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    Hen behavior towards chick

    I let a 1 yr chocolate orpington and 3 week chick see/hear each other and was surprised when the hen on hearing the chick started doing the egg song loudly. Wondering what this behavior means. (Chick was never put with the hen and at risk, just to clarify that)
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    Eggs safe to eat

    Thanks!
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    Eggs safe to eat

    Are these eggs safe to consume? One hen had an injury above vent/prolapse? and bled all over the eggs in the laying box. I assume blood would've gotten through the bloom as it dried so I've been hesitant to use them. If not for human consumption, just scramble and feed to hens?
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    Is congealed turkey bone broth good for hens?

    Bone broth ran about 48 hours in crockpot and congealed after two days in fridge. Dog loved it so wondering if it's a healthy treat for hens.
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    Eggbound or something else??

    She seems to be hanging in there and has claimed a corner of the coop as her own. She still waddles as fast as she can to get her share when poultry meat scraps are given.
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    Eggbound or something else??

    Abdomen feels hard and bony while another layer felt soft and squishy in that area. Can see from photo where her abdomen seems to be weighed down. The roosting bar she's on is about the height of a hen and she can only jump half that height. Still eating and drinking fine, just having mobility...
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    Pecking order problem?

    Australorp, Wyandotte (these are also 18 mos) don't care about the younger hens and two Choc. Orpingtons that are in the same crew with the BR. There are two RIR but only one is the real bully. The RIR kept catching the BR by the laying bins as she's trying to lay an egg.
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    Pecking order problem?

    So I have a Barred Rock (about 22 weeks) being picked upon by a Rhode Island Red (18 mos). Both female. I have observed the former being trapped and pinned by the latter and pecked. No injuries noticed. I'm a bit surprised this is happening because the BR is almost twice as bulky as the RIR but...
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    Eggbound or something else??

    Yes, there's definitely something going on back there. I checked her again and it does feel like hard swelling and warm beneath vent on both sides of lower/bottom backend and she acts like she's weighed down. She was actually laying down next to the waterer this evening so she could drink...
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    Eggbound or something else??

    Noted. Thanks. 😊 I only soaked her backside where the problem seemed to be, plus cleaning off dirty rear feathers. It seemed that Epsom salt bath is recommended for many ailments so I thought it couldn't hurt. She did go up the ramp to the coop herself tonight and tried to jump onto roost but...
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    Eggbound or something else??

    I cannot take a chicken to a vet. My husband would sooner cull her than do that. (No offense but for us these are utilitary animals and don't get the same medical treatment the dog does. I'll do what I can at home for her, but no vet bills for a chicken.)
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    Eggbound or something else??

    Three months ago maybe? She has been my only 18 month hen not laying.
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    Eggbound or something else??

    So my silver Wyandotte has been acting way off and I'm not sure exactly what she needs. Her back end seems to be heavier, maybe a mass or something and she's been straining to poop and drinking a lot of water, less intetest in eating. Last night I gave her a warm Epsom salt soak and a tums. She...
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    Lethargic hen

    Same hen as before. I noticed blood coming from her vent (and consequently being noticed by other hens) so I removed her and rinsed off back end and noticed abdomen below vent seemed firm. Is this egg bound? Abdomen kind of sags as she perches. Hen hasn't laid in months and seems to be...
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    Sudden Chicken Death Syndrome?

    Are there more digestible calcium sources?
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