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    Chicken laid soft egg and fragments. Won't leave the nest.

    Glad the calcium worked so quickly! The squishy crop and diarrhea could just be from not eating and having her system blocked by egg. Sour crop is supposed to be accompanied by a sour odor as well. If she isn't eating by tomorrow and you still think she has sour crop, here are two good...
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    Chicken laid soft egg and fragments. Won't leave the nest.

    Welcome to BYC. Sorry this is the reason for being here though. It does sound like she trying to pass more egg material. Have you tried giving her any calcium? It is often recommended for egg binding and soft shells. Here is a post about it from @Eggcessive. I've only had one egg bound...
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    Why are my hens migrating across the coop?

    🤣 because there will be that one hen who decides her personal bubble takes up 5-6 feet of roost space. Looks over at my head hen Holly😒 Fortunately, she has chilled a tiny bit in her old age - she only wants 2-3 feet now sigh.
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    The DIY Kit Company Chicken Coop Bracket Kit

    Welcome to BYC😊 I haven't heard of the DIY kit company, but I have seen those type of brackets used for sheds. You might be able to search for a video of a shed build. I remember seeing on from Gold Shaw Farms on youtube a few years ago. Or I could look it up and post the link for you😂 FWIW...
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    What happened to Elector PSP?

    I love the one and done of Elector PSP! For some reason, we only seem to get mites as my hen who goes broody decides to sit on eggs. Maybe they are her trigger🙄 I bought it from Valley Vet(same place as above). If you sign up for their emails, they will regularly send out coupons. I think...
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    Communal Nest Boxes, Yay or Nay?

    My hens have decided that I need both communal and individual nests. We currently have 10 laying hens and 6 individual boxes divided between 2 coops that everyone can access. Only 1 of my oldest hens lays in the 3 boxes in the small coop. The others rotate between the 3 boxes in the large...
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    Training Pullets to go to coop

    It may just take a little more time. My most recent group of pullets learned to go in the coop to roost after just a couple of days:celebrate but I have also had a group that took over 3 weeks of manually placing them in the coop before they went in on their own:barnie Another possibility is...
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    How to confirm acceptable nutrition when free ranging?

    Yes, some clarification is needed please. I read this as they are locked in the run with food and water from 9pm to 9am. Then from 9am to 9pm the door is open and they have the option to forage or return to the run for food and water.
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    How to confirm acceptable nutrition when free ranging?

    I would not judge your eggs based on the first few eggs. It can take a few eggs for your girls to work out all kinks of being new layers. It will also take a few days for the new food to have any effect on your eggs. As for whether they are grazing too much, you can observe them for a few...
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    Official BYC Poll: How Do You Spoil Your Flock the Most?

    Up until recently when a hawk moved in next door, my flock was allowed to free range most of the day. Now they must be content with talks and lap time. If I sit when I first enter the run, Torchic, who is of course my favorite, will usually run up and jump on my lap. If I start cleaning the...
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    how do i get the most unique colors?

    If you have some local breeders breeding for speckled or bloom eggs, that is a good choice:). My first 2 EEs were from Hoovers. One lays a pretty green egg and the other lays light tan. Out of my first 3 OEs, I think they were also from Hoovers, only 1 laid an olive egg. One of the other two...
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    Have you ever seen cockerels pal around like besties?

    Yes, my number one and two roosters are half brothers and share the majority of my hens. Blue is definitely in charge and Ron is subordinate. They had mild skirmishes the first year to establish dominance, but now hangout together peacefully. Ron will occasionally irritate Blue and earn a...
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    Is my rooster getting aggressive?

    I am not as concerned about him eating from your hand as the attempted spurring. Following you and ignoring his girls is also not a good sign. Aggressive roosters often like to attack after stalking from behind. Make sure to keep a very close eye on him and watch for further signs of...
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    Hawks & Raccoons - what are the best deterrent???? This last week has been brutal, lost 6 chickens. 4 to hawks, 2 raccoons.....

    It can take a while for hawks to lose interest. My flock has currently been locked up for just over a month due to a hawk stalking them(hawks are usually rare in our yard). In the past, it only took a week or so for a hawk to lose interest and move elsewhere, but this one is still hanging...
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    Please help me modify my run floor

    The best part about having wood chip/pine needles in the run is that now we don't need to clean it! The poop mixes with the run material and composts fairly quickly. If I wasn't trying to build up the elevation, I would have amazing compost for my garden. I have learned that dirt starting to...
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