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    Open Wound on Comb

    My hen has a cut on her comb that is bleeding very profusely. It is near the base and is about midway through. Does anyone have any ideas on how to close up the wound and stop her bleeding? Is there risk of infection? So far I put a bit of vaseline on it to stop the blood a bit. Was that a good...
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    my new pullets are eating their eggs

    To discourage hens from eating eggs, you can put little curtains on the nest boxes, so the culprit won't see the other bird's eggs and eat them. You could also put golf balls in the nest. When the bird tries to peck it, and finds that it can't be eaten, it will be less likely to eat eggs...
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    Egg Eating

    I have been finding broken eggs... partially eaten in my nesting boxes. I have tried everything... putting curtains on the boxes, having decoy eggs, and giving them oyster shells. I have also cleaned up the eggs and put new shavings over the area each time. What can I do?
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    Kicking bedding out of the nestboxes to lay on the bare floor...

    If you put a little rim on the edge of your nest box, it sometimes prevents them from kicking everything out.
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    thin egg shells????

    My chickens have had very thin egg shells for the past few weeks. I have tried to feed them oyster shells, but they won't eat them. Is their any other way to get calcium into their diet? Thanks
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    Feather Picking Emergency!!!

    Thanks for your help!!! I'll try to add more protein and calcium into their diet first. Also, is there a special way to clean small blood stains off of wood?
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    Feather Picking Emergency!!!

    My hen, an Australorp, is getting really vicious. She has never made any attempt at attacking another bird before and now she is pecking all of the other hens really badly. I have found a lot of splattered blood from the pecking and the hens have a lot of bare spots. What should I do??? Also...
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    Blood on eggshell

    I was collecting eggs today and I found that the tip of one of the eggs was smeared with some blood. Is this something I should be concerned about? What is wrong?
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    Science Project?

    I can not find it on family life. Where is it ? Thanks
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    Science Project?

    I was wondering if anyone had any good science project ideas that involved chickens. Thanks.
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    Food Coloring in Water?

    I was wondering if adding food coloring to my chickens water would be harmful. I need to do a science fair project and was wondering if it would change the color of the eggs. Does anyone have any other science experiment ideas involving chickens? Thanks
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    respiratory infection

    Garlic sometimes helps breathing. You could crush some and give it to her.
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    Newbie to showing Questions

    Can you show older hens, or just pullets? Does showing make many hens stressed? What is the chance of your hen getting sick while showing? Is there any other info that I should know about showing? Thanks!!
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    Hens or roosters?

    Rooster, Rooster, Pullet
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    hatchery wyandottes - sex?

    How old are they?
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