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    Barred Rock seems crippled

    I gave Georgie a half 81mg aspirin every 6 hours or so as she needed for pain. She demonstrated pain by panting. It went away for hours, then would start up again, letting me know it was time for another. I also gave her lots of yogurt to combat the harshness of the aspirin on her GI system. Is...
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    Rir 1yr Old Not Laying

    There must be a regional malaise in the Pacific NW...I know I'm fed up with the March weather in June! My two Americaunas haven't laid an egg in three days and the Cookoo Maran is only slightly better. Like Snugglefeathers in Seattle, I just agreed to give a friend six eggs every week....
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    Best material to line nesting boxes?

    I'm using shredded paper--best use for shredded bills, ever. It's free, it holds onto DE for mite-prevention and holds a bowl shape well when they settle in.
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    Help they're bein mean!

    If there is a protein deficiency, what do you recommend?
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    Hen plucking herself

    How do I attach a picture to the post? I uploaded three pics, but I have no idea where....
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    Hen plucking herself

    I spent more time observing them and the most dominent is picking at her, but she's picking herself, too (she's #2 in the pecking order of three hens). The dominent one is eating the feathers, and she's starting to pic at the neck, too. I don't see anything on the leg scales, but I will try to...
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    Hen plucking herself

    My year-old Cookoo Maran had plucked a few feathers, but we went away for two days--they had plenty of water and layer feed--and she appears to have plucked most of her backside and legs clean! I had friends check for eggs yesterday afternoon and the hen had not plucked, so this is within an...
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