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    ENDED - Comb Contest - 2018 - V

    He needs to be in the running for "Best Wattles!"
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    ENDED - Comb Contest - 2018 - Single

    Breed: Rhode Island Red Gender: Female Age: 2.5 years
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    How long can eggs stay good under a broody hen?

    She just started Wednesday, and we're leaving tonight. In the past, I keep the eggs out of the coop, take her out of the box whenever I go outside, and shut the coop up after everyone is done laying until sundown. She usually gives up after a couple days, but I won't be home to do all that this...
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    How long can eggs stay good under a broody hen?

    Infertile, yes. Sorry, I meant to say I don't have a rooster. How long before I shouldn't risk eating any she's been sitting on? Thank you!
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    How long can eggs stay good under a broody hen?

    My pet-sitter, my back-up, and my neighbor are all out of town the weekend we're going camping, so eggs are going to sit in the box for 3 days. I've read that eggs can stay fresh for weeks out of the fridge, and the temperatures at home are only going to get up into the upper 70s while I'm gone...
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    Wing Clipping Questions (to Make Me Feel Better About Doing It)

    The majority of my chickens have always roamed free in my fenced-in back yard, and I think it's time I bite the bullet and clip some wing feathers. It breaks my heart since one of the highlights of my day is coming out the back door to be greeted by the flying stampede racing toward me in...
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    Bully Chicken! Any Suggestions?

    Her name is Dumpling, appropriately. Since she came to my place, I've just been calling her Meanness though, lol. She's a little over 2 years old. Her previous owner said she was laying 4-5 a week when she wasn't brooding (another problem I get to look forward to dealing with with her). Her...
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    Bully Chicken! Any Suggestions?

    She was able to breathe through her nose with them on. The only thing that's stopped me from eating her is she was a really good layer before she started moulting. But, I've got 10 other chickens that are the sweetest, most docile, and loving babies ever - 7 of which are due to start laying...
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    Bully Chicken! Any Suggestions?

    Well, it's been about a month with the peepers on. She'd been doing so well with the others that I decided to take them off yesterday. Now granted, it was a long, high-stress chase around the yard to catch her, and there's been comb-pinching and injured nostrils involved both when I put them on...
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    Bully Chicken! Any Suggestions?

    I had planned on taking off the peepers today since that would've been 2 weeks, but now both victim (Mozart, because it's getting tiring referring to pecking order rank instead of name) and bully (Dumpling) are molting now. Mozart's back looks even more terrible with the new feathers coming in...
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    Bully Chicken! Any Suggestions?

    Yes! That would be hilarious! Just thought I'd update again. It's been a week, and there is peace in the chicken yard again. I've even caught the bully and the picked-on chicken going to roost at the same time and sleeping side by side in the coop. I have no idea how long I should leave the...
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    Bully Chicken! Any Suggestions?

    The Mask of Shame is on. Fingers crossed this works - so far so good!
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    Bully Chicken! Any Suggestions?

    It didn't feel like there was anything under the skin, and I agree, now that you mention it. It doesn't look red or irritated like I'd imagine it looking if they were traumatically yanked out before their time. Plus, she laid an egg yesterday, if that says anything about her stress level. My...
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    Bully Chicken! Any Suggestions?

    It could be possible. There are big feathers all over the yard from the other birds. The ones I'm seeing are off her back where she used to get pecked. I just attached a pic to my update post as you were replying. Maybe she's pulling them out herself. Is that a possibility? I haven't personally...
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    Bully Chicken! Any Suggestions?

    Update: I came home today to find clusters of the bullied chicken's feathers around the yard. Either she's standing there letting them pluck her, or they're being yanked out in hunks. So anyway, since the known bully is in The Box, I guess her buddy isn't as innocent as I'd thought. At least now...
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