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    Please help, sick chicken and I don't know what to do!

    I have a brahma that is about 8 months old. She is not laying yet. Around Thanksgiving, I noticed that she stopped roosting at night and just stand quietly on one of the corners. I thought she was sick but she seemed to be ok. I posted her issue awhile ago, and the responses I had was because of...
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    Frozen eggs!!!

    How many chickens do you have? I have 7 that are laying and been using only 2 nesting boxes instead of 4 and it worked. I also collected the eggs very often!! Hope this will work for you too!
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    What is wrong with my chicken?

    On my last post https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/845726/hen-not-roosting-with-others, I decided to stop worry about her! And now, I think she is trying to kill herself!!!! Yesterday, I found her in the dark outside the coop by herself and it was below freezing! I thought she might get stuck...
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    Hen not roosting with others

    So based on what you said, she is getting too fat to fly up the roost!! LOL!!! I guess I need to figure what to do with her then! Maybe put a ladder for her, we'll see if that will help!
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    Hen not roosting with others

    We have 8 hens and there are plenty of space for everyone. I noticed one of the hens pecked on her when I put the hen on the roost. I know she is on the lowest pecking order. She is not laying yet and I believe due to stress! She is a brahma and is more than 30 weeks old. They were fine a month...
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    Hen not roosting with others

    My girls used to roost all together! Now about a month ago, one of my hens starts to sleep on the ground by herself. I keep an eye on her to make sure she is not sick. She seems to be well!! I decided to let her do her own business, but the problem that I encountered lately was the freezing...
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    Our first egg, and, how long do Ameraucanas take to start laying?

    My EE just started to lay last week!! She was 29 weeks old!!
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    It's -14 this morning in Anchorage!!!
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    Frozen eggs!!!

    She should have learned from her friends!!! She is the first that needs 'intervention!!' I never have to worry with the other 6 hens! Troublemaker! :)
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    7/8, but one is FROZEN!!
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    Frozen eggs!!!

    I have black sexlink, barred rock, buff Orpington, EE, brahma! The EE just starts laying today and she laid on the poop board, so it was frozen!! I have more luck today because I only have 1 frozen egg out of 7! :) The brahma is not laying yet! She is about 30 weeks now!
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Yes, they did crack!!! It was -11F this morning!!!! That how cold it was!!!!!!!
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    Frozen eggs!!!

    I love that idea!!!!
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    5 frozen eggs!
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    Frozen eggs!!!

    It's a very cold day in Anchorage! It was -11F this morning! My coop is insulated but it is still very cold inside the coop, so all my eggs were cracked open and solid frozen!! Arggghhh! At least my chickens are alive and well. This is my first winter of raising chickens! What do you do to...
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