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    Dying hens

    i had 4 laying hens all 2-3 years old. Three of the. Stopped laying last fall. One has continued to lay. The three who stopped laying have all died in the last 5 weeks. No signs or symptoms. Just dead in the morning. I have bought new chicks to replace the dead birds, but I am wondering if...
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    Sick Hen(s)

    I have four 2-year old hens. They have all been good layers. Since last fall only one hen is laying. Three have not laid a single egg since October. One hen (RIR, or production red) is visibly ill. She waddles and moves slowly. She has been this way for a number of months. She has bright green...
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    Shell-less eggs layed at night

    For the past two nights one of my three hens has layed eggs with a soft rubber like shell. This has happened while on the roost around 11pm. She is 8 months old. My other two hens are laying normally. Otherwise she appears happy and normal. They are eating 20% protein layer pellets. We...
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    Cold(ish)

    My hens have a run attached to their house. They rarely use the house at night. They prefer to roost in the run. Now that it's greeting colder a night, should I put them in their house? Or let them choose where to roost?
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    How long to get over being Broody?

    I have three hens. They were all laying everyday with the occasional skipped day. One month ago my Easter Egger started going broody. I kicked her out of the hen house and within two days she was over being broody. She rejoined the other hens and was not fixated on the nest box. I thought...
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    Sick chicken?

    My production red hen started laying 3 weeks ago. She has layed every day. She laid an egg around noon today. This evening she went back to the nest box and is making her egg sounds. It is well after dark and the other hens are on the roost, and she is still in the nest. I am new to chicken...
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    First Egg. But who laid it?

    We got our first egg, but we are not sure from which bird. Could be either Plymouth Barred Rock, or production red. Any ideas? I knew the eggs would be small in the beginning, but I am surprised how small it is. I will be eating a 12 egg omelet at this rate. Haha
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    Aggressive Pullet

    First time chicken keeper here. I got into a chicken fight with my 20 week old barred rock pullet today. I let her and the other pullets out of their run this morning and she "attacked" me. I ended up thumping her in the chest several times because she kept coming at me. After trading several...
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    6 Week Old RIR. Rooster, Hen, or Too Early to Tell - Thanks for your opinions and help

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