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    Deeply ridged eggshell

    My cinnamon hybrid production layer started laying 13 months ago and has probably laid 300 eggs. She had a few shell-less eggs last week. I increased the availability to oyster shell. Now her eggs have large ridges all over the egg. 2 in 2 days. Is it an overdose of calcium or does she have...
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    Source for large Cornish in Southeast PA / NJ / DE

    Hi! I am trying to find a breeder somewhere in Southeast PA / South Jersey / Delaware that has/will have large Cornish chicks or hatching eggs for the spring. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks.
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    Dark Cornish st run near Philadelphia PA

    I am interested in buying up to a dozen dark cornish chicks. If nothing is available now I would be interested again in early spring. These are to be raised as meat birds. I live just outside Philadelphia PA. Thanks - Nancy
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    Help! Freedom Ranger Leg Problems

    I have a dozen 3-week old Freedom Rangers. They've been fine until last week when one girl wasn't able to walk. I isolated her and, after searching BYC forum, added a B vitamin complex to her drinking water. After a week she is back to walking again. She was always fine with eating, drinking and...
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    Distended crop, water pouring from mouth, 20 month old hen

    Question from a friend of mine: Yesterday evening one of my 20 month old hens became really ill and I have never seen anything like this nor could I find any info on it in my books. Has anyone heard of this: Yesterday evening I noticed she was wet around the mouth and down her front feathers...
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    Broody hen hatched 3 chicks - now what?

    After 7 weeks of being broody and sitting on wooden eggs, I figured the only way to get my Buff Orpington to stop being broody was to let her hatch some eggs. I got four eggs from a friend and three of them hatched yesterday. We had already moved her from the coop to a brooder pen the day...
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    fever, rapid breathing, hasn't eaten for a day, loose poo

    My 14 month old ancona was hiding in a corner of the yard yesterday afternoon when I got home from work. She is the top hen, so this was quite unusual. She avoided being picked up. She roosted with the rest of the girls last night and this morning I got her before she got off the roosting bar...
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    2 NHamp Red Roosters from Whitmore Farm Need Homes, Philadelphia PA

    I have two beautiful 20 week old New Hampshire Red roosters I got from Whitmore Farm in MD (http://www.whitmorefarm.com). I picked 7 unsexed chicks (4 marans, 3 NH) and they ALL were roosters. All have good homes but these two now need to move out of my hen house. They are beauts and the...
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    What is "rooster production" "laying rooster" etc?

    I've read this forum a lot but all of a sudden I'm running into the phrase "rooster production" or something like "laying rooster" or just "rooster" as something other than the male bird. What does this mean? Thanks!
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    How do silkies walk?

    I have a 7 week silkie (among 20 full sized chicks) and she holds her own just fine. However, I noticed last night she seemed to be limping a bit and today it looks like she's walking more on that whole section of her leg from her feet up to her first joint instead of on her feet. Is this...
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    Lethargic hen, droopy comb - Possibly worms??

    I have a 9 month old brown leghorn hen. The past two or three days she has not been well. She is all hunched up like she's trying to stay warm, and not moving around much. She is worse today than yesterday. She did drink some water this morning but didn't eat. There are no unusual poops in...
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    Where do you buy wood chips?

    Last year when I had new chicks I looked all over for the right wood chips and was never successful in finding the right kind. Where do you buy wood chips that are good for new chicks? I'm expecting a new batch from McMurray's Feb 9th. Thanks all.
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    ISO Barnevelder, Welsummer chicks in Feb. Philadelphia PA

    Trying to plan ahead for February for a group of us. We will be getting an order from McMurrays but I had my heart set on Barnevelders or Welsummers that they don't sell. Looking for 6 or more chicks. Would be willing to travel to NJ, MD, DE, western/northern PA. Anyone? Thanks.
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    Free Millie - Americauna Roo outside Philly

    Hatched out April 1, nice personality, learning to crow. Currently living with four hens. Please consider this nice guy for your coop or favorite recipe.
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    3 free Roos outside Philly

    I am part of a group of chicken owners outside Philadelphia PA - we call ourselves COOP (chicken owners outside philly) and got a batch of 10 chicks in early April and 45 in early May. Of those, 3 are roosters who need good homes. 2 are Ameraucanas - 3 months old, and one is a 2 month old Blue...
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