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    Old Wobbly Hen

    Thank you. At this point, we'll just try to keep her fat and happy I guess...
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    Old Wobbly Hen

    We have an old barred rock who over the last few weeks has been a bit listless but still joining the group to eat and sleep just slower than usual. She is at least 5 years old (not absolutly sure as we got her from a friend) and hasn't laid for over a year now but is still one of our girls...
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    Old Hen, Tiny Egg???

    That is too funny! Do you know if she will ever lay normally again? or is it more common that they never can get back to the good ole days? just like us... Thanks again!
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    Old Hen, Tiny Egg???

    I have a barred rock hen that is about 5+ years old. She quit laying about 9 months ago and has become queen of the roost, but about 8 weeks ago we got a very tiny dark brown egg. We thought it was from one of our new babies but it turns out that she has laid 2 more since then. They are just...
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    Broody Hen sitting for a week

    I am new to this as well and want to tell you all how much I appreciate the dialog that goes on here. I have a chicken that didn't lay for almost a year and suddenly about 3 months ago she decided to lay and as of yesterday she has gone broody! Go figure, I guess she finally figured out what...
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    Where to buy chicks...another question.

    Hello, I am brand new to raising chicks and have so many questions. Please forgive me if I am long winded. My son's 1st grade class hatched 10 of 12 eggs and I took home 4 of the babies. I don't even know what type they are and wonder if someone can help? They started as the typical yellow...
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