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    Do hens quit laying when another goes broody?

    I have a tiny flock since the racoons got in the broken window. 2 boys and 3 girls. The Dorking went broody in Feb and since then I haven't found ANY eggs, even though the 2 Wyandottes were laying up to then. Am I nutz, or is it possible that they quit laying when their "sister" starting...
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    Help! too many roos, racoon, sitting hen, crabby mom, old dog, sheesh

    Six years of chickens and never had this problem before. 1. a racoon killed "Mama" so I kept the other 4 in the fenced run until I could trap it. I can't trap it!! The little bugger won't go in the trap, and he's still around because I've seen him. My aged Rottweiler is no longer able to...
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    electronic monitoring for wayward egg layers

    I've got 4 hens on an acre and a half of mostly woods in evergreen western Washington WAY WAY WAAAY too many hiding places Can't search every fern on the place! I don't have the heart to keep them in the run all day, and it doesn't work anyway unless I keep them caged up for several days -...
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    Where can I get nest eggs?

    Where can I buy wood or glass nest eggs that aren't too expensive. Famous hatchery sells them for $15 a piece! I need about 5 or 8, so that's way too expensive. My girls (3 silver-laced Wyandottes) just don't want to lay in the nest box & I'm tired of listening to them complain when I...
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