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    large, hard lump on right breast

    Hi, I have a hen who seems lethargic who has a golfball size lump on the right breast. Anyone know what this could be? She is almost 2 years old. I also have some 2 month old meat birds that have the same lump, although they seem to be acting just fine. The meat birds had "air bubbles" at the...
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    balding heads/drop in production

    UPDATE- I went into the house with a bunch of DE, sprinkled it onto the hens (sort of!), put it into all the nest boxes and on the floor in their favorite spots and, 4 days later, egg production is back up. I still dont' know exactly what was wrong.... at least it has gotten better.
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    balding heads/drop in production

    Help! My laying hens have had a recent drop in egg production and i can't figure out why. The only strange symptom that some of them have is the loss of feathers around their combs. Some of them have loss of feathers at their necks but that may be the rooster since these birds also have bare...
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