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    Buff orp stopped laying - over 4 weeks now

    Just a quick update - I gloved up and greased up last night as advised, and there's definitely no egg in there, so it's great to rule out a stuck egg. Also, have felt her crop which was full last night and empty this morning, so hopefully all's working nicely there. Will continue prescribing...
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    Buff orp stopped laying - over 4 weeks now

    Thanks for the welcome and the reassurance! Will certainly give her time and love to help her become a chilled-out chook!
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    Buff orp stopped laying - over 4 weeks now

    Will do, thank you!
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    Buff orp stopped laying - over 4 weeks now

    Thanks for the tips - I will certainly try feeling for an egg (just need to get some gloves first!). In terms of potential broodiness, I don't think it's that - she only goes in once a day for 10 mins, acts like she's laid and comes out again, and luckily doesn't exhibit any other...
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    Buff orp stopped laying - over 4 weeks now

    Thanks for your reply - I'm kind of hoping it is just the feather thing...!
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    New chicken keeper, Suffolk UK

    Amazing, thank you!
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    New chicken keeper, Suffolk UK

    Hi there, I'm Sarah and last month became a chicken keeper with my partner Mike. I'm hooked already! We have Elvis and Priscilla, our two big dark Brahmas, and Johnny Cash and June Carter-Cash, our two BOs. All hens - but we got carried away with the naming when we realised Elvis looked like...
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    Buff orp stopped laying - over 4 weeks now

    Hi there, this is my first time posting, but I've used lots of advice from the forums so far - so firstly, thank you for that! So, we got our first chickens on 9th June aged 37 weeks - 2 Brahmas and 2 Buff Orps. At the time we got them, 1 of the Brahmas was laying, and 1 of the BOs was laying -...
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