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    Strangest thing, flock stopped laying

    If it’s happening to them all at once, make sure whatever’s your watering system is working ok. It took mine 3 weeks to recover from a week of dehydration.
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    Strangest thing, flock stopped laying

    I noticed that my water nipples were clogged and I think hens were dehydrated. It took a 10 days of hydration to get them to start laying again but they are fine now.
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    Strangest thing, flock stopped laying

    Geez, the flock has been well watered this last week and they are still not laying. Its been more than 2 weeks. I can't figure out whats going on. None of the hens seem sick.
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    Strangest thing, flock stopped laying

    I believe I’ve figured it out. I checked the crops of several hens and they seemed fine. I then looked at the water bucket which had water in it, and realized they hadn’t been drinking enough. I checked the nipples and they seemed clogged. When I gave them a pan of water they were all over it...
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    Strangest thing, flock stopped laying

    I watched some videos. I’ll check the crops this morning. I’ve had chickens for more than 10 years and never had this happen before, certainly not that I was aware of or on this scale.
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    Strangest thing, flock stopped laying

    I think it would be hard for them to eat 50 or so eggs in a week without evidence, also hiding 50 eggs would be impossible. Given the drastic increase in greens I gave them before this happened, I’m leaving in the stuffed crop direction. I’ll investigate more tomorrow.
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    Strangest thing, flock stopped laying

    I do not free range. Don’t one if they emptied their crops? How do you tell?
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    Strangest thing, flock stopped laying

    I have 10 Rhode Island Reds. They are just over 12 months old. They were laying fine all winter, and then things [picked up quite a bit for a few weeks, laying almost 9 or 10 a day, sometimes, and then about 10 days ago they suddenly stopped laying - not a single egg in 10 days. I had started...
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    There's a rooster...

    18 weeks run is 4' by 16' attached to a 10 by 6 coop. He's not bothering them most of the time, that I can tell, at this point.
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    There's a rooster...

    He has been annoying the hens more lately.
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    There's a rooster...

    I've had hens for about 15 years. This year I ordered 10 rhode island red pullets from tsc and was surprised to see one is a rooster. They hens should be just about ready to start laying. I've never had a rooster before. Other than the crowing, which has not been that bad so far, what do I...
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    Looking for quail in ct

    I am looking for about 10 quail. I live in northern ct. I don't really care what kind.
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    How long on grower...

    I just bought a bag of grower and then I noticed my young pullets are starting to lay (Yay!). Do they need to switch to layer right away or can I feed them the grower for a few weeks?
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    hens eating eggs...

    K, I'll try some of these. At first I was isolating each bird with my muscovies to see if there was a laying problem. It seems like when they were alone the ducks they were not eating eggs. Now I've got three culprits in with the ducks and they are chowing down.
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    hens eating eggs...

    I have several hens who have been eating eggs. I've got them separated uot for now but they are heading for the cook pot if I can't get them to stop. Any suggestions?
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    Winterizing Nipple Waterers? UPDATE Really? No One Knows?

    I have used bucket heaters in my 5 gallon plastic buckets the last two years with no problems.
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    Muscovies not producing...

    Ironically, he has been good for new chickens I am trying to introduce to my flock in that he becomes top dog but still allows the chickens to eat, though he will give them an occasional drubbing just to let them all know who's boss. At 3 plus years, is he still edible. I don't know who...
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    Review by '' on item 'Foy's Electronic Doorkeeper'

    I've had my Foy's for three years. It has had no issues. I think it will run up to a year on four AAA batteries. I think you need their door to make the warranty work but it is convenient, works well, and easy to install. It is pricey and doubled the price of my coop, but I have had no...
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    Muscovies not producing...

    It is a male and female pair I bought from a breeder. The drake is about 15 pounds, maybe more, and is twice as big as the duck. They do mate, but she doesn't seem all that happy about it. He is very aggressive and I have to be careful around him - about the only thing that will back him down...
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    Muscovies not producing...

    So I've had a pair of Lavender Muscovies for about 2 1/2 years. They are a littl over three years old but are not producing any fertile eggs. The duck has laid two to three clutches a year for the past two years, and she sets on them religiously, but none hatch. I am ready to give up on them...
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