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    Americauna Not Doing Well

    Thanks for the info. Very helpful. I will do all you suggested and report back. I had not treated for mites yet and have been watching them very closely. I didn't want to treat unless I had to. Maybe not the best approach but the mite dust seems a bit harsh. She has not laid in a couple...
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    Americauna Not Doing Well

    Another update that I forgot... I have not seen an egg from her in at least two days. Not all together strange this time of year.
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    Americauna Not Doing Well

    Hi. Sadly I went out to let the girls out this morning and noticed our 9 month old Americauna standing in the side of the run not looking quite right. Her feathers were puffed up and she was standing there looking dazed. She did not appear to be excited to exit the run as usual and I knew...
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    The Girls... and their home... and someone's first egg...
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    Eggs w/o shells???

    So we have a Brown Leghorn who just started laying about two weeks ago. She laid a few eggs but is now laying eggs with no shells. I am concerned that there is something wrong with her. I have now seen her do this twice. Is this normal? Has anyone heard of this? We are feeding them layer...
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    When will Silkie and Maran Lay?

    I know that there is a large amount of variability between individual birds, but in general, at what age to Silkies and Marans start laying? Are they some of the later or earlier varieties?
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    Where did my eggs go?

    Thanks!
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    Where did my eggs go?

    I have a couple of questions--I am assuming this is normal behavior for newly-laying hens, but my head lady, a speckled sussex named Meanie, started laying about 2.5 weeks ago. We had one beautiful little tan egg every other day for the first 1.5 weeks, and now nothing for a week. There have...
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    Coop run is just dirt

    Ours is dirt too but I throw lawn clippings in there and they seem to love it. I compost grass anyway so it all ends up in the same place after they do there thing on it.
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    Who did it?

    Hey guys, We found our first egg last week. See pic below... We have a bantam silkie and two Sussex that would lay tan eggs. The egg seems the right size for the silkie, and a little small for the Sussex. Today I caught our Sussex laying an egg that is the same color but a little (but...
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    Need weed spray that won't harm chickens

    We pull by hand or burn them with a Bernzomatic TS4000...very handy
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    What breed am I?

    Thanks guys!! We are excited for the big white eggs. On another note, for anyone else that may be urban chicken owners--any good tips for keeping the flies down? We free range, and the coop hasn't been an issue, but the yard is over-run. Any suggestions are welcome! Here's some of the rest...
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    What breed am I?

    Hi everyone! We purchased this lovely pullet from a local farm who sold her as an Americauna. While the coloring looks right, the comb seems all wrong. Any ideas about what she might be? Thanks! Let me know if there is any problems viewing the picture--I am new at this!!
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