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    First Egg Countdown

    my Rhode Island reds are approx 7 months old, and feel they were not laying. I was talking to some lady at feed store, and she said they should definitely be laying by now. Mine are free range, and she immediately got concerned they were laying some where in the fenced in 3 acres. I put 5 out...
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    Hen Egg Laying in yard instead of coop.

    my Rhode Island reds are approx 7 months old, and feel they were not laying. I was talking to some lady at feed store, and she said they should definitely be laying by now. Mine are free range, and she immediately got concerned they were laying some where in the fenced in 3 acres. I put 5 out of...
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    Jerky, wobbly head movements, sleepy, not eating 2 month old ????

    sounds like that coccaidos germ. Does it have blood in the poo?
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    Do your chickens eat cracked corn in scratch?

    Thanks! Do you think spraying my coop ground w/Bleach could help kill the "C" germ? Also, it sound like having some of that Di Methox powder on hand is pretty smart if your going to be raising pullets. So what your saying is, it would be smart to go ahead and medicate with this powder through...
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    Do your chickens eat cracked corn in scratch?

    yes it was a bit watery. Today I had more chicks gone. Yes, it does look like they are holding water, I picked up one that had really wobbly legs w/very little energy, and it released water right out of its mouth when I picked it up. These chicks aren't very young either, they are probably...
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    Do your chickens eat cracked corn in scratch?

    Thanks Fred for the calcium info. One more questions, I went out to feed up tonight, I found what looks like a tent of some blod in the chicks poo. I dont think it was all of them, I hope it was only coming from 1. I dont really know why there would be blood, what you think?
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    Do your chickens eat cracked corn in scratch?

    my chickens don't want to eat the scratch if i put it in a bowl. they only want to eat it if i throw it on the ground, than they sworm to it. I guess that is why they call it scratch. I have chickens approx 8wks old. A few have died lately, I am concerned the corn that I mixed with laying...
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