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    Broody timing

    Thanks for the info. So far I only have one broody hen. She is an Olive Egger with Marian dominance. I don’t think she’s crested mix so I’m assuming Americana mixed but has the body shape and color closer to Maran. She went broody early spring last year hatched May 21. I was hoping she’d go...
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    Broody timing

    Ok I’ll keep waiting and seeing. We have had really cold nights so I thought that might be delaying her (right around freezing) it’s generally like that here in Colorado I sort of think it might have been warmer last spring bc I remember the lilacs pushing early and all the blooms failing...
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    Broody timing

    Last year was my first year with a broody. She wanted to sit around 1 year old and committed to her nest around May 1st last year. I sort of assumed she’d go broody around the same time this year, but it hasn’t happened! If you have a hen that’s gone broody is it more likely she will go broody...
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    Changing Roosters / Genetic Diversity in Closed Flock

    Thank you! Plan for this year is to hatch from my stock one more year, only breeding to my older hens so I’ll have no genetic overlap. I really want my green egg layer to hatch her own young as she’s my reliable broody but her egg didn’t hatch last year. I think they have BCM in their background...
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    Changing Roosters / Genetic Diversity in Closed Flock

    Yes, I could. If I kept a rooster from that stock it would probably be the best solution long term.
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    Changing Roosters / Genetic Diversity in Closed Flock

    So for going on two years I have kept a closed flock. My decision was in part due to the fact that my first set of birds had some disease that eventually wiped out everyone by year two with my rooster being the only exception. So I restocked from a more reputable hatchery (Mt Healthy) and had...
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    Polish X Chicks

    Updating what my home raised rooster looks like now! His half sisters are doing great as well. This crew is hard to photograph because they are broody raised and therefore keep their distance. You can see the gray hen is also one of the Polish X the other hen is mostly black with some red...
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    Wounds 2 weeks post dog attack

    I agree with coach. Things look good! It seems to take forever but then at a certain point it will go quickly. Just like humans they heal from the inside out if that makes sense.
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    Impacted Crop Complications

    Thank you for responding. I think I’m going to add some probiotics for now and hope it helps. They have oyster shell. I’ll consider giving her a calcium tablet
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    Impacted Crop Complications

    1.5 years old Wellsummer Scratch and Peck Layer/ Grower (available bc I have pulleys as well) Free range a few hours a day. I caught her impacted later than I would like because I was dealing with another issue and wasn’t paying enough attention. I’ve dealt with impacted crop before. I got it...
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    Something’s up

    The last time I ran a fecal at my vet they charged me $70 and it came back clear. So, yes I can, but the cost just feels a little absurd. Further info I just treated my obviously unwell chicken w amoxicillin for 7 days because she was showing symptoms of EYP. I have lost a chicken before to...
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    Something’s up

    My hens are all about a year old with 3 chicks that were hatched in April. My Roo is older. I just treated one hen for eyp because she had that yellow poop. She’s better but still not 100%. My birds are laying less and I’m sometimes finding concerning poops. Deworm? Corks? What would you do...
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    Easter Eggers not laying possible EYP

    Ok so I think I did 7 days of antibiotics. She’s getting along pretty well and not isolating as much. Today I put hydro hen (electrolytes, pre and pro biotic and oregano) in spare waterer. Oregano oil is in their main waterer. Her crop was very full today. I’ll check in the AM to make sure it’s...
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    Easter Eggers not laying possible EYP

    Update for anyone who might be using this for reference in the future. Fae has completed 5 days on ammoxicilian. She seems better. I think I might give her meds for a few more days but I saw a normal ish poop from her today. None of the mucusy yellow stuff! Both EEs are still off lay.
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    Easter Eggers not laying possible EYP

    Update. I think frankie is just fat from eating too much chick feed. She may have water belly but it’s not overly squishy or firm and she’s still acting normal. I picked up oregano oil to add to water today bc it’s Sunday therefore no vet. Fae wasn’t acting terrible but still isolating and her...
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