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    Injury on Polish hen’s head—how long to isolate?

    Okay, I am glad someone replied with this, because that’s exactly what I ended up doing! We have her in a wire pet crate right beside the flock’s run, and she has her own nesting box, water, food, dust bath and such. Those polish being naturally neurotic I knew she would be so confused and she...
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    Injury on Polish hen’s head—how long to isolate?

    LOL I literally have had that same thought, and the image of what it would look like is amazing. Dang those vaulted skulls!!!
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    Injury on Polish hen’s head—how long to isolate?

    Our Polish hen has an over-mating/pecking injury on her head. For reference, she is one of 4 hens in a flock with our bantam rooster, and is therefore one of his favorites (the other hens are a showgirl, leghorn and maran). The Polish always had a bald spot but the attached picture shows the...
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    Is an 84 gram egg particularly large for a leghorn?

    YES!!
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    Is an 84 gram egg particularly large for a leghorn?

    Thank you! She doesn’t seem bothered, I do worry about her being egg bound though. This is Dolly, the egg laying champion 😂
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    Is an 84 gram egg particularly large for a leghorn?

    New to BYC… and first time chicken owner (lover). I have a leghorn hen who just started laying a month ago, and her average weight for her eggs are around 58 grams. I know, I know…I’m still weighing eggs because it is new and exciting to me, and I didn’t think any of my hens would lay this late...
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