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    Do I have a blocked egg?

    A little background - One of our hens has had some trouble laying eggs in the past. She developed a prolapsed vent last year that we treated successfully, but she has continued to have a runny vent ever since. Yogurt is fed regularly and does help some, but it's never gone away completely...
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    2nd Prolapse in 2 weeks

    We have a hen that developed a prolapsed vent about 2 weeks ago. She also had some flies and subsequent maggots get on her vent because she was making a mess of herself and we didn't catch it right away. We cleaned her up and isolated her and began treating her vent with honey for the fist...
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    Hens not leaving roosts at all

    Over the past couple of weeks we have developed some major social issues in our flock of 6 roosters and 10 hens, 4.5 months old. We know the ratio is way off and that's what started the problems. 3 of the roos are at mating stage and 3 are not. Two of those 3 were really large cuckoo maran males...
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    7 week old Dark Brahmas itching neck

    We have 16, seven week old chickens that are all doing very well....except for possibly one. We have a dark brahmas rooster that is very nearly constantly scratching at his chin/neck with his feet and is constantly cheeping! Once in a while he just goes completely nuts as if he is being...
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    Pelletized or Non-Pelletized Food?

    I am looking for a good source of non-gmo organic feed, yet the only thing I can find in my local stores comes in pelletized format. I can get Scratch and Peck feeds shipped from Washington, but its a little more expensive for a smaller bag. Organic pelletized feed 30 lbs for $30 -...
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    Rock Island County Illinois

    I wanted to start a conversation with some of the more experienced "ordinance informed" folks around here regarding our local ordinances around chickens, mainly so I am more informed in the event that we have a problem down the road. We live on 1.5 acres. The neighbors on the one side are...
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    9 day old chicks fighting

    First time chicken owners here! Everything has been going great for the past week or so, all 16 of our chicks are growing great. They have doubled in size. They are in a 4X4 foot brooder with plenty of food and water and pine shavings. We have 5 cuckoo marons, 5 blue andalusians, 5 easter...
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