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    Messy newbees

    I have some new additions to my flock all four months old. They are getting along with the mature birds about as well as their pecking order will allow. The problem is that some of them have decided to roost in the nests and are doing their usual business there as versus under the roost with...
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    sick chicken

    My 4+ year old Rhode Island red hen has a large internal swelling (baseball size) near her vent. She can walk but with grate discomfort. I'd like to take her to a vet if there is one near Monterey, California that has experience treating poultry. Can you recommend one?
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    Naughty hen

    One of my five month old pullets has decided to peck open and eat several of the other hens eggs on a daily basis. She stands next to the nesting hen and as soon as the hen leaves the nest she attacks the egg. Any one know a non-lethal cure?
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    Fumigating the coop

    I suspect that my flock is infested with a parasite that is gnawing the base of their feathers as I see a lot of "flakes" below the roost. Is it possible to kill the pests by fumigating the entire coop with a household pest bomb? I can seal off the ventilation to the outside air fairly...
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    Hen that crows

    I have a Barred Plymouth Rock hen about two years old that has always been a good layer and still is. This last week she began to crow every morning. She sounds like a young rooster, but clearly a rooster. Is this a common occurrence? Sam
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    Candeling Martan eggs

    These eggs are so dark chocolate colored that I can't get much light to go through. Any advice? Or is it not possible to candel them with any accuracy?
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    Adoption of new (day old) chicks by non-brooding hen?

    Can hens be induced to adopt new chicks?
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