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    Do molting hens affect other hens?

    I have seven total hens. Three hens are eighteen months old and are molting. All of the chickens have stopped laying; is this normal? Been going on for about two weeks now. The only thing else that has changed is the weather. 60's in the day and 40's at night. **edit** The four hens that aren't...
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    Introducing new chicks

    I have read a bunch on introducing new chicks but have not seen my situation covered. I have three 1 year old chickens. (A blue Wyandotte, a Sicilian buttercup and a Crele Penedesenca) I have 7 new chicks to introduce. The chicken coop is plenty big for all ten even when they are fully grown and...
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    Pendulous crop

    Yes, I have checked her crop first thing in the morning. It's empty. With her crop hanging down it seems to affect her walking and as I said, she isn't roosting any more. Guess it's time for a crop bra.
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    Pendulous crop

    I have a chicken that I believe was attacked by a predator about 3 months ago. Since then she has had a pendulous crop. At first, it didn't seem to bother her so I let it go. It doesn't feel impacted and she doesn't have sour breath. Lately, though she has been acting weird. She doesn't roost...
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    She's back!

    My free-range Sicilian buttercup has been missing for a week. I had resigned myself to the fact that she had probably fallen prey to something. But low and behold she showed back up this morning. She and all the rest of the chickens are now locked in their coop for the next few days. I know she...
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    Help with new chicks

    My flock had dwindled a little and I need to introduce a few new chicks into the flock. I have room for more chicks in the coop but realize I can’t just throw baby chicks in with the big girls right away. my questions: Can I buy one of the cheap 2-4 chicken size coop/runs for raising the babies...
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    Found her spot

    I have 10 free range chickens that just started laying about a month ago. I have been getting about 6-7 eggs every day and figured that was about right. Went down to check on the girls about 9:00 this morning and couldn't find my Columbian Wyandotte anywhere. After searching for an hour, I...
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    Official BYC Poll - At what age did your hen(s) start laying?

    My Amerucana started laying at 21 weeks. The rest followed in about 3-4 days. I am at 23 weeks now, and I believe that they are all laying as I am getting between 4-5 eggs a day. The Amerucana is the most prolific. She lays every single day! I know it's her because she is the only one that lays...
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    Ameraucana laying a ton

    1 Blue Andalusian 2 Crele Penadenesca 1 Sicilian Buttercup 2 Black Copper Marans 1 Colombian Wyandotte 1 Blue Wyandotte 1 Barred rock 1 Ameraucana
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    Ameraucana laying a ton

    I have ten total birds, but the Americana is the only one that lays the blue eggs, all the eggs have been perfect with nice thick hard shells.
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    Ameraucana laying a ton

    My 21 1/2 week old Ameraucana started laying this week and I have gotten 5 eggs in 3 days. That seems like a lot?
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    Still no eggs

    First egg today. Placed in right in one of the nesting boxes. It's very small, but it's perfect.
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    Still no eggs

    The nest boxes are easy to get into and you can tell they have been in them as there are feathers in there. They also used to sleep in the nest boxes when they were still to small to get on the roosting bars. The coop is 320 sq feet not including the nesting boxes so they have 3.2 sq feet per...
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    Still no eggs

    I do free range and I do not have older chickens. I have fake eggs in the boxes, I have tried locking them in the coop all day and I have been on several egg hunts. But still nothing.
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    Still no eggs

    The girls are at least 20 weeks old as I got them 20 weeks and three days ago and still no eggs. 2 of them started squatting two weeks ago. Am I just impatient? Are my particular birds just late layers? These are the birds I have: 1 Blue Andalusian 2 Crele Penadenesca 1 Sicilian Buttercup 2...
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