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    chicken dead...laying an egg? is this possible?

    Went out to find one chicken lying dead, her vent enlarged after just laying an egg (which was lying next to her!) and no other wounds. Can chickens expire from egg laying? No blood, no other obvious damage to her body, the other chickens did not peck her, I cannot imagine what happened. Any...
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    Hens not laying very much - more incidences of eggs "getting stuck"

    From reading posts here, I expected the hens to slack off laying over the winter (if you can call south florida winter instead of just a really pleasant summer). And they did slack off some. I'm down to three hens now (thanks to the dog next door) and they were laying 3 eggs a day, then 2 eggs...
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    How long before recuperating bird can rejoin the flock?

    Dog got my hen last week; she survived after we sewed her back up, and she has a will to live. That's the good news. She is eating well, drinking, standing, shuffling (her back skin was torn back in a large flap; we sewed it up, and noticed no other injuries, but I guess the shuffling is from...
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    hen attacked by neighbor's dog - any hope?

    RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME the neighbor's dog ran up to my hens and chased one, grabbing it and running off with her in his mouth. I sit out with the hens for 45 minutes each night, so they can get some greens and enjoy "free ranging" in my yard. My neighbors unfortunately don't understand the need...
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    Raccoon found and killed one of my remaining hens

    I am just barely over the killing of 3 of my producing RIR hens by the dog next door. Yesterday it rained all day, the yards were flooded and it was like nighttime from 5 pm on. You'd think I would have taken action then, but I was not paying attention. I went out at the usual time, when the...
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    Polish roo was tonight's dinner - but what a "chewy" bird!

    We processed our 18-week old Polish roo on Saturday - and after plucking, cleaning, etc. we kept the meat in brine for about 35 hours. Tonight, I split the carcass, put it in a roasing plan laid out flat on top of some potatoes, onions and celery, and baked for about 1 hour. Here's the...
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    First Egg!

    I have 9 RIR hens and one Polish rooster. I have to keep the roo separated from the hens because they will peck him to death - I call the main 4 problem girls the "heathers." Anyway, I let the girls up into their home at about 7 pm, and let the rooster out to get some exercise before nightfall...
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    Blue Kote on Polish rooster's head

    I was considering using Blue Kote on my Polish rooster's head where the RIR hens have apparantly been picking. Looking at some information about it I found that if I am going to eat the poultry, I should not use this Blue Kote. I take it to mean if I use it once, and decide to consume the...
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    Polish Roo with bald spot

    Our darling 10 week old Polish roo has had a bald spot on his head since he was 4 weeks old. I never see any chickens pecking at his head, but it looks awful. It's brown (blood?) and the feathers are just shafts filled with blood. The bald part looks bumpy and dry. He seems fine, but it just...
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