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  1. RaleighRancher

    Other hens are really interested in new chicks

    My broody hen successfully hatched three chicks three days ago. A couple of the other hens are really persistent in their interest in the chicks. Anytime I go down to check on things in the coop, two other hens mill around and move into the mama hen's space any chance they get. Is this just...
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    The mystery of the missing egg

    Short version of this post: Do broody hens sometimes eat an egg and leave no trace of the egg? Long version: I've been keeping laying hens for about 5 years now. Recently a year-old hen became broody, so I am taking my first foray into having her incubate and hatch some eggs for us. I put 8...
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    Chicken with squishy crop & gasping/silent crowing

    I have a 1 year old Blue Lace Wyandotte who has been perfectly healthy until yesterday morning. Yesterday I noticed that she was repeatedly stretching her neck and opening her beak. She kind of wheezes or squeals quietly when she opens her beak. It looks like silent crowing, but please keep...
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