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    Why have my chickens stopped laying?

    Here's the story: In late July/early August my family went out of town for about two weeks. Before we left we were getting about 8-10 eggs/day from 11 hens (ages 1-3 yrs). When we got back that had dropped to 3-4 eggs, and I figured that the person we had taking care of them had let them run...
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    hen can't stand up and has diarrhea

    I tried soaking her in warm water for a while and massaged her like you suggested. No egg appeared and I couldn't feel any egg-like lumps in her. Should I be able to if this were the problem? I also checked for lice and mites and didn't find any. It also seems to me that she may not have...
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    hen can't stand up and has diarrhea

    My barred rock hen who is about 7 months old couldn't stand up the other day. That was one night, then the next day she was fine. A couple of days later she couldn't stand up again and has been laying on her side since. I tried to get her to stand up but she couldn't support any weight on her...
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    My chicken cant walk!

    I don't have a solution for you, but I found your thread because one of my Barred Rock hens is doing the same thing. My daughter told me that she was laying on her side and couldn't get up a couple of days ago. I checked the next morning but they all seemed fine and I couldn't tell which one...
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    how to reintroduce a hen

    My Wyandotte bantam hen got injured and wasn't doing very well. She got something caught around her legs and we didn't notice for a couple of days because she was just sitting whenever we looked. Well, by the time we got it off of her, she was going down hill and couldn't get around very well...
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    Found the girls eating an egg thismorning!

    I've found it works well to dry the shells out in the oven first. We just save them up in an old ice cream bucket, and when it's full I spread them out on a cookie sheet lined with foil, then put them in the oven until the albumin starts to turn brown. It's much easier to crush them up after...
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    New Anti-Spam System

    Quote: That's my situation. I got chickens a couple years ago and have come here for lots of information over that time, but I haven't ever need to post anything. Today I finally signed up to ask a question I've been wondering about for a while. I got some new birds a few months ago, but...
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