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    Hens eating eggs

    Any advice on how to stop hens from eating eggs from nest boxes? My nightmare has come true, I can’t believe they are doing this. Background: We just moved last month so that was a bit stressful for the flock. We also have quite a few hens that are molting. I feed Dumor 16% layer feed and...
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    8 week old Easter Egger, pullet or cockerel?

    Thank you! I’m kind of hoping so because I don’t have a rooster yet and this chicken is pretty sweet.
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    8 week old Easter Egger, pullet or cockerel?

    Pullet or cockerel? This is an 8 week old Easter Egger purchased from a feed store (Privett Hatchery). They were sexed and supposed to be female. She has a redder comb that the other 2 Easter Eggers I have of the same age. She is also very dominant and larger than the others. No red on her...
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    Chronic egg collapse?

    I’m relatively new to chicken keeping and am looking for advice on this health problem. I have a year old Andalusian hen with a problem. She laid fine all through the summer, then in October she had a soft egg collapse inside her and get stuck. I gave her an epsom salt bath and she was able to...
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    Chicken not eating, butt up straining, weird ejection

    The calcium carbonate that I have on hand is in powder form, so I’m not sure how to best administer. My husband is in town today so I can have him look for pills if that will be easier.
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    Chicken not eating, butt up straining, weird ejection

    Thank you so much! I just looked in my cabinet and all I have is Calcium Carbonate so I’ll have to run to the store and get the Calcium Citrate. How do I administer it? I used to be a vet tech, but am unfamiliar with treating chickens so I have no experience with tubing. I do have some 3cc...
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    Chicken not eating, butt up straining, weird ejection

    This is an 8 month old Blue Andalusian. She is a smaller bird but is a little heavier than my other Andalusian. She currently weighs 4lb 2 1/2 oz. This is my first time weighing her so I’m not if this is her normal weight or not. She has been laying regularly with no problems. I noticed...
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