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    Hens not Laying

    Until recently my hens had been laying 8-9 eggs a day. I have 12 hens, 4 of them are four years old, the other eight are 2 years old. This past week they dropped to 3 eggs, then 2, now I'm down to only 1 egg a day. I live in the south, so it is very hot right now, temps around 90-100, and very...
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    Pale Comb

    A few of my chickens have gotten pale combs. Their going through a molt right now, so I was wondering if that is the cause or if their is something else wrong. I recently put chickens from my smaller chicken pen, and put them in with the other chickens in the larger pen. Could they be sick? Or...
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    Hens hardly laying

    I just picked up some oyster shell, fingers crossed. The older chickens appear to be going through a stress molt. They have feathers everywhere. The younger ones don't seem to be molting though.
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    Hens hardly laying

    I have 12 hens and 2 roosters, 5 hens and 1 rooster are in one pen. Of those 6 chickens, ones a Dominique Rooster, two Dominique hens, and 3 RIR hens. They are 3 years old. The rest of the chickens (7 Dominique hens, and one Dominique Rooster) are in another pen. Those are only a year old. The...
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    Great News!

    I have great news, after 6 months without eggs, my hens have finally laid an egg. :-)
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    Root Rot in Fodder

    ok, i'll get to work on that. I appreciate your help :-)
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    Fodder

    that's a good synopsis.
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    Root Rot in Fodder

    any way to prevent it from rotting?
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    Root Rot in Fodder

    The past few days my fodder has been plagued with root rot, and bluish green mold. What are some preventative measures I can take to prevent this?
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    Why Aren't My Chickens Laying? Here Are Your Answers!

    turns out their going through a molt.
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    Fodder

    I'll start checking around for some BOSS around here, there's a person at my local feed store that might be able to order me some. I appreciate ya'lls help
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    Fodder

    What's a good brand of BOSS Sunflower Seed to get? I've had trouble finding it.
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    Fodder

    Ok, I'll do some research, and I'll let you know what I find.
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