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    Soft eggs then death

    Hey everyone, So this has been my third year with chickens and this summer has not been going very well for me. I've had five hens die on me and they all show the same symptoms before they pass: Soft shelled eggs and lethargy. First they have the soft shelled eggs and then about a day or less...
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    Chicken not acting like herself

    Hi everyone I have a 2 year old golden black laced Wyandotte that hasn’t been acting like her normal self lately. She’s been laying soft shelled eggs even though she has 24/7 access to oyster shells and I give them their egg shells crushed up to. Anyways she’s just kinda been hanging out on her...
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    What took my hen?

    Hey everyone, So the other day I came home from work and found a bunch of feathers in three distinct spots. A little further in the woods I found one of my larger hens dead. Then I did an inventory check and realized I was missing my little mallard. I left my hen in the live trap thinking...
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    Four weeks since I’ve gotten an egg

    hey there everyone!!! I have a silver laced Wyandotte who was laying for about 6 months and suddenly quit laying for about a month. About two weeks ago she did lay an egg with like half of a shell, so I thought calcium deficiency but I’ve given her special treatment and nothing!!! She sits in...
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    Unabsorbed yolk

    hey everyone! My Muscovy ducklings are finally hatching! But I'm letting it be all natural, so they have a real mom! I've been checking in every now and then and I've noticed many of them are hatching without fully absorbing their yolk... I've read stories where they say it will be fine but...
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    Bear

    hey guys! I had a bit of a scary ordeal today and hoping I can get some advice! So today I was out in the coop at 5 AM and I was working on chores. Towards seven o'clock i was walking out of the coop, all of my birds were out foraging in the woods, I see a bear about 5-10 yards away from me...
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    Chicken taking over duck nest

    hey guys, I don't know where to post this so I'm sorry if it's in the wrong thread!! Anyways, my Muscovy duck made her nest and lined it with feathers and started setting but when she got off to get water and food my Cochin took the nest over!!! And she won't let the duck back in!! If it was the...
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    HELP! Prolapsed vent!!!

    So many of you know that my ducks just started to lay, which is exciting but sadly one of them has a prolapsed vent... is there anyway to treat this?
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    Screaming chicken in nesting box

    Hey there everyone! So I have this buff Orpington who used to be my friendliest girl. And she still is, don't get me wrong, but lately when she's in the nesting box she hates it when I'm around and whenever I move the curtain she freaks out, gets all puffy, and then makes a horrible screaming...
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    Muscovy Duck laying habits

    Hey everyone!!! So last spring I got a mother Muscovy and a clutch of eggs!!! She hatched them all and they all made it through the winter! So now I have 4 hens and 2 drakes who all get along amazingly well. But.... I haven't gotten a single egg from any of them:/ they should all be old enough...
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    When to expect an egg

    Hello! I'm new to egg layers and I've been eagerly awaiting for the arrival of the first egg! I have standard cochin/americauna mixed pullets. They are beautiful! They are also five months old and I can't tell when they are gonna start laying. The anticipation is agonizing and I'm hoping some of...
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