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    My wife and I live in Hollywood, SC and are new to raising chickens. We have raised dogs, cats, goats, vegatables and two children so I think we can handle it. Although we have plenty of room, over three acres, my wife wanted me to build a chicken tractor. She said she wanted to be able to...
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    Hen suddenly went blind

    This evening my wife let our chickens out of the run for some exercise and noticed one of the hens did not come out. She went into the coop and brought her outside. The hen didn't move. Upon inspection my wife noticed the hen did not react to movement and had no fear of my wife's hand being...
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    Sick hen: skin feels warm, can't stand, flops on ground

    We need your help. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is there any other information I need to submit to aid in the diagnosis?
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    Sick hen: skin feels warm, can't stand, flops on ground

    We need some help treating a sick hen. About 5 days ago we noticed one of our hens was just laying on the ground. She was lethargic and didn't make much of an effort to get away when we walked up to her. She doesn't have the strength to walk and kind of waddleds and falls over. We noticed...
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    Hen is dropping eggs from roost and eggs have soft shells

    We have 4 hens, all different ages and breeds. Our best layer is a Golden Comet who is about two years old. She lays a jumbo sized egg almost every day. About two weeks ago she started laying/dropping her eggs from the roost during the night or laying on the ground rather than in the nest...
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    7 month old hen hasn't started laying

    I purchased a red sex-link pullet on May 1. I was told she was about 18 weeks old at that time which would make her about 27 weeks old now. I've saw a noticable change in her body shape about three weeks ago. Her body and the space between her leg got much wider. But, she still hasn't layed...
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    Two broody hens sharing two chicks

    Just over three weeks ago our black sex-link hen started sitting on the nest. After a few days of taking the eggs away from her we decided to just let her have her way. We let her have four eggs and we continued to gather the rest. About two weeks into the incubation our Wyandote hen started...
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    Is my rooster inexperienced or ineffective?

    I have a Barred Rock rooster, about 8 months old, who seems to be having trouble servicing the hens. His timing and/or approach are off and the hen end up getting away. I had two rooster of the same breed and age. The more dominant rooster did not have these problems. Unfortunately, he...
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    Chicken Tractors (A-Frame Shape)

    Here are pictures of the A-frame chicken tractor I built. Its 6'x8' on the bottom and approximately 6' tall. I have 5 chickens and I think it would accomodate 6 -8 if I moved it every day. I have 3 nest boxes on one end, but they hens all use the same nest. I have added wheels to the end...
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    WTB Laying hens in the Charleston, SC area

    I'm looking for 2 or 3 hens. I'd prefer hens that are already laying or that should start laying in a month or so. I am willing to drive as much as an hour away. Thanks
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    HELP WANTED Power Failure During Hatch- What To Do?

    Hey, How did the hatch go? What's the turnout? Sorry to hear you had power problems on the last day. I think there are third world countries that have less power outages than we do in Hollywood. Goshen
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    Barred Rock or Dominique

    Hello. I bought these two chickens about a month ago. I was told they were Dominique hens about 5 months old. I now know one of them is a rooster and I think they both are. There is no doubt about the larger one on the right. He crows and mates with the hens. The smaller one doesn't lay...
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    Hens are moving the fake eggs

    I am new to raising chickens and find the following pretty interesting. Someone told me to place a golf ball in the nest to encourage the hens to lay there. Well, I have two nest boxes, side by side with a short divider between them. I placed a golf ball in each nest. Everyday when I checked...
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    South Carolina

    Quote: cjenn222 No, I haven't seen anything from you. When did you send it? Goshen
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    South Carolina

    Hello from Hollywood, near Charleston. I just found this thread and had no idea there are so many people from SC on BYC. Goshen
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