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    RIR with tumor??

    I have a 3 yo RIR hen and the past month she rarely laid an egg - maybe 2. It's been very hot. But 2 weeks ago I picked her up and noticed her belly - below the vent - was as tight as a drum. Long story short, she had an x-ray and was not eggbound. Fecal test showed no worms. She's barely...
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    hens nesting but no eggs?

    It's been hot, hot, hot here in Hotlanta, but my hens having been getting in their nesting boxes, sitting for a spell, and then no eggs. I have just wormed them in the last week due to fecal cultures showing roundworms. Can anyone shed any light on this behavior? Not sure whether to be...
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    Odd chicken behavior... help!

    I have a 9 month old Buff Orpington that acted like she was egg bound a five days ago. The last egg she laid was a week ago. She was laying everyday. All she wants to do is stay in her nesting box. She will drink a little and eat a little, but doesn't want to do anything but be in her...
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    White substance on earlobes of 2 yo Barred Rock

    My 2-year-old Barred Rock was noted to have her ear lobes turning a bit white today. She was also a bit sluggish and tended to want to be quiet and in darker places today - although it was an unseasonably hot spring day here in Atlanta - 85 degrees. She lives in a coop with another 2-year-old...
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    mystery sickness for hen

    I have a very small backyard flock (down to 2 as of one month ago when I lost one hen in one day - never found out exactly what was the problem). For the past month, my Plymouth Barred Rock, Diana, has been going through molting - laying no eggs and being a bit crabby. However, she has had...
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