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    Droopy Tail and Vent oozing eggs without shells

    I have an 18 month old Andalusian hen, Pearl, that has not laid in 2+ months. She has droopy tail and her vent is constantly pulsing. I have been giving her calcium glucosate every day, which perks her up, but she still is not laying a hard shell egg. Goop (the whites of an egg) will ooze out...
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    5 Week Chicks in Chicago...when should they go outside?

    I have 8 chicks that are 5 weeks. I live in a suburb of Chicago and want to know when they should go outside to their coop and run. I have two Orps, one Barred Rock, one Silver Wyandotte, 1 Andalusian and 3 Americaunas. I currently have them in a large dog cage in our house with a heat lamp...
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    Delaware Hen Problems...

    My Delaware, Frosty, has had some weird issues...she has dropped a couple shell-less eggs and now she has some kind of membrane hanging out of her vent. I wash her up and remove any membrane, etc. and she is fine for a few weeks or so and then I notice it again...I dont think she is laying any...
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    Is there a breed of chicken that produces Roosters that don't crow as much???

    I would love to get a rooster, but am concerned for my neighbors. I also would like to know the minimum amount of hens you need before getting a Rooster.
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    Egg yolk fell out of Delaware's Butt...Membrane followed hanging out the vent

    What the What????? Yes, I was watching my Delaware in the yard...she was looking odd...all of the sudden I see a yolk plop out of her vent...no shell...then a few seconds later a pinkish blob was hanging out. I grabbed some tissues and picked her up and gently coaxed the pinkish...
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    Hen on the Roost

    So I have Buff Orpington named Omelet that for the last two days has been sitting on the roost. She came out for a little while yesterday but went back into the henhouse. When I was cleaning the henhouse she pecked my head a couple times and got really big, like a Bloomin Onion chicken. All...
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    Soft egg shell

    I am new to BYC. I currently have 6 hens; and all but two are laying, which is fine. Today I got an egg that was really fragile and softshelled. I have poked around this site and noticed that most experienced chicken moms and dads believe that low calcium is a factor here. My kids do feed...
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