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    Weak shells, Broken eggs

    I have an Easter Egger 3+ years old who's eggs have had thin shells for the last year or so. Some broke every now and then. About 6 weeks or so ago there were a couple of her broken eggs in the nest box in a week. Then she quit laying altogether. I did 7 days of the Calcium Citrate +D3. A...
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    Frozen poop, redness at vent

    Wyorp, you may remember...this is the same hen from before: Link Since then she's been doing a lot better, happily free-ranging, eating, drinking, etc. But still no eggs, not since, what, Aug or Sept.
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    Frozen poop, redness at vent

    I gave her her about a 45 minute soak and removed all the poop that would be removed. I dont think that one clump (and a couple smaller ones) is poo since it didn't come off like the others. Also, I squeezed it and it wouldn't break up. Now I have better pictures below.
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    Frozen poop, redness at vent

    My BO has refused to get up on the roosts since October. She always sleeps just squatting on the floor. She would sleep in the nests until I blocked those off at night. It was in the single digits last night, but has warmed up to the mid-30s by now. I noticed rear end was all brown, so I...
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    Do I need to replace wood chips in run?

    I've seen wildly varying threads on this, so... I used to have a dirt floor on my covered run. Every week or so I would rake out the poop from the dry ground. But a couple of years ago we had so much rain it flowed into the run and it turned into a muddy, poopy, smelly, un-rake-able mess...
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    BO is lethargic, has pale comb, wattle

    Yes, Wyorp, it's the same set of issues. I didn't get much feedback on that one, and since the facts changed (feathers coming in now) I thought I should update, consolidate the facts, and repost. Thanks everyone for your advice. Maybe she just needs more time, and I will try the Roosty's too...
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    BO is lethargic, has pale comb, wattle

    One of my 2 year old BOs, in a mixed flock of five, has been acting strangely for several months. It started our by her just sitting around all day. She went through a minor molt about a month after I noticed that. After her bald spots got pecked on by a bully, she grew her feathers back in...
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    Aggression or molting or both?

    UPDATE: After she's been in isolation for over a month, she's mostly grown the feathers back. After a week of re-joining the flock here's her unusual behaviors: 1. Still sitting around a lot, no enthusiasm for free ranging; 2. Comb and wattle do not seem as red as before (compare picture...
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    Aggression or molting or both?

    Can you tell from the photos if this is a molting situation? It looks like it on the sides and back of the neck. But if it is, it stopped as soon as I isolated her.
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    Aggression or molting or both?

    Backstory: About 10 weeks ago one of my BOs began just sitting around instead of the usual standing and walking (In the run and free ranging). It was hot so I didn't think much about it. Then about two weeks ago she started to lose feathers on her rear end, lower back, sides, and some on her...
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    Unusual behavior - sitting around and not roosting

    Thank you for your input rosemarythyme. Things have gotten worse (I think), so I am going to post a new thread in the injuries/cures forum.
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    Unusual behavior - sitting around and not roosting

    About 2 years old. TSC coop so roosts are about 9" above poop tray. About same weight as the others, although she may have, not sure, lost some weight during these last two months
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    Unusual behavior - sitting around and not roosting

    About two months ago, one of by BOs started just sitting around most of the day instead of walking around. It's been a hot summer so I didn't think much of it. She's still doing it even though its cooled considerably. Now, for the third night in a row she decided to sleep in the nest box...
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    Broody and HOT outside

    Yes. The others will have a tray with a block of ice on it since it's so hot. They are all in the shade. don't know if the 95 deg temps would hinder broody breaking, or pose a danger.
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    Broody and HOT outside

    I have a B Orpington that goes broody every 4-5 weeks. She takes 4 days to break in her isolation cage. Are there any special considerations now that I'm going to have to isolate her in the jail AND it's 95 degrees F out for the next 3-4 days?
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