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    What’s up with this hen?

    She has been getting progressively worse for several months, unlike her molts which are drastic and similar looking but last only a week or two at the most. I think LaFleche nailed it. I’ll begin treating her this week for depluming mites, and I’m hopeful it will also address the scaly leg...
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    What’s up with this hen?

    Probably a month ago. She has always been a poor layer, and often lays thin-shelled eggs even with heavy oyster shell supplementation. She has lots of new feathers coming… I’m hoping if we get on this quickly they will fill out and she’ll be okay. I think a “real” farmer would have culled her...
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    What’s up with this hen?

    Thank you so much! The band was removed right after I grabbed this photo (it wasn’t as tight as it looked, but it’s gone now). I will begin treatment ASAP. Really appreciate the expert diagnosis.
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    What’s up with this hen?

    I will add that they all have access to crushed oyster shells and granite grit. She is what Dunlap Nursery calls a golden sex link hybrid, otherwise known as a Bovan Brown.
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    What’s up with this hen?

    We have a three-year-old hen that has looked terrible all summer. She is a low-order hen in a mixed-breed flock of eight hens. The others look fantastic. She has been checked repeatedly for mites. They have all been wormed. We usually feed 16% layer mash but in August added 20% mash to support...
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    Review by 'GroveCreekers' in article 'Dust Baths: What they are and why they are important'

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    Hello from Grove Creek!

    Thanks so much!!! We are really enjoying our girls and find BYC to be a wonderful resource!
  8. From Stall to Coop: Grove Creek Girls Get New Digs

    From Stall to Coop: Grove Creek Girls Get New Digs

    Beginnings: My husband gave me that familiar raised eyebrow look that said “here we go again” as I carried the 10, two-day-old chicks through the front door. I resorted to my usual strategy of reassurance. “Oh, I know what you’re thinking. Don’t get your feathers ruffled. We have TWO WHOLE...
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    Hello from Grove Creek!

    We are two recently retired old geezers, who moved to eastern Idaho about a year ago. When our travel plans were unexpectedly curtailed this spring, we decided to join the throng and get a small flock of cold-hardy laying chickens—a lifelong item on our bucket list. We have a mixed flock of 10...
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