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    glass found in gizzard

    I had an apparently healthy RIR hen die over the weekend, and had her autopsied. The preliminary diagnosis was acute septicemia--bacteria in the bloodstream. Her lungs and kidneys had hemmhoraged. This hen was at the bottom of the pecking order, and did have a bloody comb from time to time, but...
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    Black snake killed my 16-wk pullet

    I'm so upset. I went to the hen house tonight to close up the chickens and found a black snake with the head of one of my almost-grown hens down his throat. The snake was about 5 1/2 ft long. We find them sometimes eating the eggs but everybody says they are good to have around to kill mice and...
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    Too cold for molting?

    Hi, I've seen some posts that this is the time of year for molting, but i'm still worried about my White Rock who has lost about 1/4 of her feathers so far. It's cold here in MD--lows in 30's. Highs are supposed to be in the 50s today, 60s tomorrow. I saw her shivering when i let her out into...
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    Hen trying to pass egg--bleeding

    Hi, I posted a few weeks ago about my hen laying very large eggs and now my worst fears have come true. This morning i discovered quite a bit of blood and mucusy stuff coming from her bottom. I called the chicken guy at the feed store who said that she will either pass the egg eventually and...
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    Chickens and Rain

    Thanks!
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    Chickens and Rain

    Thanks! How can i find the other thread?
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    Chickens and Rain

    Silly question--do you let your chickens out in the rain? My 4 are allowed to go in and out to their unroofed run as they please, and they are out in the run most of the time, rain or not. It's been raining for several days here in MD and supposed to rain for several more, temps in the 50s and...
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    eggs too big?

    She's actually a little over a year old. The problem with the eggs has been happening over the past 2 or 3 months, and seems to be getting worse. At first they were just mis-shapen, but they have been getting bigger and more cracked. Thanks!
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    eggs too big?

    Hi, I have 4 hens and one of them (silver-laced wyandotte) is laying HUGE eggs. They are often cracked and mis-shapen. What can i do to help her--i am worried this will hurt her. SHould i change food? I feed them all Layena plus some scratch and occasionally let them into the yard for grass...
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