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    Rhode Island Red is 31 weeks old and still not laying. Help?

    Im in the same boat as you two. 7 month old Rhode Island Red and still no eggs. Also in Florida. All the other hens are laying daily and it’s perfect weather here. Did yours eventually lay eggs? Is Florida cursed? 😂
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    Some chickens just stopped laying eggs

    I'm struggling with some of my chickens so hopefully someone might be able to help. I've noticed over the past two months that my egg count has drastically taken a dive. I have 11 hens, two 4-month old pullets and one roo, so before the summer, I was averaging about 7-9 eggs a day. Now, I'm...
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    Separate after hatching or no?

    Well it hatched yesterday! Looks like we got two mothers. Or three if you count the duck that laid the egg lol. I separated both into a new area adjacent to the main coop. Should suffice for now. Thanks for the advice.
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    Separate after hatching or no?

    Ok, that sounds like a good idea. Coincidentally, I already have a special space inside the coop because my adopted feral chicken wasn't playing nice with one of the silkies at one point. Things have been great for 3-4 months so I can easily relocate them after the duckling hatches. Thing...
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    Separate after hatching or no?

    So a couple weeks ago we had an unfortunate raccoon attack and we lost our male duck. This left us with a single female duck and about 8 chickens. Because the male duck was too aggressive with the chickens, we separated them, but now the female duck is penned up with the chickens and happy...
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    Has anyone heard of a smokey pearl chicken?

    My smokey pearls are 20 weeks old tomorrow and haven't started yet. Crossing my fingers it's soon.
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    Greetings from Naples

    Naples, FL actually. Been here for so long that I forget there's a Naples, Italy lol
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    Wing feathers not growing back

    About a year old and she lays an egg a day no fail. She did lay a soft shelled egg a few weeks ago but it was only the once and never again since. I just chalked it off as a fluke. Will try the extra protein though and check for wet feather, thanks.
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    Wing feathers not growing back

    Swims a couple times a day. I only have a small pond I dug for them but it's enough for them to float and play around. I'm not sure about them looking wet though. The water usually runs right off their feathers as if it's oil and water. I'll try to pay more attention to it tomorrow though...
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    Wing feathers not growing back

    I read online that I shouldn't worry and that this is part of molting. But it's been about 2 months now. Shouldn't the feathers start growing back by now? I'm starting to worry that something more serious is going on. The male looks fine but she has looked this way ever since the feathers...
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    Greetings from Naples

    Hey everyone, just wanted to introduce myself. Been a lurker for over a year and got lots of answers to my questions from all your posts. Thought I'd finally join. 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I started with just a feral chicken that started wandering in...
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