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    Ideas on why my chickens aren't laying?

    I have 4 adult (laying) chickens and 3 younger hens who have not begun to lay yet. Out of the 4 adults i usually get three eggs a day plus an occasionaly "fart"egg. Now I am only getting one egg a day and yesterday i didn't get any??? Any ideas? Nothing has changed with their enviroment or feed...
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    Hen squatting and straining! Egg bound?

    She is straining and she has lost all her feathers under her bum and around it. I can see her rear end but not an egg. I will try the bath tub trick when I get home. Thanks!
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    Hen squatting and straining! Egg bound?

    My BO hen is squatting all puffed up and straining. Egg bound? Any ideas would be helpful! Thanks
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    Poop Hammock Rocks!!

    I too have a poop hammock only i made it out of landscape fabric (weed block) that i had laying around. It works GREAT and easy to hose off too.
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    Rabbits and chickens housing

    I keep my 2 rabbits with my chickens and they are fine, except my rabbit eats a ton of the chicken food!!
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    Big girls pecked a hole in one of my babies... Looking grren??

    Thanks. It doesn t seem swollen or anything. I will try to get some pics to show you. Thanks for the help.
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    Wasps starting to build a nest in my coop... what kind of pesticide?

    've also heard that Pam cooking spray works too!? Don't know for sure yet but I'm sure I'll find out soon enough.
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    Big girls pecked a hole in one of my babies... Looking grren??

    long story short.... my big girls got through the baracade and in with my 10 week olds. One of the babies got wedged TIGHT and the girls proceeded to peck a hole in her side! . i put lots of Neosporin on it and isolated her. The next day it looked better but now I think I see some greenish...
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    Chicken and Rabbit feed mixed!

    My rabbits are in with my chickens and will hardly eat their rabbit pellets anymore. They have been eating the chicken feed for a year now and are totally healthy. i wouldn't worry about it.
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    Sod in run?

    I extended our run out over part of our yard so the chickens would have more room. I built a frame of 2x4s and put hardware cloth over the top so the grass would grow up through it but the chickens couldn't dig up the roots. Works like a charm!!!
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    Close ups!!! Post your best close up pics of your chicken

    Quote: WHAT a beautiful bird!!!
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    Pictures I Took Around My Yard

    That isone cute rolly poly puppy!!!
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    Found cracked egg under roost??

    Thank you PatMan!
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    Found cracked egg under roost??

    I just recently moved my girls to a much larger new coop and the seem to be finally getting adjusted to it. I aslo have 2 rabbits and a seperate hutch for them in the same run. My girls sometimes lay their eggs in the rabbit hutch but I am trying to get them to use their new nest box. I found...
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    Sand in the coop!!! What to scoop with????

    I use a metal reptile litter scoop that work great. I have been toying with bending hardware loth over a stall fork or something like that so i can have a bigger scoop but not sure yet.
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    Help! Chicken Lice??

    Thanks for your help. I doust her in DE when I found the critters and will clean the whole coop tomorrow. The other 3 chickens seem fine and don't show any signs of the lice. I haven't picked them up but no outward signs like her. Where can I find the stuff your pour on her? Feed Stores? I was...
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    Help! Chicken Lice??

    One of my BO sleeps in a nesting box instead of the roost like the others. I have noticed that she seems to have poo stuck to her feathers and then I noticed that she doesn't have feathers underneath her wings and along her backside. When i finally got to pick her up my DH and I did see some...
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    Re-purposed material - a lesson in recycling.

    Subscribed!! Love it! Thanks Ryan:)
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    Play sand in the brooder ok? not ok?

    I just put sand in mine a week ago. It is much easier to clean!! I left a small tray of shavings in there just in case they wanted to snuggle down and they do use it. Good luck:)
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    Feeding Quinoa?

    Mine LOVE Quinoa
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