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    Blood streaks on outside of egg shell

    I have a three year old hen that for the last two days laid an egg with a significant amount of blood on the outside. She appears healthy otherwise. Cause for concern? Other things I should look for? Thanks for any suggestions.
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    Heat stroke side effects? Pullet is dieing!!

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    Chicken blocking exit from nesting box

    Yes, yes, yes! She sits on the ground for a bit when I take her out, she fluffs her back end feathers and grrrs when I disturb her. My first thought was that she was broody but I've never had a broody hen that started sinking lower and lower down and I thought she thought might be dying even...
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    Chicken blocking exit from nesting box

    Thanks for the suggestion. I started yesterday putting the two suspects in a separate area for a few hours a day. Everyone has access to food and water and a place to scratch. I never see fighting or hear a commotion so CT. may be right that the astralorp has gone broody.
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    Chicken blocking exit from nesting box

    It's interesting you say that. At first I thought she'd gone broodY b/c she was making it really hard to get under her to retrieve eggs. She got flatter and flatter. Then she turned so she was head inward. I began wondering if she was sick but whe I picked her up she didn't seem sick. Just when...
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    Chicken blocking exit from nesting box

    I got 9 hens last spring and once old enough integrated them in with 2 old birds, a buff and a silkie. The integration was seamless. Now, after five months the buff is blocking one of the young hens, a black astralorp, from leaving a nesting box. This started about 10 days ago. Another astralorp...
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