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    Almost 1 yr old hens still not laying

    Hi all, I find it very unusual that my hens are still not laying. I have not done anything different with this batch than I have done with all my other hens over the last 7 years. We have had two very long and unusually hot molting seasons in a row, but my older girls have mostly all began...
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    Soft egg laying under roost

    Ironic that I had one in yesterday's batch!
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    Soft egg laying under roost

    I've had rubber eggs laid both inside and outside of the nesting box. I've also had crinkled up shells (no egg inside) on several occasions, and of course, the occasional wind (fart) eggs.
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    Egg production way down with Purina Flock Raiser

    Thank you so much. I will check with our feed store to see if we have the unmedicated variety. Just so I understand, in your opinion Flock Raiser (20% protein) is incorrect, right? Until today I did not even know that chick starter/grower (unmedicated) was an option. Checked the feed bag...
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    Egg production way down with Purina Flock Raiser

    Hello FCL (Fellow Chicken Lovers) I was looking for a feeding solution to having mixed ages of laying hens in my flock. I followed the advice of someone at the feed store which I purchase my feed at, and she said that Purina Flock Raiser was my answer to this dilemma. Almost immediately I...
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    Comment by 'kamuelamom' in article 'Danib's Brooder'

    This is awesome!
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    How many chickens do we all have? 60,083 and counting.

    kamuelamom = 28 72218 + 28 = 72246
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    How many chickens do we all have? 60,083 and counting.

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    how much do you charge for your eggs?

    I'm in Hawaii and I get $6 (private buyer) and $7 (net $6.25 through local ag coop) per dozen. This barely covers my feed cost here, which runs $24 - $26 per 50# bag.
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    Is there a blockage - unwell hen

    Hi cluck13, I wish I had an answer for you, and I do hope that a chicken expert can chime in soon. I empathize with you having recently lost one of my hens to illness a couple of weeks ago. I tried to nurse her back to health but did not really understand the symptoms either, and...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Update: My broody girl has fostered my three store bought chicks for 5 weeks now. A few days ago she began laying again, and has consistently laid for the last 4 days. Does this mean shes ready to return to the flock? I have a pullet pen waiting to house the 3 young chicks, who have grown so...
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    Will a broody hen raise chicks?

    I have my broody who has fostered 3 store bought chicks for the last 5 weeks. I had them separated from the rest of the flock. Since this was my first experience I didn't really know what was best. Now that they are getting big, I'd like to put them in a separate pen and return mama to the...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Hi, I don't have time to look through all 145 pages of this thread at the moment so I am hoping someone has a quick answer: Can my broody foster hen eat the same food as the store bought chicks she adopted? It's medicated chick crumble and I've been feeding it to her for about 4 weeks now...
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    Help, Limping Chicken

    For anyone who's interested, Henny Penny has made a steady comeback. After two days in the isolation pen (infirmary), I put her back in the chicken yard with the rest of the flock and isolated her sister (Cocoa) for a few days since she was the only one attacking her, to see if the habit of...
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    Help, Limping Chicken

    UPDATE: After two days in the infirmary, there is little change, if any, to her condition. The good news is that she is still eating and drinking, and today she even laid an egg! I have been taking her outside to scratch around and look for worms. By all indication, she is doing all her...
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