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    Another "why won't she lay?" post

    We have four hens: two Buff Orpingtons and two Golden Comets, all about 15 months old. About 11 weeks ago, one of the Buffs went broody. Because we were going out of town, we didn't give her any eggs for about 2 weeks. However, after that, we gave her a clutch, and she hatched them and has...
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    Safe to eat?

    Nearly 6 weeks ago our broody hen hatched a clutch of eggs. She's been with the chicks ever since, and they've all been eating medicated starter food. Today mama hen laid an egg. I guess we need to mover her out. Are the eggs safe to eat since she's been eating starter food with the chicks...
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    Moving a setting hen?

    We have a 1-year-old Buff Orpington who is broody. On Wednesday we put a dozen fertilized eggs under her. She is very content to stay on them with almost no break. We are looking forward to seeing her care for some chicks in 3 weeks. Unfortunately, she started brooding in the nesting box in...
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    What is wrong with our pullet? Strange behavior

    We have a flock of four. Three are about 28 weeks old and are now laying. The fourth is about 20 weeks old. We successfully integrated her into the flock at 9 weeks, and they all got along fine for quite some time. In the past 3 weeks or so the youngest has become a loner. She does not...
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    BR Roosters - Cincinnati/Clermont County, OH - 24 weeks old

    2 roosters that were supposed to be hens. Both 24 weeks old. One of them is very majestic and friendly - a real pleasure to look at. The other we were sure was a hen until this week when he started to crow. Now that I know what to look for, the long skinny saddle feather are also quite...
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    A late blooming rooster?

    In our flock of 23-week-olds (all of whom were supposed to be pullets), we have two Barred Rocks. One of them we have known for quite some time is a rooster. He differentiated quite clearly from the other BR just a couple weeks after we got them as 14-week olds. He is now significantly...
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    Is this Pox, Favus, or possibly a double whammy?

    I noticed these black spots on our 23-week-old BR rooster's comb last week, but just assumed they were normal as no other chicken had anything like it. Then I read about fowl pox. I wasn't sure that's what it was, because I didn't see anything on his wattles or ear lobes, and none of the black...
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    Red comb or squatting - which comes first?

    We have two 22-week-old Golden Comets (or so we were told by the seller that is what they are). Recently one of them has started squatting when we reach out to her or touch her back. However, her comb is very pale, and her ears and wattles are also usually very pale (sometimes she gets...
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    Cruciferous vegetables changing egg flavor?

    My flock loves cauliflower. (Not yet very interested in broccoli or cabbage.) My mother told me that "a chicken lady" at a flea market told her that a diet including cruciferous vegetables will make the eggs taste funny. I can't find anyone else making such a claim? Has anyone had this...
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    tomatoes affecting egg shell production?

    Recently I met a couple who told me that "you shouldn't feed tomatoes to chickens" because, according to them, the acid in the tomatoes interferes with calcium metabolism, and will cause shell-less eggs, or stop egg production altogether. Has anyone ever heard this claim before. I know a lot...
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    New Egg introduction - our story so far.

    Hi, everyone. I'm posting this introduction a little late, since I've already had some questions answered in the other forum sections, but I figured I should say "Hi." Several years ago my dad and his barber/friend started raising chickens together on the barber's property. My kids had a few...
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    Itsy Bitsy creepy crawlies - on me!

    For the past few days, I have noticed that every time I handle the chickens during the day, or scoop out the top layer of litter, I get itchy in all kinds of places, and it feels like something is crawling on me. Today, I focused my eyes on an itchy spot (rather than scratching or slapping) and...
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    A pullet's first egg - what time of day?

    I know that laying can occur at any time of day, and that since most hens' bodies take around 26 hours to finish an egg, a single hen's time for laying will vary However, what I am wondering is if there is a "usual time" for a pullet's very first egg. Do these happen most frequently in the...
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    Ready to start laying - am I reading the signs wrong?

    I've got 2 "Golden Comet" (sex link) pullets, 1 Buff Orpington pullet and 1 Barred Rock pullet who are 21 weeks old., About 3 weeks ago I noticed that the BO was getting much reader in the face and ears, and then one of the comets started to get redder. Now both comets are redder in the face...
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