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    When do chickens lay?

    We also have not had any night laying. Have found eggs very early in the morning if they happen to have skipped laying the previous day. As for the 'chicken in the box', we have one particular hen - Ginger, who sleeps in the box nightly, the others roost. Guess you could train by putting on the...
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    When do chickens lay?

    Hi Mr. Pilo, I have 3 "girls". My favorite is Cookie, the Barred Rock. Her eggs are very similar to yours and different from the other two hens I have, which are ( Rhode Island Red and Black Australorp). Cookie's eggs are always the smallest of the bunch, and very pointed or oval; almost to...
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    When do chickens lay?

    I have seen a slight decrease in eggs but not much. Could you use a solar light that would give them additional light into their area but you do not have to have electric to? I have one, that cost me $1 at Walmart that works really well. Just gives a bit of extra light right by the coop. Just a...
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    What do you do with your hens when they stop laying??

    So enjoyed your pics . We are not quite (close) retired, but are following in your footsteps...
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    URGENT!!! CRUSHED CHICKEN!!!

    I would definitely give her the Arnica and watch her for another day. It helps heal and will absorb any internal bleeding she might have. If she does have a broken leg.... should be set; don't know if you want to go thru the expense of taking her to the vet for that. Maybe check out Heritage...
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    When do chickens lay?

    I too use the golf balls to help give them an idea of what the boxes are for! When our first hen started laying, she would just do it right by where she roosts at night. I put her in the box a couple of times to get her used to it and see the golf balls. On the fourth day, she used the box. The...
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    URGENT!!! CRUSHED CHICKEN!!!

    Good to hear she is doing better. Are the mealworms dried or live? I ask because mine turned up their noses at the dried ones! When little they did love a bit of finely chopped dill and bread soaked in milk.... I am the one that sugested the homeopathic remedy to you. Do you have any Arnica...
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    When do chickens lay?

    My understanding - when they start squatting when you put your hand out towards them, they are getting ready to start laying ( they squat when they are being mounted by a rooster). Mine squatted for several weeks prior to their first egg.
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    When do chickens lay?

    Congratulations! It is so exciting to get the first egg. Ginny
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    When do chickens lay?

    We too had a rubbery or sort of not fully formed egg one of the days. Has not happened since. I wanted to post a pic of three eggs laid o one day, to show you for comparison, but can't figure out how. Says I am not allowed to add an attachment when I try to attach the pic. Could someone...
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    When do chickens lay?

    Our thee girls just started laying a couple of weeks ago . We have a Barred Rock (Cookie), a Black Australorp (Ozzie) and Rhode Island Red (Ginger). They started laying around 23 weeks. I start getting an egg starting around 7 am. They are starting to get in sync. One laying around 1/2 hour...
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    URGENT!!! CRUSHED CHICKEN!!!

    Let us know how she is doing. You mentioned sprouts. I think they would be very good but. FYI, Aconite is a homeopathic remedy. It is more of a 'medicine' than a food. It is easily found in health food store or a place that carries homeopathic remedies such as Whole Foods. It can be used on...
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    URGENT!!! CRUSHED CHICKEN!!!

    So sorry to hear about your chicken getting hurt! If you have health food store or a Whole Foods nearby, buy some Aconite 30 C You can dissolve a pellet in about 4oz of spring water (try not to use tap water) and can put a few drops as Dawg mentioned on her beak. Aconite helps with the initial...
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    CHICKS SUDDENLY DYING! Any thoughts or suggestions?

    Mary Grace, What a great link, thanks! KYnewbchickie, I am starting to think I might have been part of the cause!:( I did read about the gizzard and the undigested food - ( I was giving them treats - such as dill, some lettuce, hard boiled eggs and I did not give them grit!) I did not...
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    CHICKS SUDDENLY DYING! Any thoughts or suggestions?

    FINALLY GOT THE RESULTS OF THE NECROPSY! I hope some of you will be able to help me decipher it! I was originally told there were no visible parasites, but doesn't it seem for it say there were some detected? It does not read clear. Also, seems to say that there was necrosis of the koilin...
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