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  1. SuburbanChickFarmer

    Nest boxes that hens can't eat eggs?

    I am looking for plans or ideas for making nest boxes that once the hens lay, the eggs are out of reach! I have 11 hens and unless I am home, which is only weekends, I don't get any eggs because they have eaten them by the time I get off work! I figure if I can make nest boxes that separates...
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    Broody hen with 2 week old chicks?

    I have a hen who is broody, she's not even laying her own eggs, but when the other hens lay eggs, she immediately sits on them until I come to get them. This actually worked very well during the winter, I never worried about eggs freezing! I have decided to add some new chicks to my flock due...
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    Where are all my eggs?

    I have 8 hens that will be 2 years old this Memorial Day. There are 2 of each, Ameracauna, Light Brahma, Dominique, and Cuckoo Maran. My egg laying went down dramatically during the winter and when I became short of eggs, I put a light in their coop on a timer and poof, they started producing...
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    oozing egg from vent

    Not a great topic for this early in the morning but I have an almost 2 year old Cuckoo Maran hen that as far as I can tell hasn't laid an egg in at least 6 months. All she ever does is oozes egg from her vent. It's always a slow and messy process. Now, with the cold weather, she had a clump...
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    Hens not laying

    My chickens, 1 1/2 years old, starting molting in July. We are now 5 months from that and I still have no eggs! I have added calcium to their food, I give them yogurt too, they have a large enough coop, and have access to an outdoor run in addition to when I am home from work they can come out...
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    Broody question

    I have a broody hen that I decided to let do her thing since I got rid of my rooster and the eggs were the last of the fertilized eggs. I separated her from the coop, went on vacation and left her in good hands, came home and noticed she had egg yolk on her head. I lifted her up and 3 of the...
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    broody hen and egg questions

    I have a light brahma hen that went broody. She was originally sitting on ceramic eggs that were in the nest to remind the hens where to lay (they STILL lay wherever they please) so I removed those but she kept sitting. The other hens all jump on top of her to lay their eggs even though there...
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    Reintroducing hens to the flock

    I have two coops, one general coop, and one small hospital coop that I put hens into when they are sick. I had an EE who was eggbound, unstuck 2 eggs but left her in the hospital while she regained her strength and I could assure that she was ok. She's been hospitalized about 6 weeks now and...
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    HELP EGG STUCK!!!

    My hen who has been having trouble laying eggs now has an egg that is "stuck" but it's not stuck inside, it's outside but it is encased in membrane. Can I cut that membrane to unleash the egg? I'm all alone here and don't know if that is something I can do by myself. Trying to round up help...
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    Egg stuck

    I just received a frantic call from my daughter. I am at work and get off in 1/2 hour. My chicken that has a prolapsed vent now has an egg stuck! She said it won't come out but she can see it. I told her to run a warm bath to be ready when I get home. Is this the correct way to try to get...
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    Prolapsed vent

    A few weeks back I had an EE chicken, almost a year old, with a prolapsed vent. I checked here and did all the recommended things, Prep H, isolating her, etc. Well, she improved and I kept my eye on her until she had laid a couple eggs, then put her back with the main coop. Well, about 3...
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    Timothy Hay

    Is it ok for my hens to eat Timothy Hay? I was looking for some alfalfa and all I could find was Timothy hay. After buying it, I was concerned that if they ate it, it would wind up getting stuck in their crop and I just lost a chicken yesterday to vent prolapse as best I can tell, and don't...
  13. SuburbanChickFarmer

    Treats to keep hens occupied

    Apparently my hens are VERY bored. They have been eating their eggs and picking at each others feathers. If I can make them some treats that will keep them occupied, maybe they will stop this behavior! I am looking for something that they can pick at for a long time. I currently put fresh...
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    Temporarily separating a roo

    Can I successfully separate my roo from the girls? He apparently is in his teenage hormone years (about 9 mos old) and won't leave the hens alone. He has 10 hens and he has mated them until they are terrified of him, they are missing back feathers, and now some are starting to lose neck...
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    Is my hen on strike?

    I have a Welsummer hen who was laying an egg about every other day. She is in a coop with a Welsummer roo and that's all, just the two of them. She is only 9 months old and started laying around 5 1/2 - 6months old, and now for the past 3 weeks, nothing. Not an egg, not even a squat like she...
  16. SuburbanChickFarmer

    Should I separate my Roo?

    I have 1 Light Brahma roo and 9 hens, all standard size. My roo, Butch, is a big guy, haven't weighed him but I'd say around 10 pounds. He is the sweetest thing to his people but the hens I'm not so sure. He wants to mate all the time starting first thing in the morning. The girls all know...
  17. SuburbanChickFarmer

    Footed feather legs bleeding

    I have three light brahmas, 1 rooster and 2 hens. About month ago, one of the girls had blood all over her leg and the others were picking on her. So, I cleaned all the blood off, looked for a wound or something and didn't see anything. I thought maybe it was from a feather. 3 days ago, my...
  18. SuburbanChickFarmer

    Heating suggestions for small coop

    I've read all about the pros and cons of heating or not heating the coop and I feel better if I know that my birds are not shivering. I have a large coop with 9 hens and 1 roo and I have put a 250 infared heater in there that provides just enough heat to keep them warm but not to keep their...
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    Roo mating normal?

    I have a light brahma roo, who is currently about 9-10 lbs. He's large. I have 9 hens in his coop for him to mate with, however, the 2 light brahmas must be too young yet because he doesn't try to mate with them. He does mate with my other hens which are Dominiques, Cucko Marans, and EEs...
  20. SuburbanChickFarmer

    Hen laying eggs for hatching ?

    I am almost embarrased to ask this question. I am so new to this so please don't think I'm stupid. I have a mixed flock but am going to let my Welsummer have some chicks. My question is this. Since I normally collect the eggs from her, when I am ready to let her sit on a clutch, do I just...
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