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This is so helpful! Thank you. This community is fantastic!

I took her to the vet and things seem to be improving quickly! He said it was likely a uterine infection caused by an internal broken egg or one breaking on the way out, but it doesn't seem to be full on peritonitis. Whew! She is on Clavomax for 7 days. She has already laid one solid egg (that...

Thank you for responding! I have tried vitamin d and calcium beyond oyster shell. I've given her scrambled eggs with egg shell in them regularly on top of her layer pellet food. She has 3 flock mates that all seem perfectly healthy. I'm just a little perplexed. I am totally game to try anything...

My black sex link, Penny, is about 1.5 years old. She was a prolific layer for about a year. About 4 months ago, she started having calcium deposits on her eggs and soon after, started laying thinner shelled eggs. About two months ago, we started finding broken eggs off the roost every few days...

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I am so sorry! I do feel grateful that my two OG hens and two other pullets are seemingly unharmed. I would be devastated to lose the whole flock, and I am sorry that happened to you. It is amazing how quickly we become attached to our birds. 🐥 We plan to have a live trap set out before the sun...

Lost two of my young pullets to a very crafty raccoon last night, and I am so bummed. Word to the wise, triple check every corner - even the highest points - for possible raccoon entry areas. If you think a space is too small or difficult to access for a raccoon, think again and seal it up. Five...

What state are you located in? You might look around for a sawmill that sells rough cut extras or "cants" at a much reduced price. It will mean more labor to create perfect dimensions, but it might be an angle at saving some dough. A second thought - although not as pleasing to the eye as a...

Our chicken-tegration is going fairly well so far! We used the "look don't touch" method for about a week, as suggested, with one short "play date" before fully putting them together yesterday. Our mouthy Penny is a bit of a bully, but no real harm done so far, and things seem to be calming down...

I am a lover of all kinds of music and a musician myself! Thanks for the kudos! :)

Very helpful article! Thank you. :)

I am new to backyard chicken keeping and this fantastic site. Thank you for the warm welcome! My partner and I are in Lexington, KY, and we currently have two adult hens (one black sexlink - Penny - and one buff orpington - Josephine). We are also raising four young pullets (we hope) to add to...