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    Wheaten Hen not laying and hardly walks

    We have 2 Wheaten hens that are 9 months old along with a Wheaten rooster. The one hen has been laying for over 3 months. The hen in question has not layed a single egg and in the last month just sits around, hardly walks and when she does it is very slow. She eats and drinks plenty, has not...
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    Americana chicken still not laying

    We have 2 Americana Hens that are 6 months old...shouldn't they be laying by now? Is it possible some hens never lay eggs???
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    Color of eggs

    We have a cuckoo maran that has been laying for over a week and her eggs are medium to large and a very light brown, almost cream color. I am starting to wonder if it might be a Barred Rock instead? I know they look VERY much alike. Is there any distinguishing features that you can tell by...
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    Laying an egg while roosting

    I have 2 fake eggs in the nesting boxes. I had all the nesting boxes lined w/ excelcer laying pad(spelling) and thought they weren't used to it. So I have one box now filled w/ shavings and one box lined w/ straw and the other 2 w/ excelcer.
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    Laying an egg while roosting

    We finally got our first egg this week ...So excited! However, our hen is laying her eggs while perched on the roost in the hen house. The very first egg landed on the floor, lined with shavings and luckily didn't crack. The last 2 eggs she layed from the same place and they did end up...
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