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    Lice maybe? Hen with bare neck

    Hello! I have 6 hens about 10 months old. All are laying daily, but one hen, Lois, has been missing her neck feathers for about 1.5-2 months now. At first I thought uneven molting or pecking order, but neither seem to be the case. I’ve been adding calcium to their diet but no change. Recently...
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    Sudden bully!

    Gretchen laid an egg today! Thanks everyone. She's been spending more time outside with the other girls too.
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    Sudden bully!

    The heat bulb emits a red light. If the pecking starts again I will consider the ceramic. Thank you!
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    Sudden bully!

    Hi, thanks for your response! Yes, they are all red sex linked and I got them all at the same time. I live in Canada, so it gets to -25 or even -30 celcius and the water freezes solid. I put a lower wattage bulb hanging from the roof inside the coop. Before I put the heat, they were down to...
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    Sudden bully!

    Hi there! I have had my 6 hens for almost 3 months and they had all been getting along well. I put in a heat lamp a week ago as it's getting cold and their water was freezing. I noticed some blood in the coop the next day and one girl had some blood on her comb. I figured they had just pecked...
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