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    Consuming eggs from hen with long term illness

    I have a rather odd question that I can’t research online because the terms I need to input turn up answers to a totally different question (should people with cancer eat eggs?). One of my hens has had a bulging belly for months now and if I had to guess, I’d suspect it to be cancer. Her...
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    Did my egg bound hen just lay?

    My 2 yo hen has been eggbound for a good 2 weeks now with possible other undiagnosed issues (egg drop, salpingitis, cancer?). I epsom salt bathed her, took her to the vet and have given her antibiotics and anti-inflammatory/pain meds for close to 2 weeks now, seemingly to no avail. She was in...
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    Have my hens retired?

    I have 4 hens - 2 are 3.5 years and 2 are brand new layers. Before I integrated the flock, one hen (a Wyandotte) was a great layer and the other (a Delaware) not as great but definitely laying. I don’t use supplemental light in the winter, so figured they’d still have a laying career in front of...
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    New pullets still haven’t found their food

    I got 2 new pullets a month ago and introduced them to my 2 older hens. There’s been plenty of bullying by the top hen and after a month things have settled, and I’m ready to take away the ad hoc feeder and waterer away so we just have one of each (I have large tubes that I have found are best...
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    Toxic plants

    I have a lot of space constraints in my yard and just built a run in a fairly wild section of it - literally the only place I could - and consulted lists of toxic plants before doing so. There are beautiful mature Jasmine, wisteria and other climbing plants along the fence. I knew wisteria to be...
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    Handling a VERY skittish pullet

    I got two new pullets this weekend - an Austerlorp and an Easter Egger. The Austerlorp is a sweetie and lets us pet her all we want (though doesn’t like to be caught). The EE on the other hand is absolutely hysterical if we try to go near her and can fly way better than my fat hens. I would love...
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    Red thing in poop

    Hi, this isn’t an emergency (hopefully), but when I let my 2 girls out to free range this afternoon one of them had a big, slightly wet poop with a roundish red slug shaped thing sitting on top. I looked at possible worms that this might be but it was not long but more round/oval in shape and...
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    Hens won’t lay in new coop

    Hi! I built a beautiful new coop for my 2 ladies in preparation for getting another 2-4 girls this spring, and after about a week haven’t seen but one egg. What gives - did they like their cramped and makeshift coop better, or are they just creatures of habit and need some time to adjust? Thanks...
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    Safe and effective groundcovers?

    Hi, my coop is at the top of a sloped area of my yard that is constantly eroding and I would really like to plant some ground cover plants to manage the erosion, but need to find a crop that isn’t toxic to my hens AND that they won’t devour on day 1. Any idea what plants might work? Thanks!
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    Hens on a hunger strike

    My hens have always been GREAT layers and have eaten layer pellets ever since beginning to lay. Just this winter, they went from having a pretty voracious appetite to eating next to nothing, still laying nice eggs though less frequently (no surprise given the season). I keep trying new food and...
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    Wound care help - wing injury

    My hen was just picked up and dropped by a hawk and now has a wound right where her wing meets her body (her wingpit?). She’s always super jumpy and cleaning the wound was tough because every time I get the bleeding to stop and go to check on her, she flaps her wings and reopens the wound. The...
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    Poopy butt!

    My usually pristine white Delaware has started looking rather dingy (yellowish feathers) and her rear end in particular is quite dirty looking. I believe the latter started after she dust bathed right after our first heavy rain last month and got muddy. She is acting totally normal with the...
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    Why aren’t my hens molting?

    I live in Northern CA and we have had an extremely mild fall - milder than usual. My hens have always molted in the past but haven’t this year aside from a stray feather or two. Is this because of the mild weather, and should I be concerned that they won’t be warm enough once it does get cold?
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    Chickens and wildfire smoke

    I live in the Bay Area where wildfires are raging all around me. 😔 I’m quite worried about my hens in the very poor smoky air. I don’t really have a great way to bring them indoors and am wondering what people may know about how lethal this may be for them. We found a quite bloody egg today and...
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    Tidy pooping behavior

    About 8 months ago I got 2 new hens after loosing my previous pair to a bobcat. These two are a Delaware and Wyandotte that we’re raised together. I’d had a few pairs prior to my latest and I’ve never experienced what these guys have done with their coop. They have 2 laying boxes, and dutifully...
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    First time layer seems freaked out

    Hi, My 6-month-ish old blue laced red Wyandotte has not yet laid an egg to my knowledge, and I believe she’s trying to today. She seems nervous and a little freaked out, making strange noises and crashing around in the coop possibly trying to get comfortable. She calmed down and sat for a while...
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    How much human interaction do my hens need?

    Hey all, Since my last post, where I described losing my free-rangers to a bobcat, I built a run and got two new hens. Our coop and run are tucked behind a shed in the corner of our yard. When our old hens free ranged, we saw them all the time and they often visited our back door to say hello...
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    Lonely hen after bobcat attack

    Hi, My tiny flock and I experienced a traumatic event yesterday and I’m seeking advice on next steps. I was in my yard while my chickens free ranged as they most always do, when chaos ensued and I saw that a large cat had my favorite, sweetest hen Sunny by the scruff of her neck. I ran up to...
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    Both hens not laying!

    Hi! I’ve had a duo of Cochins for about 18 months, and after a great run of no issues and solid laying, sadly one of them was attacked and killed by a predator in January due to a faulty lock on the coop :(. The survivor saw it happen and mildly injured her comb in the incident. Other than...
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