Recent content by NanaCarla

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    OYSTER SHELLS

    I order the crushed oyster shells from Amazon, and it is working great for my girls!
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    Sick Hen

    Thank you! She is making a coughing sound, opens her beak, and separating herself from the rest of the the flick.
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    Sick Hen

    A year ago my girls were sick with a bronchial infection. I treated them all with liquid medicine, and all of them recovered. But yesterday, I heard one of them make that familiar hacking sound. She also had her beak open, and is distancing herself from the flock. Since the others were sick last...
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    Not impressed with shell strength.

    I buy oyster powder from Amazon. It comes in a plastic bag, and all I do is sprinkle it on top of the laying pellets. No more weak egg shells for us!
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    Backyard Pole Light

    I live in a rural area as well. Our security light is about 25 feet from our coup. It doesn’t seem to bother them at all. They enter the coup at dusk, and come out at dawn. Hasn’t affected their egg laying either!!
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    Introducing two chickens who hate each other

    I had a similar situation several months ago, introducing new hens to my flock. We had to keep them separate for about three weeks. We would try to mix them in once a week, let them fight a few minutes, then separate again. After three weeks of this, we decided to put our new hens in with the...
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    Coup or Free Range

    They have been in the coup for seven months, and have been laying eggs for three months now.
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    Coup or Free Range

    I currently have my seven hens in a coup. However, I’ve been thinking of letting them free range in our back yard. If I do that, will they return to their nesting boxes to lay, or will they lay wherever they want?
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    2021 BYC Calendar - We Need Your Pictures!

    My Isa Browns enjoying their own Backyard!
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    2021 BYC Calendar - We Need Your Pictures!

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    Chickens with respiratory issues

    Thanks again for this valuable information. I sure do appreciate it!
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    Chickens with respiratory issues

    Do you have any idea how long these hens will live?
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    Chickens with respiratory issues

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    New Member

    Hello everyone! I have always had a love for chickens ever since I was about 7 years old, visiting my grandparents on their farm, and gathering eggs for them. Now I’m 63 and loving the Isa Brown hens that I now have. I’ve often come to this site to read and learn more about them. So happy to now...
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    Chickens with respiratory issues

    I had one hen that recently infected the rest of my flock with a bronchial or respiratory infection. I treated all of them with a water soluble antibiotic and sanitized the coup. They have all improved except for the one that started it all. Should I remove her from my flock? And how long will...
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