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    "altered mental status" hen?

    Help with a red sex-linked hen. Under/at 2yrs old roughly. We got 2 girls at the same time (rescues). Both red sex linked. They’ve never molted. Always laid. First one did this and we put her down. Second is doing it now. Honestly, it’s like they were whacked in the head or something. They just...
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    Help with a "non-layer"??

    Our girls were rescues so I don't know breed :( conditions were rough for them and feed was definitely subpar for the majority of their little lives... Best guess is around 6/7 mo old?! Now on layer feed with oyster shell in coop, have a big run plus free range daily. Plenty of scraps &...
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    Get girls to lay in their nesting box?

    We rescued 3 girls that are estimated at ~6mo old. They only just started on layer feed (with us) and have oyster shells as free choice. They're sleeping in their roosting box/nesting box but so far haven't seemed to lay yet. Basically I'm wanting to avoid having them start laying randomly in...
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    Girls don't like "treats"??

    I'm very new to chickens (got them last night as a rescue) but I wanted to give them some good vibes in their new home with some treats I've heard they liked... So far they take 2 pecks and don't show any interest in: Carrot Strawberry Tomato Kohlrabi greens Dandelion weed Are they just...
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    Very (new) happy chicken mama here!!

    Hi! We just got three girls last night and I couldn't be happier!! But.... I have no idea what I'm doing /: my sister has 10 chickens and has for years so she is a huge help but lives about 4 hours away so help is somewhat limited. I've always wanted chickens but these girls came to us rather...
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