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    determined broody hen

    I have a New Hampshire red hen that has been broody now for 2 weeks. I throw her off the nest 3 or 4 times a day and cover the nests at night. She will not let the other hens in the nest, as they all(4) want to use the same nest. She walks around with feathers ruffled and is constantly clucking...
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    fat hens

    I keep reading that "fat hens do not lay eggs" and I have to wonder where that idea really comes from. All the websites that refer to this say it is one of the 10 or so reasons hens stop laying eggs. I have 2 americauns that are 6 mos old and lay almost every day.(blue eggs) My other hens 5...
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    is it possible that 3 hens 1 yr old have never laid eggs?

    I have a person who has 3 hens, 2 americaunas and 1 barred rock that wants to sell me for $40.00. They are all 1 yr old. His city ordinance prevents him from having chickens. He swears that he bought the hens locally as pullets and thinks they will start to lay in the spring next year. The pic...
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