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    Abnormal egg laying behaviors

    Thank you! We did have lice, but we did 3 coop treatments and 3 chicken treatments and added diatamaceous earth. We don't see the lice anymore, but even when we had the issue, they were laying in the box. I am thinking it has to be connected to the heat. Thank you though! I just hate...
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    Barred Plymouth Rock Gender Question

    I just wanted to update that everyone was right on all accounts. The brahma was a rooster and our barred rock started laying this week!
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    Sick Pullet - Any Help Would Be Great!

    Thank you for checking! She passed away on Wednesday. She did live three weeks after I first posted, and we tried everything. She really seemed to be rallying and her neck improved, but then I found she had passed away in the run. All of our other hens seems okay, so I am hoping for the best.
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    Abnormal egg laying behaviors

    Good afternoon! I am a new backyard chicken owner, and my hens have had some abnormal laying behavior this past week. I have two polish bantams (7 months) who have been laying 5 eggs a week consistently since June. They have almost always used their nesting boxes with one or two exceptions...
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    Sick Pullet - Any Help Would Be Great!

    Thank you - I am going to get some pictures later this AM. My other hens are laying now, so I don't like to disturb. For the questions: Food: We are feeding an all flock feed since we have a mix of layers and non layers. Puffy Right Side: When we feel it, it is all just feathers. We feel no...
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    Pullets no longer laying in nesting boxes

    I just wanted to thank you all! I moved where the water is inside the coop, added golf ball, and then we got a fan to circulate air when they are in the nesting boxes, and they are back to laying in the nesting boxes!
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    Not sure what's wrong with sick chicken...

    We are having a sort of similar issue with our Buff, so I will be keeping an eye on this! I hope you are having better luck than we are!
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    Sick Pullet - Any Help Would Be Great!

    Good morning! We have a 3 month buff orpington pullet who has just been struggling. We got her about 9 weeks ago, and she always just seemed off. She slept a lot compared to the other chickens, and her body just didn't seem to match our other buff oprington. She also didn't seem to really...
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    Pullets no longer laying in nesting boxes

    Let me know if you have any success! I just changed out my nesting pads for pine shavings after my two laid this morning. Fingers crossed for both of us.
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    Pullets no longer laying in nesting boxes

    Thank you! I added my geographical location, and I just ordered a thermometer. Here are the pictures of our coop. The two sides that don't have windows have vents in the roof overlap. I couldn't get a picture of one of the sides bc it is right next to our garage with not a lot of space!
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    Pullets no longer laying in nesting boxes

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    Pullets no longer laying in nesting boxes

    Haha! Thank you - they are driving me nuts! They are laying in the corner of the coop, so I am thinking if I can't beat them, join them. I may buy one of those pre-made nesting boxes and just put it in that corner!
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    Pullets no longer laying in nesting boxes

    Thank you! I will work on adding that tomorrow and see if it makes a difference.
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    Pullets no longer laying in nesting boxes

    Do you mind sending me a picture? Do you just cover the vents in winter? Thank you!
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    Pullets no longer laying in nesting boxes

    Here are the images of windows. We have window on the other side above the chicken door to allow for cross winds. I live in Baltimore, but in the AM, temperatures have been 80 or below, so warmish but not terribly warm.
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