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    Cut on molting hen

    None of my birds have spurs. I have no idea what cut her.
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    Cut on molting hen

    She is definitely still active, eating, and drinking
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    Cut on molting hen

    I thought my hen had a broken blood feather yesterday, but when I finally caught her up, it turned out she has about an inch long cut on her tail area. I have no ideaI if a hawk tried to grab her or one of the other birds cut her and I honestly didn't know what I should do. I absolutely hosed it...
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    Is this a shelless egg or a lash egg?

    I was not smart enough to open it and I threw it out, but it felt like a water balloon with liquid inside. I have oyster shell available always, but I took the top off that feeder so that it was as accessible as possible today. These are my first birds and I've never had anything like this. They...
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    Limping hen

    My hen is limping and I can't find any sores or visible swelling on her leg. What do I do to help her? Of course it has to be the one hen who wants nothing to do with me.
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    What does this behavior mean?

    I have a few health conditions that are easy to trip and I also learned it from a person on another chicken group I'm in. I hadn't thought about it until she brought it up, and many people chimed in afterwards talking about how they or their loved ones have gotten sick from not taking...
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    What does this behavior mean?

    Thank you all so much for your input. I just know so little about birds and I'm trying not to do stupid things. 😁
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    What does this behavior mean?

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    What does this behavior mean?

    So my lowest ranking girl, Cordelia, recently started laying. She instantly went from untouchable to being my best friend. I absolutely love the change, but she has started being really involved when I clean the coop. She fusses around the best boxes, she parades back and forth in front of me on...
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    Do I always leave the dummy eggs?

    Thank you so much! I was hoping this would be the answer since they work so hard to lay an egg and then I steal it. I keep hoping it's less noticeable to them if the dummies are in there. 😁
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    Do I always leave the dummy eggs?

    I tried to look for this info, but didn't find an answer. This is my first time with poultry of any kind. My girls are five months, and I know for sure that two are laying and think that a third has started because over the past week and a half we've had three eggs on two different days. I...
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    Technically, she did still use the nesting box...

    Right? Couldn't possibly use THE IDENTICAL NESTING BOX NEXT TO IT. 🤣🤣🤣
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    Technically, she did still use the nesting box...

    It totally still counts 🤣
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    Five month old layer taking a really long time today

    Yes, I definitely wouldn't want to have to lay eggs. 😁 You were both right- she finally did lay and it looks the same as her other eggs, so I guess she just needed more time today.
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    Five month old layer taking a really long time today

    My Jersey Giant girls are only five months, but one started laying last week. She's been laying one small egg a day. My concern is that today she has been working on it for hours. Usually, she goes in, works on it for a little bit, then comes back out and goes on with her day. Is she ok? I tried...
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