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    Mites?

    Thanks for all the info everyone! Glad to rule out mites and also get some insight from you all on the feather issues and nest boxes. I'm going to increase the lip on the nest boxes and if that doesn't work, I'm going to try some kind of nest box inserts/pad.
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    Mites?

    I have had the ceramic eggs in the nests, they've always been good about laying in the nests until November hit, then they started kicking everything out including the ceramic eggs. I did my best to get some close ups of the hen whose missing neck feathers. I don't think it's the rooster's...
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    Mites?

    Would you suggest hay vs straw? I had always heard to avoid hay cause it still has the seeds in it, but t maybe I have that flipped. I've heard now that straw since it's hollow can harbor mites.
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    Mites?

    Managed to check Wyandotte hen this morning. No sign of mites!! as far as I can tell...think it is maybe just an early molt, saw some pin feathers.
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    Mites?

    Here's a pic of the nest boxes from the inside of the coop. They are empty as every single time I've put new straw in they have immediately kicked it out. My suspicion is that there were some seeds in the straw still and they were going after it to see if they could find more. They seem happy...
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    Mites?

    Thanks for the suggestion. I tried increasing the lip but it only solved the problem for about half a day lol. Guess I need to make it bigger or try something else.
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    Mites?

    Oh yes, we are well aware ...he's the roo who slipped in and has been angling to be chicken dinner. Part of the reason I haven't been able to check on hens as closely as I'd like is that he will attack us all.
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    Mites?

    Hi all, So I have 4 hens, all about 9 months now. As of about late November ( I'm in Mass) they all started kicking out the straw I had put in their nest boxes. I'd read that mites can hide in straw so I swapped out for wood shavings in the boxes ( they still kicked them out). Chickens started...
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    First Soft -shelled eggs ...but nothing since

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    First Soft -shelled eggs ...but nothing since

    Hi all, So my hens have just started laying. One EE and my GLW have been laying consistently ( know it's them as I've seen them on the nests. However, my other EE and my Welsummer are not. This past Friday, I believe they both laid their first eggs, found two soft shelled eggs beneath the...
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    Silver Laced Wyandotte or other? Almost 10 weeks

    I also feel like he must be some kind of Wyandotte cross, seems to unlikely that he'd get that feather pattern without any Wyandotte genetics.
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    Silver Laced Wyandotte or other? Almost 10 weeks

    Ahhh ok. Good to know, not surprised if he's an Easter Egger mix since he is probably from the same farm that the EEs were from...we just got them from a local feed store.
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    Silver Laced Wyandotte or other? Almost 10 weeks

    Hi all, I got my first batch of chicks about 10 weeks ago. Was supposed to get 2 Easters, 2 Welsummers, and 2 Gold Laced Wyandottes. One of the Wyandottes is definitely not a Gold Laced. Has black and white coloring, at first assumed it was a Silver Laced Wy...but am now wondering as the...
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    8 week chicken Comb from red to whitish

    Thank you for the reply. I didn't think of that, i hope that's the case. I feel like there have been a few extra feathers about. So fingers crossed. I was worried it could be mites or some infection, but he/she seems lively and active as usual
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    8 week chicken Comb from red to whitish

    Hi all, First time chicken owner here and first time poster. I have an 8 week old Silver Laced Wyandotte "Scratchy" . She/He has a fairly pronounced comb already ( why we suspect it's a roo). Anyways, its comb has been pretty red looking, but today I noticed that the top part of its comb...
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