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    Which of these incubators looks best?

    Curious as to if you went with the Janel, and how did you find it?
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    Hen with diarrhea

    Seems to be a good train of thought. Really, just going by whether she is still enjoying life (and the special attention), or if she is miserable. Always hard to say goodbye to any of the beloved pets, when the time comes.
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    Older hens hiding inside

    I would add an observation to my previous post, ie most getting on at 2-3 weeks. However, there were some developments after this. The #6 ranked (pullet) started intimidating #3 (hen, previously bottom of hen pecking order, and lacks confidence) - then the same #6 pullet started having a go at...
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    Laying ages

    My eldest dropped off ever so slightly at age 7, a little more at 8 (I thought she had stopped at one point) but she is still turning out about 3 eggs a week at 9 years old. She has only just stopped at the moment due to foot injury and being hospital caged. She now tends to take more breaks...
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    Where to buy chickens from in Australia?

    A lot listed on Eggsellent, although when I contacted a few of the breeders, it was a long time (weeks, months) before many of them responded. So that was a fail. It was made worse because I wanted to get a number of different breeds, so that cut down the number of breeders. I also tracked...
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    All Six Hens Are Gone. What Killed Them?

    Given the spread of the remains, I would agree. It will most likely be a mother teaching the young. That is what we determined with next door's chicken massacre, mother fox and probably three young at least (Australia, so I don't know about your raccoons etc). There were two kills in the...
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    Hen with diarrhea

    I think you can only keep trying what you have been doing, and hope that works or helps her. A few years ago I lost a hen about 4yo. She was #2 (a RIR x barnevelder). She became less interested in eating, but the concern was her not hanging out with the others as she normally did. The avian vet...
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    When to start deworming?

    Possibly. I think it is one of those 'you'll know it when you see it' things. Usually caused by sloppy droppings sticking to the feathers.
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    4 month old lays egg?

    I believe this is not uncommon in pullets, and to only be concerned if it is on-going. Of my new pullets, obtained at about 6-8 months, the first few eggs from her did have a little blood on the shell, but apart from 2-3 eggs, no more blood. It was also a sudden hot spell, and that could have...
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    Why have my 2yr old hens stopped laying?

    One reason I would not have an automatic door. The other being late stragglers not getting in. I also have heard that some doors have come down on chicken's necks and killed them.
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    My first $3000 egg !

    That does not work with my (crazy) flock. Unfortunately one hen started doing "tattle tale" egg song when one of the others laid (the layer sang nothing). Now another seems to have started doing "tattle tale egg song", so it looks like this will be within my flock forever.
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    Chickens foraging on neighbor's lawn?

    What's next? Turrets and battlements to go with that moat? :lau
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    How long does broodiness last with no eggs?

    Oh definitely the folding dog crate (with two doors) is "an essential". I got mine second hand (perfect condition) as a broody breaker, rather than doing my DIY version as I used to. But it is currently being used as the hospital cage to restrict movement in bird with broken toe. I have been...
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    Which of these breeds would you recommend?

    There are variations from what I have seen from my neighbour's batches of rescue ISAs. I guess being rehomed birds factors in as well. The first two batches they were not super interested in socialising with humans, but the last batch, the sweetest and friendliest little things, so cute.
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    Which of these breeds would you recommend?

    Yep, it is not always about constant laying for sure. Mine are pets first, layers second, and what they lay, they lay.
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