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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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    What can I use to safely hang things?

    I have been using chain while the birds' feeder and water was in the coop because it was a very short length and no wind to push things around, but now that everything is moving to the run, I'm questioning having that much hanging chain from the ceiling. Is chain the safest? Thick cording? I...
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    Is this early sign of scaly leg mites?

    If you zoom in, you can see that some of the scales where the leg meets the foot look maybe flaky? Especially on the first pic. I don't want to wait if it's mites until everyone is bad to treat. They're only four months old. So far, none of my chickens' legs have this look. Everyone free ranges...
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    This was the only place that would appreciate this

    The day after I cleaned and took these pics, it was like they deliberately sprayed the roost bars. 🤦
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