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    Hens Not Laying

    My hens have really slacked off on egg laying. I have noticed quite a few with pink combs rather than bright red when they are laying. Out of 14 adults...if I get 2 eggs, it's a good day.... Now waiting for my juveniles to start....probably not till Spring
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    Integration Time

    I have been trying to integrate my juvenile chickens into the existing flock. The older birds keep bullying the juveniles and won't let them out of the coop into the pen to get feed and water. It's going on the 3rd day and it's frustrating as I have never had this issue before. Should I just...
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    Community Nest

    My Guineas have a community nest in their coop and has probably 30 or more eggs. Will the girls start incubating soon or will they just continue laying ?
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    Gout ?

    Gertrude doing better today. I have her on Clindamycin from the vet, daily dressing changes and I got her a small bag of mealworms as an extra treat. here are pictures of her feet....
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    Average cost of a vet appt for a chicken ?

    $ 44 here
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    Gout ?

    took one of my hens to a vet this afternoon ( my first ever )...thinking hen had bumblefoot...vet thinks it's Gout. Never heard of chickens developing gout.... She ( Gertrude ) is a 2 y/o Lavender Orpington ...will have photos tomorrow. Feet are wrapped up and she is resting in a dog crate...
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    Water Glassing ???

    I guess the guinea eggs can be water-glassed ?? I set up 2 jars last year...opened one a few weeks ago and it smelled worse than a boiled goat's A**. I am afraid the second jar will be the same. Not a problem with my chicken eggs, though.
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    Odd Rooster Behavior

    Two of my rooster hAve decided to try and take over the hen's nesting boxes to the point where the girls can't get in to lay their eggs. Why would they start doing this and how can I correct this ?
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    Integrating in Main Flock

    the whole time the littles were in their side of the coop
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    Integrating in Main Flock

    Guineas and Chickens on both sides. Main coop is 9' x 12' with part of that 3' x 9 ' sectioned off ( baby side ). Been see but no touch since juveniles first started hopping out of their brooder box in te smaller section. Juvenile run is 10' x 10' nd the main run is 10' x 30'
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    Integrating in Main Flock

    Tried a couple days ago to integrate the juveniles ( 12 weeks +/- ) with the main flock. The sections of thhe coop has ben divided with chicken wire and a screen door. Definitely a look but no touch situation. So I opened the door so all could start being together... Our adult guineas were...
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    Roo or Pullet ?

    yes...the darker one is already crowing...just not sure about the lighter one
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    Roo or Pullet ?

    Harched these baby chicks about 4 months or so ago...Blue Plymouth Rock and Lavender Orpingtons. The dark Blue Rock on the left is definitely a Roo as he is already crowing ( or what he thinks is crowing ),,,but nt sure about the Lavender to his right. Comb slightly larger than it's hatch...
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    Chicken Shoes

    I have a lovely Lavender Orpington ( think a Roo ) that has a spayed foot ( curls under ) . I used Q-tips and tape to make splints for his upper legs but need to know if anyne out there has some suggestions,ideas, patterns , et al for some foot splits.
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    Chickens and MUD

    It's the Muddy Season here in Missouri and with all the rain we have had, our chicken oen is a muddy, stinky MESS , What can we do to allevate the mud and the stink ? Mulch or straw ?
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