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    ONE new chicken to a flock of TWO - help!!!

    Hi Everyone, We had a happy flock of three, but then one died from heat exhaustion (we think). The other two were fine, and the local feed store guy sold me a Rhode Island Red for $20 and promised me I'd be able to integrate her just fine. She just started laying so she's still fairly young and...
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    New Coop... Stopped Laying!

    Oops... Sorry (I'm a rookie, clearly). It's an appropriate feed. I was just writing what I remembered from the label. Here's what it actually is... well, this is what I bought just yesterday. I alternate in a higher protein feed (same brand). http://www.arcatapet.com/item.cfm?cat=19671
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    New Coop... Stopped Laying!

    Thanks for your help! She's been acting totally normal (in my opinion). The other was broody this past spring, and this is definitely very different. The scratch feed I'm giving them has calcium, I believe, but I'll check. I did NOT notice her other egg/shell seeming weak. Will a calcium...
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    New Coop... Stopped Laying!

    Help! We got a new coop about one month ago. We have two buff orpingtons (both about 2 years old). One had no trouble adapting to the new coop. She figured out how to roost without a ramp (it's an a-frame and she just jumps up pretty easily) and she figured out how to hop up to the nesting...
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    Mystery! 2 year old stopped laying!

    Hi All, Thanks for your previous help... we think she's "broken" since she's not laying in the nesting box all day and not aggressive towards us anymore. BUT! No eggs yet! What do you think? How long should it take? It's been almost a week since she started acting like her old self again...
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    Mystery! 2 year old stopped laying!

    Thanks so much! What do you do to "break" a brooder? We only have 2 hens, so we really need her to lay :) Is it time to get an egg for her to lay on? A new chick?
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    Mystery! 2 year old stopped laying!

    Hi All, I'm new the the forum, and I need help solving a mystery... My 2 year old Buff Orpington has recently stopped laying (it's been about 5 days, we think). She's hanging out in the nest box almost full time and will immediately return there if we move her (and acts pretty annoyed if we...
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