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    Fake Egg Missing

    I have been wondering if maybe could be a lizard. I put in an egg to see if it would get taken. It has been in the nest for three days and hasn't gone missing and none of the new eggs have gone missing either. Maybe the snake really did take care of itself.
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    Fake Egg Missing

    I don't think it could have been a squirrel or an opossum. That would be very rare in the valley. If it was a rat is there anything I could do to get rid of it?
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    Fake Egg Missing

    For the last week I haven't been getting as many eggs as normal. I thought it was the Arizona heat. But today I went out to collect eggs and my fake egg was missing. I have noticed their bedding has been falling out of the nesting box recently. They are in a smaller coop with a nesting box...
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    Milky White Poops

    She is a little young for laying yet. Do you think she could live a normal life with a kidney or reproductive problem? Other than her poop being bad. She is happy. She runs around and plays. Even steals apple pieces from the big girls.
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    Milky White Poops

    I'm at a less for what is wrong. My little Barbra around 5 months old has has milky white watery poops since I got her over two months ago. Originally she had coccidiosis and I treated that and it cleared right up. Since then I have tried adding apple cider vinegar to her water and electrolytes...
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    Help- Silky acting listless

    She is currently standing up but doesn't want to move around a lot. It is almost like she wants to sleep standing up. She tucks her head into her wing. I gave her a bath and cleaned her up a bit. She was really dirty. She took two large poops outside and they looked like normal little turds. She...
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    Help- Silky acting listless

    My young silky has been acting really weird this morning. She is refusing to leave her run which is very unlike her. Normally she is the first out into the yard. I have seen her eating and drinking this morning. Overall she is acting very listless and refusing to leave the run. She is at the age...
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    Hello everyone. New to backyard chickens.

    Hello everyone. My name is Melissa and I just got my backyard chickens. I'm not new to chicken care. My family raised chickens when I was younger. Currently I have three Barnevelders. I'm excited for my little chicks to lay us some eggs when they get older. Outside of chickens I enjoy reading...
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