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  1. Carolyn227

    Raccoons

    We found a raccoon in our coop this morning. It had mutilated a bird which we had to put out of its misery. I have no idea how it got in the coop. This is the third bird we've lost recently to predators. We also caught a possum in there but it didn't get any birds. I've walked around the...
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    New ones still aren't laying

    Yes, we don't really eat many of our girls' eggs, but they are mostly for entertainment and bug control as well. I just wanted to make sure there was nothing wrong with the new ladies!
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    New ones still aren't laying

    I guess I was miscalculating their age, because I thought they were closer to 22 weeks. I just counted and you're right, it is about 18 weeks. My sister got other breeds about a month before me and her hens have been laying for over a month now, which added to my concern.
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    New ones still aren't laying

    I'm wondering if I have breeds that take longer to mature, and that's why they aren't laying yet. They were hatched in the beginning of May and here it is October and nobody's laying yet. They are blue andalusian and buttercups. Are these breeds that typically are slower to mature? They...
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    Sold the wrong chicken! And a question.

    Our neighbor's hens stopped laying and we wanted to cut down the number of hens in our flock, so we sold him 3 hens- one RIR, one EE and one Buff. My younger daughter was in the bath at the time and we gathered the hens. Apparently we sold her beloved hen! She was in tears. I can't tell them...
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    Poop sticking to a hen's butt?

    I just gave her some yogurt and she is eating the heck out of it. I'll stop by the feed store sometime soon to see about some kelp or other supplements. Thanks!
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    Poop sticking to a hen's butt?

    I just got a new hen from my brother-in-law 2 weeks ago. She was a witness to predator attacks (the other hen and chick got mutilated during the attacks, and in order to protect her BIL gave her to us) and as of yet hasn't laid any eggs, though she has been a good layer in the past. She's a...
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    Weak shelled eggs

    I looked on that page and found the technical term for what her eggs usually look like- sandpaper or rough shells. Should I take her in to the vet, cull her, or just deal with her eggs? She's been laying for about 9 months or so. We don't sell eggs and neither of my other two layers has ever...
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    Weak shelled eggs

    My easter egger has been laying very weak shelled eggs. They usually have chunks of the shell material on the outside of the egg. She gets supplements of oyster shell and free ranges and has access to plenty of food and water. Twice this week I've noticed even weaker shelled eggs that...
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    New hen seems scared

    My BIL dropped off his last remaining hen yesterday. He's been having predator issues and they decided to rehome rather than to risk another attack. She's a sexlink and she's really docile and pretty. She's secluded for now in her own pen, but the other hens are squacking at her big time...
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    Strange behavior in one of my chicks?

    Haha, the one chick who does this is an EE! DH will be building a bigger coop this summer and maybe she'll have to have her own "apartment" in the coop.
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    Strange behavior in one of my chicks?

    My chicks are, well I'm not exactly sure how old they are. Maybe 12ish weeks or so? Anyway, I've been letting them free range during the day and I lock them up at night. I've noticed that one of the pullets ends up not in the hen house but instead she's on top of the metal garbage can where...
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    Keep them out or bring them in?

    Chicks are outside. Low is mid-40s tonight. They have a heat lamp on them in their little house. Slight drizzle. They should be pretty well protected, but the area is not free from drafts. Should I keep them out for the night or bring them back inside? And if I keep them out tonight should...
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    Cornish can't climb well?

    I got a bunch of chicks including two cornish, but one of them didn't make it. Anyway, the other one is about 4 or 5 weeks old now and has a rather large breast area (which is obviously why it is a meat bird!). Anyway, I put the chicks outside today, and all of the chicks can climb up the...
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    When can they stay outside?

    Today is such a lovely day, so I put my month-old chicks outside in an enclosed area for the day. I plan on bringing them in at night for the time being. Anyway, when can they be outside full-time? Our last frost is not until late May or June, and we generally have lots of rain and then also...
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    Overly tired chick- is this a bad sign?

    I am nursing my baby so I didn't get a good look, but it looks as if this little chickie has passed. Poor little thing. :(
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    Overly tired chick- is this a bad sign?

    yes.
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    Overly tired chick- is this a bad sign?

    I got her to drink a little and every once in a while it seems like she jumps or something, but she hasn't moved otherwise.
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    Overly tired chick- is this a bad sign?

    Help- chick is very lethargic now. Other chicks were bugging her and pecking at her so I put her in a little box with a little food and a little molasses water (not sure if she has the energy to get anything herself) and I put a heating pad under it. Is there anything else I can do? I feel so...
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    Overly tired chick- is this a bad sign?

    One of my chicks was sleeping. I noticed it was the only one. The other ones would run over it and it would lift its head a little and crack its eyes and go back to sleep. I picked it up and it complained for a minute but calmed really quickly. I put it down and it went right back to...
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