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    Chronic weak egg problem (thin shells, or no shells). How to fix??

    You aren't just talking to yourself! Just found this thread -- having similar problems with a NHRed. Super helpful info that you have shared -- thanks! Chicken Noodle sounds very similar to your chicken -- great personality, ring leader, all-around great bird! She started laying in April...
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    extra protein and now eggs...what's up?

    Quote: Question was about increased egg production -- know that the soft shells are probably lack of calcium. Seems they like the oystershell bowl really full -- and they eat more that way so hoping the rubber eggs will end. Guess I'll keep up with some added protein and see if they refuse...
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    extra protein and now eggs...what's up?

    Not sure if this is the right forum... Chicken Noodle (New Hampshire Red) is about 9 months old -- great chicken, lots of personality. She and her two buddies (Betty - RIR; Harriet - black Australorp) get layer pellets, oyster shell, some extra greens and little scratch every day. They free...
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    lice eggs not going away...what next???

    These lice are driving me crazy...about 3 weeks ago, found lice. Had been dusting them with DE prior but either not enough or not working so decided to use Sevin. Dusted them twice -- 8 days apart (couldn't do exactly 10.) Cleaned coops and dusted in there with DE. All the creepy crawlies...
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    Lice -- can't decide: Sevin? Permethrin powder? DE?

    Lice again. Ugh. Have been using DE but doesn't seem to be working -- in shavings and on birds (but haven't in about 1 month). Trying to be as green and organic as possible but think its time to bring in the big guns. Confused with all I have read here... Sevin sounds like it works the...
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    Cull hen with recurring bloody poop?

    Such a wealth of info in this community -- hoping you can help us with our dilema... Noodle is our 8 month old New Hampshire Red -- bloody poop 2.5 weeks ago so took her to the vet (expensive!); cocci treated all three of our hens with Baycox (Toltrazuril). Restested after the treatment and...
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    Egg with no shell...really?

    Ok, I thought it was a fluke the other day...seemed like there was an egg with no shell. Although we are in a urban area, thought maybe something got in to the coop as it is open most of the day -- the girls free range in the garden. Just came in from getting the eggs -- and there was another...
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    coccidiosis and baycox (Toltrazuril) -- when to eat eggs again?

    hoping to find some input...7 month New Hampshire Red. Had her and 2 others for about 5 months. Took her to the vet this morning as she had blood in her poop off and on for the last week (last Sunday and Thursday). She's has been acting fine even with the poop issues -- and eating/drinking...
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    Coping Strategies for NOISY suburban hens

    Sounds like it is time to start giving your neighbors some eggs! That's what we do...and everyone seems not to mind as much.
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    Lice -- what's worked well for you?

    Ugh. Trying to figure out the best non-toxic way to get rid of them -- dusting of DE? a bath with Dawn? What's worked well for you? If we go down the toxic route, what do you recommend? what's impact on eggs? how long do you usually wait? And not sure about mites -- will try again tonight...
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    Hens don't want to sleep on the roost anymore -- what's up?

    Quote: I tried to get a good look at them this morning because Betty's comb was looking less red the last week -- I ended up giving her more protein the last few days and her comb seems to be perking back up. It wasn't looking terrible -- just a small change. I didn't see any lice or mites...
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    Hens don't want to sleep on the roost anymore -- what's up?

    Quote: Nest boxes are below the roost -- and roost is high as it can go.
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    Hens don't want to sleep on the roost anymore -- what's up?

    Three days ago, our three hens decided that they wanted to sleep inside the nest box. We have a small coop based on the Garden Ark -- enclosed area is about 3 feet square; one roost bar (a 2 x 2) that goes diagonally across about a foot off the floor. Roost only has about 12 inches of head...
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    When are they laying?

    What time do your hens usually lay? Found our first egg yesterday, in the dirt under a bush near our back door -- yea! One RIR (Betty), one New Hampshire Red (Noodle -- as in soup since she is the naughty one) and one Black Australorp (Harriet); all almost 6 months old. They hang out in the...
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    How much do they REALLY eat? 8 weeks old

    Just brought them home on Saturday -- a RIR, NHR and an Australorp. All really sweet and getting used to their new home. They had previously been free ranged most of the day. We are in an urban area -- so they have a small coop and run. They are going to free range about an hour a day --...
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