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    Is Millie sick? Advice please!

    We only have 2 hens -- They are rescues. Millie isn't laying ANY eggs! There are no males, so no fertile eggs possible even if she was laying. We live in the city and have a small secure henhouse and fenced yard -- Millie and her sister Peaches have free run of the yard all day. Will a hen...
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    Is Millie sick? Advice please!

    Thank you! Do you know how one can "un-broody" a hen in this state? I'm worried because she's barely eating.
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    Is Millie sick? Advice please!

    But why is she not laying any eggs? She used to lay nearly every day but hasn't in the last few, and she's sitting in an empty box... Also, why is her chest bald? I'm confused.
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    Is Millie sick? Advice please!

    My 3-year-old black australorp typically lays an egg nearly every day (probably 2 out of 3 days) but the past few days has NOT, and just sits and sits in the nest box, barely even coming out to eat/drink. She is even sleeping in the nest box, not roosting on a perch! Very odd for her. My...
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    Noisy hen making neighbors crazy

    Hi, folks! We live in the city and are allowed hens, though not roosters. We have only Millie & Peaches. The henhouse is in the middle of our backyard (one-tenth of an acre), and not moveable -- and even if it was, sliding it a few feet to the right or left wouldn't really change anything, as...
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    Noisy hen making neighbors crazy

    Hello! I have 2 rescue hens, black australorps, about 3 yrs old. Millie is shy, but Peaches is bold, fearless, and LOUD! (We joke that she has a lot of testosterone, because her call is practically like a crowing rooster when she gets in a cycle of "bukbukbuk BAAAWWWKK!!!") Any tips for how to...
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    How much Corid for my hens?

    Thanks SO much, everyone! ❤️
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    How much Corid for my hens?

    Trying to buy Corid online for my chickens on recommendation of some folks here and it seems all the listings say "for calves," even when I seed my search with "for chickens." Is this the same medicine (20% soluble powder) and if so how much do I add to their water? Thanks for advice!
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    Definitely blood in droppings

    Awesome! I will buy some first thing in the morning -- I'll bet they have it at the urban farm store. I'm so relieved that it might be a simple fix! I love my little Mildred & Peaches so much and can't stand the thought of them suffering. ☹️
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    Definitely blood in droppings

    I posted last week because I thought there might be blood in the droppings of one of my two rescue hens, but ended up concluding that it was the beets I'd been feeding them. I stopped feeding them beets but today the red stain is there again, staining the pine shavings where there are droppings...
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    Time to retire hens ...

    Thanks, everyone! I added my location (Portland, OR) and see that the reason I can't see the OP's location in their personal details is that it hasn't been included. (At least I think that's the case because I now DO see where it's included in others' profiles). I appreciate the help! ❤️
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    Time to retire hens ...

    I'm using my phone, not a laptop, and I don't see a place to add my location or view anyone else's... I've been looking but can't seem to access anything that looks like the screenshot you included. :(
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    Why are we raising chickens?

    We love our hens the same as our dog and cat -- They are companions and the happiness we get from interacting with them has nothing to do with eggs or meat. Their affection (and hilarious antics, omg they're silly and fun!) is the "product" we value most. These little ladies are family. ❤️
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    Time to retire hens ...

    In what state/area do you live? I have a "chicken retirement home" for spent hens and would buy your non-laying hens and keep them as companions to my current hens. I don't eat eggs and just love chickens as pets! ❤️
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    Help! Will beets stain chickens' droppings???

    Please advise! Just let out my 2 black australorps and was cleaning the pine shavings beneath their night-perching area and the pale shavings are stained dark red around the droppings. Doesn't look wet or thick like blood, but VERY bright color has me scared. It just looks like how ink seeps...
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