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    WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR OLD HENS?

    Holy thread resurrection! Well, I just found this nearly year-old thread and it's made me feel much better about making a personal choice about my older hens. Thanks to BYC for the opportunity to express ourselves and all the group for giving their honest feelings on the matter. It really...
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    Help me live in reality: What to do with older hens?

    Thanks SIMZ! I just found this thread and it's helping me see the reality. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/810006/what-do-you-do-with-your-old-hens Most importantly, I don't want my chickens used as bait birds and suffer a long death. If they're going to meet death, I'd rather know it was...
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    Help me live in reality: What to do with older hens?

    I have a thread going in the re-homing section but I'd like the general consensus about what to do with older laying hens. They are all between 4 and 7 years old. They all still lay eggs. In the spring, with an incredible fresh diet and 1/2 acre to roam free range, I was getting 5-6 eggs a...
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    Flock of 7 laying hens (all 4 years and up) Sacramento area ONLY

    These are my ladies. "They are the most spoiled hens in the chicken universe" according to my husband. They all still lay consistently for their age. Free range since they were pullets. Most very tame. I need to find the perfect home for them to live out the rest of their natural lives...
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    The Two Polish Hens in my avatar photo are Free to a Good Home

    Thanks for everyone's interest! I am happy to announce that my girls have found a wonderful new home in the Bay Area of California and are living a life of luxury with a young lady from this forum who is taking excellent care of them. Thank you Backyard Chickens and thank you dear Marie.
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    Chicken acting weird. Is she broody without a rooster around?

    See the two hens in my Avatar pic? Those are my broody ladies. Juno and Eleanor have decided they will sit side by side all day long guarding imaginary eggs. They don't even know what a rooster is...they've never been around a male chicken. I'm patiently waiting for them to get over it. I...
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    The Two Polish Hens in my avatar photo are Free to a Good Home

    I may have found them a good home! They could be living in the San Francisco Bay area soon!
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    The Two Polish Hens in my avatar photo are Free to a Good Home

    I need to thin my free range flock of these 2 year old cuties. The problem lies in their ability to roam and roost where they're not supposed to. Even with the white one's wings clipped, she still hops a fence and gets into my swimming pool area. I got them free from a lady who lives in the...
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    Healthy Ameraucana fell off perch at dusk, now cannot move legs, possible dislocation, stroke or par

    Just received the results of her autopsy from UC Davis vet school. Yes, I had her euthanized, and yes, California flocks get FREE necropsies for their dead members due to the agricultural implications for strains of viruses/bacteria running rampant and causing millions of dollars worth of...
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    Heatstroke? I'm really worried about this hen!

    Pale pink is OK. I would worm her and hope for the best. Keep doing what you are doing...offer fresh water and shade constantly. If she has a heavy parasite load, she's going to be uncomfortable until it clears out.
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    Heatstroke? I'm really worried about this hen!

    Are the tissues in her mouth and throat pink? If they are pale or blue, maybe she is anemic from some parasites and the anemia is making her unable to withstand the heat. I hope someone with more knowledge will come along and help you. She looks to be of a decent weight and feather, and is...
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    Healthy Ameraucana fell off perch at dusk, now cannot move legs, possible dislocation, stroke or par

    The poor dear! She was fine all day long. When I went into the coop last evening to do a head count, she was on the ground and laying on her side. When I picked her up she didn't struggle much but was able to flap her wings a little. I tried curling her legs under her and placing her on a...
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    Play Practice in the Chicken Coop

    This is exactly why I like to have chickens in my life. Some of them can be so curious and attentive. And the one's that don't snuggle, well, don't think they aren't watching your moves and don't appreciate you. They really do! They like to be a part of things...from a distance!
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