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  1. dr1939

    Molting

    are chickens in pain when they are molting? I have one that is molting and she is very lethargic. I know molting is hard on them ,I was just wondering if they were suffering at this time if there was anything you could do for them to ease their pain
  2. dr1939

    Chicken not laying Maybe Egg Bound?

    One of my 2 chickens that had quit laying has twice now sat on the nest but has not layed an egg. Could she possibly be egg bound. How can you tell and what can you do about it? She doesn't seem like anything is wrong when she is out walikng around in the back yard,
  3. dr1939

    Chickens Stopped laying

    I have 2 chickens that just quit laying all of a sudden about 6 days ago . THey both were laying every other day but both of them quit about 6 days ago. I have looked evrywhere they could have decided to lay instead of the laying box but cannot find any eggs anywhere. does anyone have any ideas...
  4. dr1939

    Fleas

    How do you get rid of fleas on your chickens without harming the chickens? Thanks
  5. dr1939

    Chicken Behaviors

    I have a chicken that sits on the nest sometimes for 45 minutes to an hour but doesn't lay an egg. She use to lay but hasn't for awhile now. I know she is not egg bound because she would be dead by now. She is my rogue chicken that sleeps in a tree rather than in the coop with the others. This...
  6. dr1939

    Egg Laying

    During the winter months do all chickens stop laying or do some still lay. I have six chickens and so far all but 2 have quit. I was just wondering if they all quit? I guess then you have to buy eggs until they start laying again.
  7. dr1939

    Molting

    Do chickens molt this time of the year? I have one that is looking kind of ragged and has lost her tail feathers. Thanks
  8. dr1939

    Sits On Nest but doesn't lay

    I have a chicken around 3 years old. She use to lay but when she went into molt last fall she hasn't laid since. Around every other day or so she goes and sits on the nest for 45 minutes to an hour but doesn't lay an egg??? anyone have any ideas about what's going on with her? Thanks
  9. dr1939

    Broody

    If a chicken goes broody and you don't have any place to put her to stop her from being broody, How long will she stay broody? Will she ever stop?
  10. dr1939

    Sick?

    I have a chicken that is very lethargic. She does seem to eat a little an drink but she just lays around. Her comb and wattles are very pink and almost white looking. She is black and around her eyes her feathers are kind of yellow. She doesn't lay except for a couple of times she lays a shell...
  11. dr1939

    Broody Hen

    How long does a chicken stay broody if you don't have a special pen to put them in till they get over being broody? Is there any other method you can use besides just keep putting them out of the nest when you don't have a special broody pen to put them in? thanks
  12. dr1939

    eggs with just a membrane no shell

    What causes a chicken to lay eggs with only a membrane no shell? She has done this at least twice that I know of and it is usually at night when she is on the roost. And of course it breaks open when it hits the ground. THe chickens have access to oyster shells and also crunched up egg shells on...
  13. dr1939

    Laying

    At what age do pullets usually start laying?
  14. dr1939

    Rogue Chicken

    I have a rogue chicken who refuses to stay in the pen overnight with the other 6 chickens. She sleeps in a big oak tree at night. Fortunately we live in Florida so it doesn't get too bad the (temperature) but here it is tonight and raining the temperature is suppose to drop into the upper 30's...
  15. dr1939

    What age do roosters start to crow

    I have 3 chicks 9 weeks old , I was wondering how to tell if any are roosters and the only way I know is when they start to crow. Is there a certain age that they start to crow?
  16. dr1939

    Adding ACV to water

    I have 3 chicks 7 weeks old and 4 other grown hens. How much ACV should I add for a gallon of water? Can I make the same solution for both the chicks and hens as they both want to share the same water? Thanks
  17. dr1939

    Food for Chicks

    at what age should you switch the baby chicks from starter to grower?
  18. dr1939

    Need Help

    I have a bantam that hatched three eggs (not hers) but she was broody so I got her three eggs from a friend. She has been very protective of them and seems to take good care of them. However I noticed one that seems to have what looked like pecking places on both sides of it's neck. And this...
  19. dr1939

    Need Help

    I have a bantam that has hatched 3 eggs not hers they are 4 weeks old today . She takes very good care of them except i have been noticing that one of them has what looks like pecking places on both sides of its neck. And noew this morning I saw the banyam pecking at one of the other chicks...
  20. dr1939

    Raising Chicks

    Hello, I am completely new at raising chicks. I had a broody chicken and got three eggs from a friend and she hatched them out. My friend gave me some starter food for them. My question is how long should I continue to feed them the starter food and when should I give them something else and...
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