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    Droopy Tail and Vent oozing eggs without shells

    Let me address each of your recommendations: She is not molting. Her vent appears normal but oozes clear liquid (thinking the whites of an egg); and she is pulsating all the time The flock eats Layena with Oyster Shell, they also get a handful or two of Grubblies (dried fly larvae), they free...
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    Droopy Tail and Vent oozing eggs without shells

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    Droopy Tail and Vent oozing eggs without shells

    I have an 18 month old Andalusian hen, Pearl, that has not laid in 2+ months. She has droopy tail and her vent is constantly pulsing. I have been giving her calcium glucosate every day, which perks her up, but she still is not laying a hard shell egg. Goop (the whites of an egg) will ooze out...
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    5 Week Chicks in Chicago...when should they go outside?

    I have 8 chicks that are 5 weeks. I live in a suburb of Chicago and want to know when they should go outside to their coop and run. I have two Orps, one Barred Rock, one Silver Wyandotte, 1 Andalusian and 3 Americaunas. I currently have them in a large dog cage in our house with a heat lamp...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    We have a German Shepherd he is more picky but loves eggs in his food...our Bullmastiff on the other hand has a cast iron tank and eats like a goat!!!! Hahaha
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    That is great advice! I hate to Throw away all her hard work. I will scramble them and give them to girls and probably give some to our dogs, too!!
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    I just found about a dozen eggs laid by my girl, Janice, under a leaning piece of wood. Should i trust them or toss them??? It has been in the 90s, rained a couple times...i heard or read if they float in a cup of water, they are bad...would that apply here??
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    Ideas needed for plants chickens DON'T like-garden help!

    Mine ate every living plant including hosta, ground cover, lily of the valley in all my garden beds. There are alot of goid suggestions...so i will write them down and try again!
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    Delaware Hen Problems...

    My Delaware, Frosty, has had some weird issues...she has dropped a couple shell-less eggs and now she has some kind of membrane hanging out of her vent. I wash her up and remove any membrane, etc. and she is fine for a few weeks or so and then I notice it again...I dont think she is laying any...
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    Is there a breed of chicken that produces Roosters that don't crow as much???

    I would love to get a rooster, but am concerned for my neighbors. I also would like to know the minimum amount of hens you need before getting a Rooster.
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    Help, my rooster is in love with me!

    I dont have a roo ... but totally understand your desire for a Poo Free Zone around you home. Mine hear the sliding door open and they come running...I do love seeing their little legs in petticoats running toward me for snacks, tho. My flock of six girls has systematically ruined all of the...
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    Egg yolk fell out of Delaware's Butt...Membrane followed hanging out the vent

    What the What????? Yes, I was watching my Delaware in the yard...she was looking odd...all of the sudden I see a yolk plop out of her vent...no shell...then a few seconds later a pinkish blob was hanging out. I grabbed some tissues and picked her up and gently coaxed the pinkish...
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    Post your Chick Pictures Here!!!

    I am new to the chicken thing. One of my Buff Orps is broody. We have no rooster, so she is gonna be waiting a long time. LOL....anyway you said in your post that she is a good momma. What makes a hen a good momma...what do they do for the chicks? And if the hen is not a good momma, can you...
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    Hen on the Roost

    So I have Buff Orpington named Omelet that for the last two days has been sitting on the roost. She came out for a little while yesterday but went back into the henhouse. When I was cleaning the henhouse she pecked my head a couple times and got really big, like a Bloomin Onion chicken. All...
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    Does every flock have a complainer?

    Ekavi....I love your picture of that hen...that is exactly what they look like when they are inspecting something!!! bwahhhh ahhahhaha
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