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    My chicken laid something not an egg!??

    Last night I went to coup to check chickens. I saw what I thought was an egg under the roost. I scooped it up and realized it wasn't an egg. It looks like an organ or something. I don't have a rooster so I know it wasn't an embryo. Do hens ever expel their reproductive organs? I have no...
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    Just lost one of my Babies

    This morning they were all fine. I've been checking and cleaning their vents. the temp is 99 degrees, they have food and fresh water daily. I came home to find my 6 day old barred rock on her back stiff as a board. No idea why. What do I do now. Should I be concerned about the rest. This...
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    Not Eating Pellets

    I started giving my hens extra scratch morning and afternoon to distract them from feather-picking. Mostly black oil sunflower seeds. I am hardley ever refilling there food container anymore. I've been throwing the pellets into the run to get them to keep getting the protein they need. Any...
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    Not Molting, is it Insects?

    I thought my girls were going through a molt, but too much time has passed and their feathers aren't growing back. Most of their rear ends and thighs are bare. I have put Insectrin dust all around the coup and nest boxes. What are the signs of mites and other bugs? I've looked closely at...
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    Hen Invited Herself to Dinner

    Got a call today from my frantic wife. There was a chicken in our Dining Room!! Stupid me apparently left coup door unlocked this morning. They were out all day until my wife let the dog out. They must have ran for thier lives, 2 flew over the fence to the neighbors' yard. The other got...
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    Preparing for new chicks

    I live in Mass., so the nights get pretty cold. I built a section in my large insulated coop for my chicks arriving in May. I thought if I added 1 or 2 heat lamps that they would be O.K. Monitoring the temp obviously. The woman at the feed store told me that they absolutely have to be in the...
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    Hen in trouble, possibly egg bound, what are the signs?

    My 9 month old araucana is acting extremely strange. She is all balled up. She keeps her head tucked tight to her body and just mopes around. She is not laying either. She had an obstruction two months ago from eating too much long grass. She resumed laying 2 weeks later. But for the last...
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    My EE looks like a hunchback?

    She's a 9 month old EE. She has been walking around with her head tucked in for about a week. Even when she is perched she keeps her head tight to her body. She is still eating, not sure if she is laying. She only extends her neck when she is spooked or running. Any ideas anyone? 9 months...
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    Hen acting strange?

    7 Month old EE. Since last night she has been just sitting in the nesting box. She's not very active. I've picked her up and put on the floor. She'll go eat and drink but then return to her box. It looks like she plans on sleeping in there. Is this normal? Is she broody? Molting? She...
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    Feeding different age hens?

    I have 5 pullets 20 weeks old and 2 pullets 14-15 weeks old. I just got my first egg and I guess I should start feeding my them layer pellets. The layer pellet specifically states not to feed to pullets under 18 weeks. Their current food is non-medicated, can i keep them on it until they are...
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