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    eyes not dialating

    I have two hens who's eyes do not dialate. They stay a small pinpoint all of the time. They seem to see fine. One I got at about 6 months old and hers were like that when we got her. My other one was normal up until she was about 9 months old and them at some point became pinpoints. I was...
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    Whats up with that...wrong color egg???

    I have 7 hens...a mix of black sex link, buff orps, barred rocks, light brahmas. I believe they are all laying now, brown eggs of course. We were gifted a pair of silver laced wyndotte banties in the fall, which now brings our hen total to 8. the pair is aprox. 8 months old. I do not believe...
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    Old lettuce -okay?

    Is it okay to give the chickens some older bagged lettuce as a treat. I have some in the fridge that is not rotten, but old enough that I don't want to eat it! Would it be okay to give to the chickens...they would enjoy some green this time of year!
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    dumb corn question!

    I have 7 standard hens 2 bantys...I feeding them layer feed, but want to start supplementing some cracked corn. How much sould I give the above birds per day? A cup, a pound...or just throw out a couple handfuls. Sorry for the newbie question! Thanks!
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    Curious Question

    We have 7 hens - 2 BO, 2 LB, 1 Black Sex link and 2 BR all aprox. same age. We got our first egg about 3 weeks ago and I am pretty sure the Black Sex Link was the first. For the last couple of days we are now up to 4 eggs a day. Do you think that more started it just because they are coming...
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    I am so Proud!

    I have 7 hens (25 weeks old) and one of them finally started to lay a couple of weeks ago. I opened the nesting boxes and placed the golf balls in them, but they hen kept laying on the floor. Well today when I went out I noticed that one of the golf balls was on the floor and the nesting boxes...
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    I saw a bug!?!

    I was just holding one of my chicken and up by her eye where there are no feathers there was a tiny, tiny whitish bug crawling around. Is this a mite or lice? How do I tell which it is and is sevin the only treatment? Can people catch it? Help! Thank you!
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    Nesting boxes built...will they come?

    Our chickens just started to lay this week. We had the nesting boxes closed off to prevent them pooping in them. I opened them up yesterday and put golf balls in each one. When I got home from work, there was a egg on the floor of the coop and poop in one of the boxes. I understand it will...
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    Having a hard time eating the eggs...

    We have been anticipating our first eggs from our first chickens and were super excited to get our first 2 eggs this week! I had the nesting boxes closed off so they did not learn to poop in them before they were laying, so the first 2 eggs were laid in the floor of the coop. I am a bit of a...
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    FIRST EGG! Frozen?

    Our chickens are 26 weeks old and today when I went to the coop there it was...Our FIRST ever egg! Unfortuantly when I checked on them last night it was dark and all I was able to do was do a head count on the roost. I am not sure when the egg was laid. It was cold when I got it this...
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    When to switch to layer feed?

    My chickens are about 26 weeks old. We finally got our first egg today! They are still eating medicated chick feed. Should I go ahead and switch over to layer feed? Thanks!
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    In misery - pink eye

    My kids had a 1 -2 day stint of pink eye 2 weeks ago. It was brief and over quickly. I caught it a week later and have been suffering for 8 days now! I have been to 3 doctors and tried 2 type of anitibiotic drops and am miserable. The Opthmologist told me that generally it just needs to run...
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    FREAKING OUT- gift I didn't want!

    I am a newer chicken owner who has 7 hens of various breeds. I did alot of research and figuring when I built my coop and nesting boxes etc. They are approaching egg laying age which we are very excited about. I am happy with my coop and happy with my hens...all is well in our happy little...
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    So I am a idiot...

    Last weekend I proudly finished landscaping some limestone lined flowerbeds around the chicken coop and planted some nice hostas and daylilies. (I am sure you know where this is going) The chickens are in their run and do not have access to the new flowerbed. BUT...I do let the chickens out...
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    Which sand to use?

    As we knew the chickens have killed the grass in the new run and we are adding sand down as the base. I know I am not supposed to use playsand, but which sand would be the best option: Asphalt sand or mason sand. Here is the link to the options that are available to us...
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    Egg song?

    Our chickens are still to young to lay, 13 weeks today, but I have read some references to sounds/song when they are ready to lay. What does that sound like. What are some other laying signs? I have been a professional dog trainer for 10 years and have been around horses for 20+ but these...
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    cocci questions

    In another post I mentioned that I was beginning to see blood in my 12 week old pullets poop. I am going to begin Sulmet treatment. I have been researching cocci, which I see is in the soil. Here is our situation. We moved 7 week old chicks into the brand new coop and they were allowed to...
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    wrought iron chicken planter

    I have seen several coop pictures that have awsome iron chicken shaped plant stands. Does anyone know where to buy these?
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    Ramp needed?

    Do you have to have a ramp from the coop into the run? Because he have not figured out how to make it yet and were doing some consulting out chickens have been jumping through the hen door down into the run and vice versa. From the coop into the door is about a foot and down into the coop is...
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    loose stool - UPDATE now blood - HELP!

    I have (7) 12 weeks old chicks. I am a new chicken owner so am not sure what is "normal". I am unsure of the culprit, but it appears that one of my chickens has diarreah(sp?). It is a very loose watery stool which has been ongoing for a little over a week. Is this cause concern? How should...
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