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    Why is my egg white WHITE (not cloudy)?

    What causes an egg to be white? Not cloudy, but full blown white? The white is literally white especially around the yolk. Is it safe to eat? What would cause it?
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    Nipple Waterer for Chicks?

    We just got these chicks on Saturday and it's a horizontal nipple. They've had a trough for water until we got them. Maybe we should get some vertical nipples and make a DIY hanging one for now.
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    Nipple Waterer for Chicks?

    Is there an age where chicks are old enough to figure out a nipple waterer? We have chicks that are 1-2 weeks old. I know they know where the water comes from. If I push the button the come and drink. And I've seen them TRY to get water from the nipple. However I've never seen them actually...
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    How much lighting for winter

    Quick question: Does a red light encourage chickens to lay through the winter? My neighbors hens stopped laying, so they've put up a red heat light. I'm guessing the hens are working on a moult too. Will the red heat light actually work?
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    Chickens Dying I don't know why

    Last Monday we lost three of our one-year old chickens. Two buff orpingtons and a gold lace wyandotte. It was really hot, 106, and we were gone all day. While we were gone they knocked the two waterers that are in the shade over. They wouldn't go out and get water from the hot one. I assumed...
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    Hen with one eye closed, semi-lethargic and panting

    I'm sorry that you lost your hen. It's interesting that they put her down without knowing what it was. I'm trying to decide if it might just be conjunctivitis. I think the panting may be because it's the first week of real warm weather (90's) that we've had. Chickens use open mouth breathing...
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    Hen with one eye closed, semi-lethargic and panting

    Anyone??
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    Hen with one eye closed, semi-lethargic and panting

    I have a one year old silver laced wyandotte. I noticed last night that she has one eye closed. I came out morning to watch for a few hours. Her eye is still closed. I don't know that I'd call her lethargic, but she's moving more slowly and stopping to rest more often. She seems to be...
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    No Back Feathers on 4 wk old Leghorn

    Thanks for the great advice. We've got them in separate brooders right now, although I don't think either one really likes being alone. :P I'm going to go get some blu kote today and start applying it. Hopefully that will help her heal faster.
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    No Back Feathers on 4 wk old Leghorn

    Do you think we need to put anything on her back? She's now in a brooder with one other chick and that chick keeps going at her. Is there anything we can do to help?
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    No Back Feathers on 4 wk old Leghorn

    My sister just got this chick from the farm supply store. When she got them out to put in the brooder she noticed her back has no feathers and looks a little rough. She's missing a few tail feathers and there is blood on the shaft of a few that are left. Has she just been the bottom of the...
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    Will she ever lay? 9mo Buff Orpinton

    I don't. I can go out later and take one. My two buffs have slightly different colored shanks, so I can tell them apart. One buff Cinnamon, squats. Vanilla has never squatted which I know that doesn't necessarily mean anything. I've watched Cinnamon go into the nesting box. I also can...
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    Will she ever lay? 9mo Buff Orpinton

    One of our orpingtons still isn't laying. We bought her at a week-ish old last May, so she's a full 9 months old. The other buff we got the same time has been laying for a couple of months now. At what point do we say she isn't ever going to lay, and have stew?
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    Injured (maybe broken) Leg on EE pullet. Hangs totally limp.

    Thank you so much for your help! I went down last night and checked and can't find anything. So we're guessing muscle/tendon/ligament injury. Today she's acting like she feels much better. A few more more questions for you now. 1) How long do you think we need to leave her inside? 2)...
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    Injured (maybe broken) Leg on EE pullet. Hangs totally limp.

    Our 10-ish week old easter egger might have a broken leg... or something? She won't move her left leg. It was pouring rain and she was just laying out in it. When we went to check she won't move her left leg. It just hangs limp. I can't see thing obviously wrong. Any ideas? What do I do...
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