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    Black Banty hen full intestines, lethargic, not laying

    thank you for the quick replies. I will research this topic. Interesting as she has been so healthy and then suddenly . . .
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    Black Banty hen full intestines, lethargic, not laying

    Black OE Banty hen. we've had her for a year, she has been a pretty consistent layer of small white eggs. Now She is slower moving, is having a hard time flying out of the coop, walking slowly, generally acting like 'I just do not feel good'. She has been like this for about 7 - 10 days When...
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    how do I keep free range chickens out of landscaping?

    I have to agree with most of the previous posts, we have fenced our girls into the "orchard" area. Then Rusty saw the goodies on the other side, then Grey Girl thought that looked good. Whitey used to go out front, we think the neighbors might have poisoned her, but now that I have found BYC, I...
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    how long to break a stubborn broody?

    Hi I feel dumb asking this, what is a broodie breaker box? Are you separating her into a small dog kennel instead of letting her sit? My Phoenix has gone broody and now we are only getting a couple of eggs a day from our 7 girls, and it is spring! The other Phoenix found our old barbque to...
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    small and slightly dumb question ...

    Hey Jeremy, We use a couple of bricks, a cement block, or a wood plank to make a level spot for our water so that it does not leak during the day. I get what you mean about keeping the layena dry. I like to keep 1 water in and 1 out, especailly with the weather lately, in case I don't let the...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    For a week or 2 we were getting an egg out of each of our laying hens. This week down to 2, then back up to 4 a day. I have a broody Phoenix hen, can you believe that?! Our Easter Egger must be mad cuz hubby clipped her wing, no eggs for the past 2 weeks. We wonder if some hens get thrown off...
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    How to manage the local teenagers?

    Young people love humor. They also love food and many love animals. So, you can jolly them along with something funny, like find an apron with chickens all over it, or bake some cookies and invite them to see the chicks, as advised, and offer cookies as well. Choc chip is always a favorite...
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    10 week Wyandotte Pullet attacked by coop mates

    I put my 2010 pullets out to our coop about 2 weeks ago. Last weekend I let them out "with the big girls", hilarious to watch them run and fly. I was keeping a close eye on my Columbian Wyandotte since she did not seem to be fully feathered in on her back and wings. I did not find any mites on...
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