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    Not just low hen, but ostracized!

    So we are worried that our favorite chicken Dixie doesn't roost with the others, nor lay her eggs in the nest boxes . We have 4 hens. Trixie and Dixie preceeded the other 2 in order of arrival to our flock. All the girls roosted together after becoming acquainted. They all lay eggs in the...
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    Buy Straw online?

    Our closest ag store is about 50 minutes away. Can anybody recommend a good source for mail order straw for the girls' coop?
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    washing eggs with eggs on them

    My husband was carrying 5 eggs - tripped and and 2 broke and the raw egg got all over the remaining 3 eggs. I was hesitant to wash them. (I'm trying to find the thread on washing eggs and am not having luck.) This morning I rinsed one and ate it. I am concerned since raw egg is organic matter it...
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    chcken shaking her head

    My 3-4 year old hen is shaking her head and I think sneezing. Is this something that she can get over? (like a cold?) Should I separate her from the other hens?
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    Violet looking ominous with the new pullets

    We have two adult hens - one is no longer laying. That one, Violet came to us last spring with a hen companion who ended up dying mid winter. We found a young adult (Tilly) to be her companion. Violet let Tilly know in no uncertain terms that she was alpha. But she didn't draw blood. Now the two...
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    Violet's only companion died today - and it's freezing

    One of our two chickens died today. It's very cold with no sign of the cold letting up. I understand they keep warm by huddling together. Does it make sense to introduce a new hen? We've never done that. If we don't, will Violet be able to keep warm all by herself? We are trying to follow the...
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