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    hen laid soft egg now has bald area

    I have had this happen with two of my hens. In both cases, the culprit was someone pecking the feathers out of the others bum. Mean!! I put blue kote on the wound. Egg production has resumed in the first victim, but not yet in the second.
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    worming

    What is the safeguard dosing for hens? Assuming it is the 10% fenben for goats used per Dawg's recommendation.....
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    Hen pecked head! Bloody and torn comb.....

    Hi all: I know the heat is making us all cranky, but one of my hen's has an injury from being pecked (repeatedly?) on her head, now her comb is partially torn and head is bloody. I don't have the ability to separate her, we have only one coop with attached run. I put antibiotic ointment on...
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    Crazy loud birds!!!

    Yep our are crazy too. I thought maybe there was something in the coop, or that they didn't like the fresh straw I put into the nesting boxes. But no......they are just LOUD! the neighbors are gonna have a fit!
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    Not sure what's wrong with my hen

    So terribly sorry. They are so dear to us. Hopefully someone with a lot of experience can shed some light on this sad event.
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    Comment by 'RNM Chicks' in article 'Ameraucana Lavender By Irishlassy'

    Blue or black splash? I have 2 - Pretty girls.....
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    Comment by 'RNM Chicks' in article 'Marans All'

    I have some that are lavender (they were called blue splash, or black splash by the farm that we got them from.) They are lovely, with slate legs and feet, but have yet to produce an egg. Our blacks lay 1 or 2 a week right now.
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    Comment by 'RNM Chicks' in item 'Marans'

    Well, we have 2 lavender and 2 black, and the lavender's haven't laid yet at all. The black lay only occasionally. I didn't realize this would be the case when we incubated and hatched them. They are beautiful birds. Our Americana's and RIR's are the good layers, but one of my Americana's just...
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    Not sure if this is the right place, but what is wrong with my pullet's tail? Rumpless Marans?

    we have silver/grey and they have stumpy tails and hardly any combs they lay and they are 38 weeks old
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    Now I'm confused! Feeding mixed whole grains exclusively?

    I love the thought of feeding my girls organic. I went to the feed store an bought a mixture of whole grains, in the rations prescribed in a post here. Oats, shelled peanuts, milo, flax, cracked corn, black oiled sunflower seeds, millet, and wheat. They LOVE it! I bought some lentils and...
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    New to St. Louis, where to get feed?

    We are in Webster Groves too! I have 8 hens and we live south of 44, where are you? I go to Fenton Feed Mill and they are wonderful. In a pinch I go to O.K. Hatchery in Kirkwood on Argonne.
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    Cheapest place to buy Hardware Cloth/Wire?

    That is terrible! We searched a lot when we were building our coop and found the cheapest was csn.com. Free shipping and it came in the largest rolls. We bought 19 gauge 1/2 inch. Works great. We modeled our coop after another byc members. His was wonderful. If you search "Wichita Cabin...
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    Hens sharing chicks (pic added)

    Quote: Do I want to know why you had one duckling egg? Hmmmm..... Very funny and entertaining story. I love this forum. I learn so much and am always entertained!
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    Depressed flock?

    That is a very good thought. They are lost little peeps!!!! Thanks for your post.
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    Depressed flock?

    We took our 15 chicks to a friend's farm today to help with sexing. We can't keep roosters here, so I thought it would be a good time to "make the cut". They were born on May 11th which makes them 7 weeks old today. We came home with 8. It was a 2.5 hour round trip and I'm sure they were...
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