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    What did my hen lay??? Sickness or physical problem?

    Forgot to say my Thank you! Was really worried something was wrong...
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    What did my hen lay??? Sickness or physical problem?

    I went out to check the nesting boxes and my Buff Orpington was sitting in the box. She got up and left the box and this thing was in there. Not sure if it came from her or another chicken, as she has a tendency to brood and hog that box. This thing was a little smaller than a ping pong ball...
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    Help! My wife is mad at me for feeding the chickens pizza!

    Our chickens enjoy pizza and we used to give them the occasional leftover piece of homemade pizza. That is until we had one get an impacted crop last year. I never knew for sure, but always wondered about the bread possibly gumming up in there. So they almost never get pizza anymore. I did...
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    Is it too late for my Pekin and if so to do

    The ad might be a good option. Or check FB to see if there are any local poultry groups you could join. Surely someone would be kind enough to help you (and the duck) out. I saw another post on here about digging a hole, putting the animal in it and then shooting the head with a .22. My...
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    Egg Bound?

    I learned on here a few days ago that brught green poop can be a sign that your chicken has only bile in its system (from not eating), and it is very serious. My favorite hen had this last week, and I tube fed her and thought she was on the mend then a couple days later she was lethargic again...
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    Coyotes

    I would definitely get her a friend if the babies are too young for her to interact with. Of course you will want to quarantine any new birds before putting them in the flock. I'm sorry to hear about the coyotes killing your flock :(
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    Official BYC Poll: What Do Your Chickens Live In?

    @Chicklady707 Our True Green Whitings like to show off their straight jump skills over our 5.5 foot tall fence too. I'm thinking of using the netting over the top for awhile until they learn... :)
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    Official BYC Poll: What Do Your Chickens Live In?

    Ours have a shed that has been modified into a coop. They have a fenced in run that is approximately 1/4 acre? and then they free range daily on our 7.5 acres.
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    Is it too late for my Pekin and if so to do

    I'm so sorry for your loss. I would say maybe the hawk damaged the spinal cord in the attack? I don't know if you saw the attack or not, but if so, do you know if he was dropped? We had a chicken attacked by a hawk (it was caught on video), and she fought back and he dropped her (but we...
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    Egg sizes over time

    @Ridgerunner Thank you--that was fascinating! And good to know. I haven't weighed eggs in awhile, but my husband weighed a couple tonight, and it looks like our average pullet egg is up to around 42 grams now, after about 9 weeks of laying. Maybe we'll get to large eventually, lol
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    Egg sizes over time

    Following this thread with interest! :) We first got chickens 2.5 years ago (AmberLinks, ISA Browns, Golden Comets, Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks and Black Australorps). All laid big eggs. This spring, we ordered chicks since our older girls had slowed laying, but we ordered Cream Legbars...
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    Do chickens nap?

    Mine nod off outside, especially is it's warm and they're just lying around. If she's looking puffed up or not being interested in food then I would start to wonder about illness
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    Abandoned Chickens in My Yard!

    What a kind soul you are for taking them in and trying to help them. Thankfully no one has dropped off animals to us like that, though we did have someone ask us to take in their 2 remaining hens out of a 65 count flock that had been all but decimated by several predator attacks. Those two (a...
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    Trying to decide if my lethargic hen needs to be culled :(

    Thank you. My husband ended up using the .22 to put her down, so I couldn't fathom taking her in for a necropsy (I know this sounds silly but I couldn't stand the thought of seeing her after she'd been shot, and I would have had to be the one to drive her there since my husband will be at work...
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    Trying to decide if my lethargic hen needs to be culled :(

    Thank you everyone for all your help. She pooped twice overnight, and there was no more blood, so I'm thinking maybe that was from the NSAID. She has been sleeping all day, and only opens her eyes if I move her. Her respirations are slow. If she does not pass soon my husband is going to put...
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