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    Speckled Sussex stopped laying

    I just stopped at my local feed store and talked to a gentleman who is a poultry expert with the PA department of agriculture. He told me that my pullet is actually an Ancona, and not a speckled Sussex. After looking over some pictures, he seems to think that the stop is most likely caused by...
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    Speckled Sussex pale comb

    I just stopped at my local feed store and talked to a gentleman who is a poultry expert with the PA department of agriculture. He told me that my pullet is actually an Ancona, and not a speckled Sussex. After looking over some pictures, he seems to think that the stop is most likely caused by...
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    Speckled Sussex pale comb

    I’ve got a speckled Sussex pullet who is about 6 1/2 month old (I got her the last week of April when she was around a week old). She began laying very infrequently in late August with maybe an egg every 3-4 days, but she hasn’t laid for the last month and her comb looks pale and chapped. At...
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    Speckled Sussex stopped laying

    I’ve got a speckled Sussex pullet who is about 6 1/2 month old (I got her the last week of April when she was around a week old). She began laying very infrequently in late August with maybe an egg every 3-4 days, but she hasn’t laid for the last month and her comb looks pale and slightly...
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    Easter Egger stopped laying

    The coop is 3’x5’ and 4’ tall. Usually all 4 hens and the rooster roost close together on the 2 roosts in the coop
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    Easter Egger stopped laying

    I’ve got a wire crate almost identical to that. I did notice her being chased around the run by one specific hen yesterday, so I decided to let them all free range for about an hour yesterday and the molting hen would not go anywhere near the rest of the flock. My run is 12’x5’ and 8’ tall and...
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    Easter Egger stopped laying

    I’ve noticed over the last two days my molting hen hasn’t been leaving the coop to come into the run unless I’m there, I think she’s being bullied (I think she’s low on the pecking order). Any way to stop this? I was considering moving her into a dog crate inside the run with her own food and...
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    Molting Hen being bullied

    I’ve noticed in the last two days that my hen that is molting (I think she’s low on the pecking order) is being bullied by another hen. She’s afraid to leave the coop, only coming into the run when I’m in the coop to protect her, which is a bit surprising because we do have a rooster. I’m...
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    Purple spot/Area on hens comb.

    Today her comb is completely red and back to normal. I’ll keep an eye on it but may just be one of those things. Thanks for the input/insight
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    Purple spot/Area on hens comb.

    Just noticed a relative small purple area on the back of my sapphire gem’s comb. She’s about 18 months, still laying, eating, and drinking and should be starting to molt soon. Anything to be concerned with/something I should do?
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    Easter Egger stopped laying

    she’s not showing any obvious signs of molting in terms of bald spots or obvious feathers missing, but I’ll have to give her a closer once over. I’ve all but convinced myself it’s molting because I feel like it’s what makes the most sense given her age and the fact that she’s eating, drinking...
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    Easter Egger stopped laying

    That’s what I’m thinking. I spent some time outside watching her yesterday and she’s eating, drinking, and pooping. Thinking she’s just getting ready to molt. My rooster from the same batch has lost all of his tail feathers in the last week. I’m thinking the timing lines up so that molting would...
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    Easter Egger stopped laying

    Unfortunately they are not free range, too many predators in the area (had neighbors lose half their flock to hawks and foxes) She had a habit of laying in the coop and not the nesting box, but I haven’t been able to find any in the pine shavings in the coop but I’ll have to look closer.
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    Easter Egger stopped laying

    My 1.5 year old Easter Egger has always been a relatively inconsistent layer (typically anywhere from between 2 and 5 eggs per week) but she hasn’t laid in a week. She seems to be acting normal, has access to food and clean water, I don’t see any obvious signs of molting but as these are the...
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    Chicken laying smaller eggs

    Plenty of food and water. I have 3 different waterers in the coop/run. Attached are some pictures for size comparisons. The cream colored egg on the far right is from my other Easter egger. The two green eggs are the right we’re the size I had been getting and the two on the left are notibly...
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