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    "Putting down" one of my hens

    Which is the best way to "put down" a hen? She seems to be suffering, can barely move, won't drink or eat, and her breathing is very labored. It's so sad to see my pretty brown leghorn going downhill fast. Or should I let mother nature handle it? I've lost hens before, but to predators and...
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    Can they go outside now??

    In late October my buff orpington, hatched 3 of the 7 eggs she was sitting on. A few days later I bought 7 baby chicks. She hatched 2 astrolorps and a white leghorn. it was odd that she quickly accepted the chicks that resembled her chicks, but didn't accept the 3 that didn't look like her...
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    chickens sneezing, wheezing, with watery eyes

    Thanks for suggesting the tetracycline. Just got back from getting it, but I noticed the warning says not to use on egg producing chickens. What?! Is the warning telling me that once I use it, I can never use any eggs from these hen. Or am I supposed to wait a certain length of time before I...
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    chickens sneezing, wheezing, with watery eyes

    Earlier this week, I had my young rooster with one eye almost swollen shut, with mucus coming out of his beak. He was lethargic and not eating much. I thought he had injured his eye, so I swabbed around it with some neosporin. Today, he's much better. But now I have 3 hens with watery eyes...
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    lost eggs FOUND

    My girls were laying eggs on my front and side porches. Then, a few weeks ago, my 9 year old grandniece stayed with me for a week. She was fascinated by the whole process and would sit and watch the hens as they layed...Well, they stopped laying there! For about 2 weeks I've been trying to...
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    Injured chicken - from mating

    Thank you, thank you! for all your comments. I'm feeling more confident about my Blanca. She is eating and drinking and her eyes are bright. And I like the idea of needing to handle the roos more to make them more docile. But I am getting rid of one. I have 8 hens, and 5 1-mo old chicks...
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    Injured chicken - from mating

    I found out yesterday that one of my buff orpingtons was badly injured by the roosters during mating. I've made the mistake of keeping two roosters, who are becoming very aggressive with both the hens and the humans. My hen was injured several days ago. They free-range and I kept noticing...
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    New Girl

    Welcome to the wonderful and mysterious world of chickens! I found out recently that my daughters (35 & 40) were telling their cousins that thanks to my chickens my blood pressure is under control and I don't need medication to keep me sane! I got my "babies" mid Jan 2010.
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    Noisy chickens

    Thanks for the info. I was getting tired of running around the yard making sure my "babies" were alright. And lately, my alpha rooster has taken to chasing (or attacking my granddaughter). We told her to stand her ground and try to scare him off, but this hasn't stopped the attacks. And he...
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    Noisy chickens

    My hens have just started laying. And I'm still trying to get them to use the nesting boxes in the henhouse. But lately I've noticed one hen will make a loud clucking noise for several minutes, and then the roosters join in. First time, I thought they were in distress. But no, they were just...
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    Nesting boxes

    My babies are close to laying eggs - I think. Worked on the nesting boxes. Other than hay, what other stuff can we put in the boxes? Also, they have the run of the yard, and I'm wondering how to get the hens to use the boxes and not start laying under the house or back porch. At night, they...
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