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    chickens molting more than once a year

    Thank you to those who replied to my question. It, indeed, was mites. We treated all four of our girls (two topical applications one week apart), and they are all now in much better health. The Buff Orpington has stopped losing feathers, and is once again laying eggs. The Rhode Island Red is...
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    chickens molting more than once a year

    I have a Buff Orpington who heavily molted late last fall; she had many bare spots, and we were pretty concerned for her general health. However, she slowly replaced the feathers, and all seemed well. However, here we are at not quite the end of February, and she appears to be starting again...
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    Thin-shelled eggs

    One of my chickens has always laid much larger eggs than her companions. She is a white sexlink crossed with a red. Her egg production slowed the most during the winter, and now that she is laying more consistently, her shells are very thin. All of the girls have access to oyster shells. She...
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