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    5 year old lays First Egg

    Yesterday our Americana purchased in the spring 2012 laid her first egg and today the second!!! Her legs are close together with a small puff in back. I never thought we would get an egg. Who knows?
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    Is the chick starter feed a problem for mature hens?

    Our mature chickens are loving the chick starter and the increased protein has possible been the reason for the increase in eggs. Hopefully the chick starter will not be a problem for them. I have scattered the oyster shell calcium supplement in the coop to try to help compensate. The layer...
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    Barren Americana - Legs close together

    Our 8 month old Americana has yet to lay an egg. She is different from our 5 other hens. Her legs are closer together by approximately an inch. Anybody else have this happen?
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    Bloody Thread in Eggs (No Roosters)

    Our 2 1/2 year old Production Red maiden hen has been losing feathers on her breast (which looks a bit irritated, losing weight and frequently has about an 1 inch string of blood in her almost daily eggs. She also has black specks on her comb. Rosie's energy level is good and otherwise seems...
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    2-3" bloody egg white, virgin hen

    Our 3yr old Production Red has started laying eggs that have a bloody streak in them. She also used to have the brownish feathered breast. Since her last molt there are cream colored feathers mixed in. She acts normal in all other respects. Thanks for any help.
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    3 molting hens- no poop for 3 days

    Our 3 yr old hens (barred rock, americana, production red) are all molting and have been for at least 3 weeks. For the last 3 or so days there has been NO poop in the hen house to clean up in the morning Normally, I would have at least 1/3 to 1/2 of the large coffee can that I use for clean up...
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    Anybody grinding Grains for feed?

    After all these horror tales, arsenic in Purina feed etc. I would like to try grinding in a coarse grind various grains for the chickens, but I would like to discover someone that is knowledgeable about what should go into the mix. Would really appreciate some help. Thanks in advance.
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    Compost

    After collecting straw and surely some poop from the run, how long before it can be put in the garden? I do not want to burn the plants, but the chickens have broken it down into a lovely mulch. I will always be composting, but does anyone know the amount of time to keep from burning the plants...
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    Any problems with a 4' high hardware cloth run addition?

    Our 12x12 run is bare and I'd like to add a 4' high 20'x24' run. Because of expense I'd limit it to 4', and put hardware cloth on top too as we have all kinds of critters including bobcats. Any of you good chicken folk have 48" high runs?
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    Plants/vine to shade run ?

    3 chickens, BR, Americana and PR in 3.5x5 house with 12x12 run. We have no shade. This summer I used shade cloth. It seems OK, but does not give the cool shade found under a bush a big tree. I have been researching vines, looking for a vine that is deciduous so we will have winter sun and not...
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    Ever had a chicken lose the upper 1/3 of her beak?

    Our 10 month old barred rock has lost the 1/3 of her upper beak. She is in a pen with 3 others. The pen is 12x12 with a separate coop. So they are not crowded. I can not imagine how this could have happened. I noticed that she was not rushing with her food like the other chickens. I have...
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    New Layer Weird

    Our 6 month Brown Leghorn laid 3 or 4 eggs and then quit. She goes into the nest box every day for a long time and then comes out . One day she cackled so much that I was sure she would have an egg. But no. It has been 5 days since she was laying. She looks OK, however. Any ideas?
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    Anyone Else Have Soft Eggs Dropped at Night?

    Our 5 1/2 week old Production Red has been laying for about 3 weeks now. Her 2nd and 3rd eggs were double yolked. Several times I have found a soft egg that appears to have dropped into feces under the night time roost. When she lays normal eggs they are in the nestbox. The chickens have about...
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    Chickens sleeping in Nestboxes

    Some of our 11 week old EE, BR, PR, BL are sleeping and pooping in their nestboxes. The nestbox is lower than the top roost (which all do get on). Any suggestions? They are not laying yet, but even cleaning it everyday, it would not be a good place to lay. Has anyone else had this problem?
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    Itching From Chicken???

    Our 8 week old barred rock hops on my shoulder every time I go in the coop. The last day or so, I have been itching. Could there be some parasite that would transfer to me? Glug! If so, what should I do? Has anyone else had this happen? Do you let your chickens ride on your shoulder? Thanks for...
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