sorts of things can make one feel so helpless (and broke)! I wish there were more options available for diagnosis/treatment. In the past, I've had hens die from internal laying that were potential candidates for surgery (I have an avian...
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    Egg Laying Behavior in 6 y/o Hens - Should I be concerned?

    My small mixed flock of four hens is a couple months shy of 6 years old. I'm noticing more quirks early on in this laying season. Below are their egg laying behaviors with some questions: Darla - EE: she started this season with a prolific bang (2 days on/1 day off), however, yesterday she...
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    1 year old hen stopped laying for no reason

    So sorry. Sounds like internal laying. It's a very common cause of death in laying hens, especially around the 2-3 year mark.
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    Suspected Internal Laying: Worth Antibiotics?

    Hi! Thanks for checking in on everything. The chicmen exhibiting these symptoms is good--still with us and going strong. My memory is fuzzy on exact timing, though this hen does end up occasionally struggling with soft or shell-less eggs, and twice has needed prompt intervention with baytril...
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    Yew Tree Conundrum

    Just for closure's sake: my chickens are all okay. I can't be 100% they ate the seeds, but I'm pretty sure they got some.
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    Yew Berries & Chickens - How much is too much?

    Yeah, I'm worried. We moved into a home with a huge, 50 year old yew tree bursting with berries. I'd been keeping them away, but today they managed to get over and grab some when I turned my back for a second. I've read that the red part of the berry is attractive and nutritious for birds, but...
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    Yew Tree Conundrum

    @BigBlueHen53 @BuckeyeAmy69 @Logar @No Coop No Problem thank you everyone for the encouraging words. This will be a good learning experience and I'll keep you all posted. From what I've read, I should know they survived their brush with the yew berries within a few hours.
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    Yew Berries & Chickens - How much is too much?

    ⁰ How are your girls hanging in? Just witnessed mine eating yew berries from a tree I'd tried to keep them from. I'm a nervous wreck! I read that the seed is the most toxic part, which I'm sure they ingested.
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