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    Hen seems suddenly anxious to use nest box

    I haven’t looked into it. like an area separate from the coop?
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    Hen seems suddenly anxious to use nest box

    here’s another thing i’ve caught her doing which is why I’m suspicious of the nesting as well
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    Hen seems suddenly anxious to use nest box

    That makes sense! So likely there will be an adjustment period? And do you think its a combination of the general frustration with the egg laying and not just looking for a nest spot? We have a pretty large yard full of bushes and trees, lots of nooks and crannies, but of course the grass is...
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    Hen seems suddenly anxious to use nest box

    I also will say the isbars are definitely my most vocal and dramatic of the bunch lol. they scream just for the heck of it sometimes so I could be misinterpreting her behavior as more “distressed” than it is 😅
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    Hen seems suddenly anxious to use nest box

    I did while they were learning but since they all seemed to have caught on I took them out. Like I said she WAS laying in the boxes for at least 3-4 weeks before this started.
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    Hen seems suddenly anxious to use nest box

    What in particular would be helpful? I was wondering if this could be a breed thing. She paces around the fence and seems frantic, I think because she can't fly over the fence anymore. Her sister was the one I caught actually out of the yard, but the nest I found in the front yard had 2 eggs, so...
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    Hen seems suddenly anxious to use nest box

    For context, I have a flock of 7 hens and 1 rooster, all born in 2024 but 3 of the hens are a few months older than the rest. 2 of the new hens are isbars that just started to lay about 6 weeks ago. A couple weeks ago I noticed one of them missing and caught her coming over the fence at dusk...
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    Identifying scab on beak

    thank you :) i put some vetericyn and blu kote on her. i’ll keep an eye on it!
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    Identifying scab on beak

    Hello byc, have another illness question! I am going out of town soon and don’t have time to do a ton of research so I figured i’d ask the pros. Does this look like an injury scab, or a sign of infection? I noticed it on one of my pullets today. My cockerel has a tiny scab at the base of his...
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    neck injury, possible wry neck?

    As far as I can tell, she was just clearing her crop. Never seen it in that motion before though!
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    Sexing 4 week old Isbar/Silverudd's Blue

    Just wanted to share an update for anyone who views this thread, the theories were correct! 1 and 3 ended up being pullets and 2 was a roo. these photos were taken at 10 1/2 weeks.
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    neck injury, possible wry neck?

    hello all, I have a 7 week old isbar pullet who I noticed is moving her neck in an odd way (see video link). I brought her inside to rest after finding her a little frazzled on the floor of the coop (her flock is still integrating with my bigger girls and I think when they went to bed this...
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    Sexing 4 week old Isbar/Silverudd's Blue

    I know it's still a bit early to try to be determining sex, however I have seen some people say they can see a difference with this breed at about 3-4 weeks. These are splash isbars from Alchemist Farm and they are right around the 4 week mark, maybe a couple days older. If anyone has experience...
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    New pullet not laying in nesting boxes, should I be concerned?

    Update! I put her in the box today when she was looking around the blocked off area of the coop for a spot to lay, she went in and out a couple times and then laid her egg in one of the boxes :wee Also, it's another lighter egg! The first 2 are from Friday and Saturday, the last one is todays...
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    Old Shed Conversion???

    Oh that's great! I mean I'm sure some people would go as far as to say you should have it professionally inspected, but to each his own. Like I mentioned, mine was an old playhouse and there definitely was some wood rot in areas. When I reassembled and modified it, I cut off anything that was...
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