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    Eggbound?

    Hi there Thanks you so much for your message. We did find an egg in the nest that didnt look like one we had seen before so we are thinking that maybe it is hers. Unfortunately while we have four hens we are only getting either two or three eggs at the moment so not sure who is or isnt...
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    Eggbound?

    I have four young hens that began laying one month ago. I have seen 3 lay regularly but the fourth I havent seen lay at all. For the last couple of weeks she has been flitting around the coop like a mad thing but she has been eating and drinking well. Im not sure if she scares from shadows...
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    Do chickens ever lay eggs at night?

    I was very interested to read everyones thoughts on hens laying during the night. My four girls seem to be picking and choosing when to lay. They have only been laying for three weeks. The first week soft shells were being laid either during the night or very early in the morning as they would...
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    Can you eat the first egg?

    We decided to scramble the egg and feed it back to the hens. The next day we modified the nests to provide individual spaces so no eggs that day. Yesterday they all checked out the spaces and went round and round until most of the straw was kicked out leaving a hard surface, later I replaced...
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    Chicken was energetic now listless, sitting lots, leaning onto her side

    Contacted another vet who gave her a total "head to toe" check , took a look at a sample under the microscope (showed me, most impressed with his level of service) and prescibed a course of AVIWORM as could see two worms. She is now fitting fit and as energetic as ever.
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    Can you eat the first egg?

    When we got our four beautiful girls we were told they were 12 weeks old - we got a delightful shock this morning as we got our first two eggs (were not expecting any until next week). One was broken (looked like it was a bit squashed). The shell on both was very soft and looked like they were...
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    Chicken was energetic now listless, sitting lots, leaning onto her side

    Ideas please - got 4 beautiful ladies (were aged 12 weeks when we got them, now aged 15 weeks) and they were ok for 10 days then the most energetic one became quiet, sitting lots, leaning on her side (Saturday). Took her to the vet on a Monday, he said to return a sample to be checked and ring...
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