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    Gummy egg yolk?

    Yes I am 😊
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    Gummy egg yolk?

    We have a mix of hot weather at the moment 30c plus or rain and thunderstorms. They are about 1.5 years or younger. Freerange and RedHen 17
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    Gummy egg yolk?

    Two days in a row, one of my girls is laying eggs with a thick yolk. The first time I thought I had not noticed a crack but today I am sure the egg was fine. What could be causing this gummy texture?
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    What breed, age and gender do I have?

    Hi! Can anyone guess what my breed mix my two chicks might be? I was advised they are Easter Eggers (Australian). Do I have two pullets? Any idea on age? The photo with the chicken being held was taken in April by the breeder and I guess around 8 weeks old? They are still quite small birds...
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    Splash Austarlorp Pullet or Roo?

    Thank you. He was purchased as a pullet but is not as obviously male as my other roos of a different breed. :(
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    Splash Austarlorp Pullet or Roo?

    This is our first Australorp and I'm unsure of gender. Having searched the forums for answers... I'm still confused 😅 Approx 16-18 weeks old ??
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    Australian Easter Egger Pullet or Roo?

    Thank you. Wishful thinking on my part :fl
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    Australian Easter Egger Pullet or Roo?

    Hi! I'm a little on the bench about whether my Aussie Easter Egger is a boy or girl? 10 weeks old exactly. Apparently a cross between, Australian Lavendar Araucana, Cream Legbar, Maran and something else 😄 I have had some very obvious boys but this ones back feathers are not so straight...
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    Lethargic, one eye looks unusual

    Thank you. I was unsure if she had a viral issue but there is no gunk at all and it s neither progressed or reduced. We have a large caged coop 6m x 4m and she has been placed in her own caged area within the coop. She is the head hen. Bossy and big bt now that I think about it, it did happen...
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    2 months on and Older Hens will not accept new Ones

    Hi just an update on my flock. My coop cage is identical to yours and I found my big girls were territorial. I would let them all out on the grass whilst supervised and feed them oats(their fav) near each other. Eventually (it took a couple weeks), I would see them foraging near each other with...
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    Lethargic, one eye looks unusual

    Hi, I'm hoping for some opinions on what could possibly be wrong with my hen. Presented yesterday with one eye a little extra "open". I dismissed it as she was very much her talky bossy self. Today she is lethargic, sleepy and the eye looks wrong. She is otherwise eating and drinking and staying...
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    Can an olive egg laying hen lay a blue one?

    Its winter here in Australia so the SLW has stopped laying. This blue egg appeared in Autumn... just wondering what surprises I have in store for spring if any?
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    Can an olive egg laying hen lay a blue one?

    I have an hen that lays Olive green eggs. A Silver laced Wyandotte that lays a cream egg and a blue laced wyandotte freeholder. 😉 They are all 9 mths old. A few weeks ago I found a blue coloured egg rather than an olive. Can I safely assume something went wrong with my olive laying hens ink...
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    2 months on and Older Hens will not accept new Ones

    Thanks for everyone's replies. From what I found, the biggest difference came when I let them all out of their yard together to free-range in my yard. At the detriment of my veggie garden 😅 but... all 6 stayed near each other as they explored and that evening... magic 🪄 they all went into coop...
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    2 months on and Older Hens will not accept new Ones

    Hello I know this has been discussed quite often but I am now over the 2 month point and its getting tiring. I have 3 x 9mth old hens. And 3 x 5mth old girls. They were integrated 2 months ago. The 3 older hens will NOT let up and chase the young ones all day. I have separate feeding areas...
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