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    Spring Creek Heritage Farm in Bellingham, WA

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    Spring Creek Heritage Farm in Bellingham, WA

    Last I checked, they have 12+ week and 16+ week pullets. My guess is the leftovers from the hatches this summer. The only wait time was their scheduling for the delivery to Seattle/Tacoma; they only come down about once each month. I emailed them directly in mid-October about some POL hens (I...
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    Spring Creek Heritage Farm in Bellingham, WA

    I know this is a bit after the fact, but I ordered from them just this month, Nov 2023. I ordered three point of lay hens. I only asked for one specific kind, a Sussex, and I got that and two other surprises. I was very impressed with their communication with me as well as their point of...
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    extremely odd egg, possible lash egg?

    Like a few of the previous posters, one of my girls laid a lash egg. This was in March 2021. She fell ill in early February. We took her to a vet and put her on medication. It was a very slow recovery process and we did discuss euthanasia with our vet. Slowly our girl began to come around. On...
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    Is it okay to tie my roosters???

    I would love an update as this is so similar to my 10-month old boy. He is gentle with his "sisters" but wildly aggressive with my 3-year-old hens. I need a solution where everyone lives without harm.
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    Rooster with really bad leg!

    I am sorry to read about your boy. Mine is 3.5 months old. He was vaccinated for Mareks by the breeder. Thank you for the suggestion. I will set up an isolation area for him tonight.
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    Rooster with really bad leg!

    He is a handsome boy. I am reading this looking for help for my black copper marans rooster. Same thing with him; the photo of his stance is the same. He was fine yesterday morning and last night was limping. He is still limping this morning. How is your boy? Did you get any good advice or...
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    I think my chicken is getting picked on.

    The pecking order, though normal for chickens, is difficult to witness at times. My 5 girls have full run of a backyard and 6 (six!) food dishes. I still see pecking order issues, especially pecked combs. Extra places to roost has helped my girls. Adding the extra food dishes allows for them to...
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    Ended Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures - 2021

    Baby, our silly, sweet Ameracauna.
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    Broody Hen Attacks Chick

    Oh my goodness. I am so sorry. At least she had a good life with you. I, too, wonder at times if all of the worry is worth it. I love my girls, but good golly, at times, they are so fragile. From bumblefoot to larp eggs, I have seen more than I ever imagined. Everyone told me, "Hens are easy."...
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    Broody Hen Attacks Chick

    My goodness, I am so sorry to read this but glad that you have a vet to assist. My broody girl rarely left the box to eat during her three week brood - I only saw her out twice during that time. She lost a lot of weight that I did notice until the weekend of the chick-bonding attempt. I don't...
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    Broody Hen Attacks Chick

    How rough were the pecks? Are they still with her now? If they are still with her and still okay, things will work out.
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    egg, no shell, odd posture, is she ok??

    I am so glad to read that. I hope good health continues for her and the rest of your flock. What you are describing doesn't sound like a membrane. It very well could be a lash egg. I went back through some of the photos of what I got from Rocky over her "challenging time" which was from early...
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    egg, no shell, odd posture, is she ok??

    I have found that recovery does take time. Letting her rest, giving her good feed and fresh water, and making she that she is at a comfortable temperature should help. The "skin" image looks like a membrane to me. Two of my girls have done the same - yolk and white out, followed by the...
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    egg, no shell, odd posture, is she ok??

    I have been this with this situation a couple of times, most recently on 01 May 2021. One of my Plymouth Barred Rocks was leaking from her vent. She was hunched as you describe your girl. She got an epsom salt soak/bath which did nothing. She returned to the coop and slept in the nestbox until...
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