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    Possible to be egg bound during molt?

    Hello, I have a chicken acting egg bound (tail down, chest high, walks carefully, sits frequently), but I'm in need of some veteran advice. I'm not sure if egg bound is likely, as she's also at the beginning of what looks like a hard molt right on schedule, and already hasn't laid in quite a...
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    Hawk making daily visits, no success yet...

    Hello! We have a hawk (I think a redtail) making daily attempts on our backyard flock of 13 layers. So far he hasn't suceeded or even injured any hens, and we'd like to keep it that way! He usually makes one or two passes and then moves on. Occasionally he has even landed and made hopping...
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    Recovery period after being egg bound

    Hello! We have a 3 year old Barred Rock in our mixed flock of 9 hens. She showed symptoms of several possible ailments, but we decided she was most likely egg bound. We treated her with calcium supplementation, Epsom salt baths, and mineral oil in her vent. We had just made the decision to...
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    Flaking, breaking beak beginning to expose the quick

    Hello, I have a 2-year-old Barred Rock with a beak problem. Her top beak looks like it broke and peeled off in layers, almost back to the nostrils. It happened within the last week, and was very sudden. Because of that, I first assumed it was an injury, but it seems to be continuing...
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