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    Please help, sick chicken, pictures enclosed

    I just tried to give her yogurt and some green spinach. She won't take either right now. Will leave them in there for a bit and see if she takes to them.
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    Please help, sick chicken, pictures enclosed

    Since I have had her in the house (about 48 hours) she has not laid an egg. Her poop looked normal up until this morning. It is now runny and has streaks of green in it.
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    Please help, sick chicken, pictures enclosed

    Saturday morning I found one of my light Brahmas dead in her hen house. I saw no signs of illness in her. She just mysteriously passed. Sunday I looked over all the girls ( I have 2 Brahmas, 3 Plymouth Rocks and 3 Buffs). I noticed that one of my Plymouth Rocks looked different. Her comb...
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    Please Help Injured Comb on Bird!!

    I am desperately in need of some assistance. I just went out to check on my hens and I have a Buff who was covered in blood. It looks like she may have gotten her head stuck in our coop fence. Her waddle is half torn off and hanging in her face. He face and neck are all bloody. I am...
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    Is straw ok for bottom of chicken run?

    I have a 6'x10' chicken run. When I put my chickens out there back in April is was full of grass. Now there is no grass, just dirt. When it rains it fills with muddy water. Plus, it is starting to smell with the build up of manure. Wondering if it would be ok to lay down a thick layer of...
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    Help! Is my hen sick?

    I have 9 hens all about 21 weeks old. When I let them out to free range they have always stick together. Last night one of my Light Brahmas stuck close to the hen house while all the others left and were out of site for a couple hours. I have never seen it do this. Now today when I let them...
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    Got First Eggs, now no eggs. Is this normal?

    Phew! Ok, I am feeling a little better now. Thanks for all the responses. Guess we will just wait and see what happens. Sara http://learningthefrugallife.blogspot.com/
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    My first eggs....

    Yea for eggs! Congrats. It is fun to see them grow, mature and finally produce! Sara http://learningthefrugallife.blogspot.com/
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    Got First Eggs, now no eggs. Is this normal?

    I have 9 hens. 3 Buffs, 3 Brahmas and 3 Plymouth Rocks. They are about 20 weeks old. I got my first egg on August 5. Then I got another egg, just one on Aug. 6 and another on August 7. I haven't had any eggs since then. It has been 5 days should I be worried? I have no idea which...
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    Chickens and Table Scraps

    Thanks for the help and the link. I will definitely check it out! Sara http://www.learningthefrugallife.blogspot.com/
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    Chickens and Table Scraps

    Can anyone tell me what kind of table scraps I can give my hens? I have 9 laying hens about 13 weeks old. They are not free ranged, but they do have a pen that is 8x10 feet long that they can come out and graze in. Any suggestions on how often and how much I should give them? Thanks! Sara...
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