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    Sudden Death

    Its hard to know someone over an initial email. I wanted to avoid a long email message and to keep it short I apologize if I can across as a know it all. Your perspective on fighting was a help as it eliminated one potential but unlikely cause.
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    Sudden Death

    Thanks for the perspective on pecking order and fighting. I first thought that something may have gotten in but no signs of entry. Everything, top and sides is half inch welded wire and buried. The yard is surrounded by chain link fence and the dogs have done a good job of keeping suburban...
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    Sudden Death

    Today I found one of my four Red Sex Links dead in the corner of the run. At 10 AM all came running as they always have done when I toss in a handful of scratch. At noon I tossed a handful of grapes that they enjoy. At 230 I found her dead with the feathers and skin of her lower back gone and...
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    Leg Problem-Sprained Maybe?

    Thanks. Should she be isolated? Should she be allowed to walk on it?
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    Leg Problem-Sprained Maybe?

    I have four 10 week New Hampshire hens. I noticed today that one is favoring her left leg/foot. I looked at prior messages to see if it was a break or sprain? She hobbles around on her "knuckle" and that is a little roughed up but I cannot see or feel any breaks or blood. When I pick her up...
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    Whats wrong with this neck?

    Thanks for the quick reply! Much appreciated. I had one molt last year but nothing like this. Thanks again
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    Chicken Run Covers

    I have a 10 foot long by 4 foot wide run about 4 feet high that I cover with a plastic tarp as follows. Every 2 feet or so across the short dimension I have a wooded cross member that the 2 x 4 welded wire is attached to. In the middle of each cross member I have a 3 inch tall piece of 2 x 4...
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    Whats wrong with this neck?

    4 hens about 2.5 years old. Getting one egg a day and lots of feathers so someone is molting. Last week this one looked fine then today I noticed her neck. A little spot of blood too. She seems to be eating and moving about ok, but tends to stay in the coop when the others are in the...
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    Lethargic Hen

    Thanks for the suggestions. She spent the night in the house and pooped in the box. It looked normal. Does that mean she is not bound? Still lethargic though. Could molting be a cause? I'll look into the other possibilities too. Jim
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    Lethargic Hen

    I have 4 red layers about 2.5 years old. One has been lethargic for the last week. See stays by herself under cover most times and does not socialize with the others much. Seems to be drawn in with head and wings and legs tucked in. Appears to eat with the rest from what I can tell. Last...
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    Solitary Hen Roosting in the Run

    I have four, 2 year old red layers and get 3-4 eggs per day. Tonight is the first night that one of the hens is roosting on a branch in the run while the others roost in the coop as usual. I have been letting them free range for a few hours when I get home from work and they always make their...
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    Egg Bound or Soft Shell?

    Thanks all. She was doing better the next mornng but no egg. I gave her some yogurt with crushed Tums. Then today she is laying again and acting normal. I'll keep and eye on her to see if it develops again.
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    Egg Bound or Soft Shell?

    It was unusual that my 4 hens only produced 3 eggs the last two days. Last night at dusk I noticed one in the nest box as if laying. But today only 3 eggs. She scratched around with the others when i let them out of the run to free range. I noticed her feathers seemed a bit full below...
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    Old Easter Eggs as feed

    Thanks
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    Old Easter Eggs as feed

    Can I feed my 4 hens 1.5 weekold vinegar dyed Easter Eggs that have been hard boiled and left out on teh table? They would be peeled and mashed.
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