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    Limping chicken/winter/mites questions

    thanks for the PAM suggestion-what a great idea! her foot doesnt have any cuts on it at all and the toes and leg are straight but her pad between her 3 feet looks a bit red. We havent changed anything in over a year except they are staying indoors more because of the bitter cold maybe it is...
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    Our second egg, did it come from the same chicken?

    first egg dance - what a thrill! congrats!
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    eggshells look a bit strange?

    I have gotten a few lately with lines on the shells and thinner and thicker parts and rings as well i could post a picture if needed what is up with the variant thickness and lines/rings of eggshell on the eggs? it is interesting looking but i want my hens to be happy too-anyone know?
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    Limping chicken/winter/mites questions

    she is about 1 yr old but no signs of blood or cuts or even a broken foot-i am wondering if it is that bumblefoot i have read about poor thing i have 2 chickens they both are are going to being treated tomorrow for leg mites (thanks BYC! that treatment is the best!) the one has been limping 2...
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    One Big Egg

    Quote: thanks and ya! poor little chicken doesnt weight much at all
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    My HEN is not a HEN (cont. from last night "my hen is crowing" post)

    oh they all look like roosters to me as well esp 1 and 2
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    One Big Egg

    Probably the biggest ever from our Miss who didnt lay her first egg until she was 10 months old-the smaller egg is from our hen we got in April this year.
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    First timer - My birds cheer me up!

    LOL chickens as the new prozac! sorry about your dog but glad the chickens are making you happy-mine do as well they are so fun to watch nice coop too
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    First Time Outside :D

    Quote: muriel?
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    Hens not laying

    can you buy oyster shell at the same place you buy the feed? one of my hen's shells is getting thin-the eggs are bigger and the shell is thinner
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    Hens not laying

    i started with hens last year - 2 hens one layed within 8 weeks the other took 6 months to lay-e1 was telling me to return her/send her for soup of course i couldnt do that! be patient they are young
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    eggbound faq?

    I have searched the boards some and would love a guide to whether or not a hen is eggbound (i unfortunately had to see some graphics that were disturbing during this search-but such is life in the wild right?) anyone know of a site or a doc that describes the signs? my new 2nd hen - she is...
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    2 chickens one chasing and pecking at the new "guy"

    hi all thanks for the advice! i didnt see the "month" advice till recently-i quarant. the new hen for 1 night and we put a divider in the coop second day they were sitting squished together under a shelter-they have been good since not as close as the original 2 but they get along
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    2 chickens one chasing and pecking at the new "guy"

    thanks again-the pen we have the 2nd chicken in isnt as predator proof as the house lockup the "old" hen is in but it is on a platform and covered inside a coop that is fairly secure on the bottom and sides but something could dig under but that has never happened (yet anyway) i really am sad...
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    2 chickens one chasing and pecking at the new "guy"

    Quote: thanks that's what we did we put the new hen in a chicken wire cage inside the pen will try letting her out a little bit at a time
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