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    One egg a day

    my Isa brown is the only one laying right now. She is faithfully laying an egg every day. This is her first winter. The 3 older hens have stopped completely. Any hope for them to lay again before spring?
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    Lethargic hen

    Vet said she has coccidia. Gave us some additives for the water. Otherwise, seems she is very healthy. She is about 1.5 years old and yes, she's moulting. Vet said she should start feelin better soon. I hope that is the case!
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    Lethargic hen

    my RIR, Chewbocka, has been so sleepy today!! Every time I went out today, she was up on something (table, wheelbarrow, log) sleeping on her feet. We're going to check with the vet tomorrow, but i wanted to check for ideas here in the meantime.
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    Help my girl be accepted into the flock!

    I'm missing our girl Pancakes, who we lost this summer. She was the peace keeper. Ironically, the two mean girls in the current flock were on the other end of it this time last year. And the nicest one now was the bully last year. My son even wrote a book about them because he was so upset...
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    Help my girl be accepted into the flock!

    Thanks! I like this plan. Should they be completely separated at first? Or do you think letting them range together in the yard when I am home is ok? The coops are little because we can only have 4 chickens in our town. The "big" one is for 6 chickens. It has roosting bars up high, a...
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    Help my girl be accepted into the flock!

    Thanks for the tips, and sorry if my description was confusing. I did have her with another one for a while in the second coop. They have gotten along fine. It's the other 2 who won't let up! We have 2 coops because we upgraded shortly after getting our little coop from a friend. That what...
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    Help my girl be accepted into the flock!

    It's been 2 month and the 3 older girls still won't accept the new girl in. I've had her in a separate coop during the day because I work long hours an she just stays up in the roosting bar the whole time unless they are out in The yard. So I have 2 questions. #1 is there anything I can do to...
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    No Love

    We only have 4 chickens. I have always thought that somehow they have pulled us in to their social circle. Because there are so few of them, they somehow need us. Lol! But who really knows. We lost our "lap chicken" this summer. She got sick and we had to put her down. She is the one who made...
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    Hens on strike?

    Thanks everyone. It has been really hot still but the days are getting shorter. They still haven't accepted the new girl in to the flock. Oh, the drama!
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    Hens on strike?

    We got a 3 month old pullet in the end of August, and our 3 hens have been very slow to warm up to her. Could stress be the reason they have stopped laying eggs? The past few weeks we are lucky to get one a day, but many days there are none. Looks like one of the girls is molting. Everyone...
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