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    Hatcheries in Western PA, Eastern OH, or Northern WV?

    Hi, everyone! Any recommended hatcheries in Western PA, Eastern OH, or Northern WV? I live right on the border of all three states and am interested in acquiring some chicks/chickens in the near future.
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    Looking for eggs - Western PA

    Hello, everyone! Each weekend, I take my eggs to a farmers market to sell them, share in the education and benefits of our backyard chicken lifestyle, and spread the healthiness and beauty of what our girls lay for us each and every day. I currently have a flock of 24 laying hens. Although...
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Hello, everyone! Each weekend, I take my eggs to a farmers market to sell them, share in the education and benefits of our backyard chicken lifestyle, and spread the healthiness and beauty of what our girls lay for us each and every day. I currently have a flock of 24 laying hens. Although...
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    Egg Bound Hen

    I have attached a photo of her posture. The reason that I suspected her being bound was because she had not laid since I adopted her, had a very "poopy" butt in the feathers under her vent, and when I palpated, I was able to feel the egg. I am not able to see it, however, I may be able to feel...
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    Egg Bound Hen

    I'm sorry, I realized that I forgot to answer your other question. It has been in stuck mode for nearly 4 weeks. I adopted her, and was thinking that she was simply still adjusting to the move. I feel terribly, as if I would have considered egg boundness from the start I would have initiated...
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    Egg Bound Hen

    Thank you! That was extremely helpful. I will try another calcium boost and soaking. This is the third day for her being bound. I have not yet lubricated her vent, so I will do that, as well.
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    Egg Bound Hen

    No, that chicken laid yesterday. This is a different one.
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    Comment by 'emilieseggs' in article 'How To Raise Mealworms'

    Is it possible to remove the worms if you have an excess because your chickens can't eat them fast enough and dry/package them yourself to use later?
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    Comment by 'emilieseggs' in article 'How To Raise Mealworms'

    What an excellent article! I would love to start a colony of my own for my chickens. I have a question that I am hoping you can answer. Where should I get mealworms from to begin my colony?
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    Review by 'emilieseggs' in article 'How To Raise Mealworms'

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    Egg Bound Hen

    Earlier this week, I found that two of my chickens are egg bound. I had adopted them, and I believe that the rehoming caused them to be stressed which caused the egg bound. Through treatment (calcium boot + epsom salt bath), one of the chickens passed her egg. However, after a calcium boost + 3...
  12. Chickens: Why We Should ALL Be Eggcited

    Chickens: Why We Should ALL Be Eggcited

    To date, raising chickens has been one of the most amazing and unpredictable endeavors that I have chosen to pursue. To understand an ornery and interesting creature as the chicken is extremely eye-opening and initiates a perceptual shift in what most of people view them as being. So, sit back...
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    Young Layer Has Not Laid for 4 Days

    She seems to be doing all of those things, and I cannot see anything that looks abnormal with her vent. Thanks for your response!
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    Young Layer Has Not Laid for 4 Days

    Yours is beautiful, too! You will be so happy to collect green eggs once she starts laying. The other sapphire olive egger that I have is very light in color and is absolutely gorgeous. They are an amazing breed!
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    Young Layer Has Not Laid for 4 Days

    Please see attached pictures! I have two sapphire olive eggers, but only one has laid so far. They are just 20 weeks old and I am anxiously awaiting the other to begin to lay.
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