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    Comment by 'LaurieNH' in article 'Guide to Letting Broody Hens Hatch and Raise Chicks'

    We let our broody hen hatch out & raise 4 chicks, 3 of which turned out to be hens. It was a great experience for our family to witness, but those mama-raised hens are much, much more skittish around people than our family-raised hens. (And it was so sad for our children when we had to relocate...
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    What could this be???

    Thanks! Yes, that looks like what it is. I'm off to investigate now that I've put a name to it! :) Laurie
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    What could this be???

    We have a flock of 1-4 year old mixed-breed hens. I found this is the coop this morning, under the roosts. I thought it was a deformed egg, but the outside was leathery so I cut it open. It looks like a gizzard to me! The girls are all acting fine, they are confined to a fully enclosed...
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    Prolapse or Egg Bound or something else?

    Hi! I've got a almost 2 year old Easter Egger who appears to have a problem we can't diagnose: This past Saturday, my daughter found her in the coop with her vent looking raw & poopy. We immediately brought her in the house, and tried to clean her up. I washed/cut off the soiled feathers. When...
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