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    Double egg?

    It's long and bumpy because the chicken's insides only get so big, so the egg comes out long instead of perfectly uniform shape. It would be more comfortable to let out than a perfect looking egg of the same weight. Sadly, tis' the life of a hen to let out a big egg almost every day. Maybe your...
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    URGENT! Hen has extremely bloody, bare picked vent, what do I do?

    Treat it in prevention for fly strike as soon as possible, keeping her inside and away from flies would be the best move for her recovery. If it's very cold outside, the worry about flies is less, but the amount of bare skin could lead to frostbite. Also, try to figure out who the bum-picker is...
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    Double egg?

    By the size it's most likely a double yolker (two yolks released at once) or just a long egg. It isn't a call for alarm, just an off looking egg.
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    Molting Question

    Things also change between your location (weather) and your feed. Molts can go by faster with extra protein, but timing that feed early is very difficult, and it's alright if you provide it when you notice molt instead of the start of it. There isn't any correlation with breeds and molt to my...
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    Chicken foot

    Is the temperature why you cannot bring her in? Getting her to a comfortable place to treat her, like inside, would help a lot if you can.
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    Posting for a friend and his chicken….

    As long as it's not HOA, many neighbors can be bought out with an occasional free carton of eggs. I'm sure he could find a new home, since he sounds well behaved so far and he's gorgeous.
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    Chicken foot

    Bumblefoot can occur around the webbing and even on the top of the scales too, but it's just less likely. If you can soak her feet in water with epsom salts for 30 minutes and try to dislodge the extra gunk, that might help you find a possible place where an infection occurred. It doesn't look...
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    Weirdest Things Your Chickens Have Done

    Seems like he's helping to make a nest for the ladies, what a good gentleman!
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    Everyone's a critic now.

    I also talk to them constantly, but I live in the suburbs. My neighbor's three girls tell me whenever their father comments on him hearing me or the chickens, seems like they all hear my crazy chicken talk! I wondered how they always knew when I was outside, considering they do not have a view...
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    Everyone's a critic now.

    The fact that it is just a tree is funnier. Nature, oooo scary! Next thing you know they'll be scared of grass and their own waddles!
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    Everyone's a critic now.

    The entirety of this is way too relatable! :gig
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    Everyone's a critic now.

    To preface, my chickens don't freak out easily. They've learned Big bucket full of rocks being carried by the human over your head: of course you ignore the human, why would you get out of the way? However, my chickens have acted suspicious of me when I wear a blue-toned top. Greens, browns...
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    Hen 'Crowing' Video

    No, it would be difficult to pin down her age. However, hens can go through a reproductive issue that causes the same symptoms at possibly any point in their life as well. I wouldn't say crowing is absolute conclusion that she's even struggling, some chickens just follow the leader. I realized I...
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    Aviary Netting vs Trees

    Lay it like you would but when you run into the tree section from one side you could use U-nails to adhere the netting to the tree. Two sides of netting combined for each tree + the tree hole with netting attached to the tree should let the trees exist without having gaps. I don't know if my...
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    Hen 'Crowing' Video

    If she's aging, one possibility might be henopause. Just like humans' menopause, estrogen decreases and sometimes male traits show through. It would also align with egg production stopping. If that's the case, feed her like a rooster (all flock) with optional oyster instead of a layer feed.
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