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    Preditor killing my Silkie and Duck

    Thank You. I live in East Tennessee. I'm not sure if we have weasels or minks etc. around. I've never seen or heard of one around here. I have an LGD so I'm hoping nothing like that gets past him, I'm thinking it was a hawk or an owl. A hawk comes around about every 5 days and circles. My...
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    Preditor killing my Silkie and Duck

    Yea, I'm putting everyone up at night. The chicken was attacked sometime in the early afternoon. I'm thinking it was a hawk. The people around us have told me that they are having a lot of trouble with hawks right now. In the past, the hawks have swooped in and killed/taken the whole chicken...
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    Preditor killing my Silkie and Duck

    Hi A few days ago, one of my Silkie Hens went missing and I found her dead along my fence (inside the fence), her head and neck were ripped off and her body was split opened and organs exposed, but not eaten. Last night I had a duck that was killed and all of her body was intact except her...
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    Comment by 'GabbyDee' in article 'Common egg quality problems'

    Great and informative article. Thank You!
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    Review by 'GabbyDee' in article 'Common egg quality problems'

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    Diarrhea from my Rhode Island Red

    Hi I have a 1 year old RIR Hen that is usually very active. I noticed last night that she didn't want to go up into the coop to go to bed. This morning, She didn't want to come down from the coop and stayed off by herself. She is not eating like usual either. As far as I know all she has...
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    Silkie hens

    Thank you very much for the information. Now I know she’s broody. I will try what you suggested about separating her. She will have to go back to the coop at night because we do have a few possums that come and visit and I don’t want to risk it with her being out of the coop.
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    Silkie hens

    I have a Silkie hen that just started laying in the latter part of Oct and beginning of Nov. She laid her eggs for few days and then skip a day or two then pretty much quit laying about 2 weeks ago. She wants to set on her nest and not move (no eggs in the nest). She has made a nest out of a...
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    Chickens just starting to lay eggs

    Thank goodness! I've been keeping her up and letting the others out and would rather let her out with all the others. Hopefully the others will follow her and use the nest box also, when they start laying. Thank you for all you have taught me today, God Bless you and your family.
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    Chickens just starting to lay eggs

    Thank you, I'll cut back on the treats for a while.
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    Chickens just starting to lay eggs

    One other thing. She has been laying in the laying box all week, but I've kept her penned up in the coop til she lays (except thursday, she didn't lay an egg). If I let her out before she lays an egg, will she go to her nesting box to lay? or should I keep her penned up until she lays for a...
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    Chickens just starting to lay eggs

    I’ll do that, thank you for your advice.
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    Chickens just starting to lay eggs

    Your right It is just like a Christmas present! I’ll keep a separate bowl of oyster shells just in case they need it. Thank you for all the help, it is very much appreciated.
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    Chickens just starting to lay eggs

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    Chickens just starting to lay eggs

    Ok I’ll do that. Thank you.
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