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    never hatched before

    I had a hen free ranging and found her on a clutch of 18 eggs. Rather than have her Fox bait I decided to hatch the eggs myself in an incubator. I have one egg starting to hatch, but never have done this before my anticipation of a new arrival makes me want to help it along and crack the shell...
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    loose poo

    for several months now The white leghorns I have had continuosly leak white poo from their vents leaving them chapped and featherless on their bum. Bagbalm seems to relieve the chap but does anybody have a cure for the leak. The brown leghorns I have are 100% just the whites have had this issue...
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    eggbound? Help

    Hello all I think I have a hen eggbound she is very listless and has an egg or what appears to be an egg inside her in an attempt to break it so it would pass it would not break. she also passed a yoke and some white but still has a eggshapped object inside please any suggestions would be...
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    diarrhea in some of my flock some worse than others

    I have been monitering my birds and it seems that their loose stool is spreading. I had a couple early this year with it but it didn't spread until recently. That coupled with them plucking each other well their getting kinda beatup looking. Has anyone had this problem or have any suggestions...
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    not laying

    I have brown leghorns approx 15 mos old that have been laying pretty well over the last months. as of late the numbers have started to decline from 3 to 5 a day to 1 sometimes none per day. around a month ago I introduced 16 new white leghorn pulletts. The question I have is could the pulletts...
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    loosing my girls

    recently I had two of my Brown leghorns just up and die. there was no issues prior no strange behavior. I have been finding that my eggs have had some blood smear on them but its impossible to know which hen has been laying them. I had some fiberglass insulation tucked in an area I thought...
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    blood clots on the roost

    I have been finding my girls leaving clots in their stool only during the time they spend on their roost shelf. some have been laying for a little over a month. they seem to behave pretty normal. I have been giving them left over plants from my garden for treats they seem to really like them...
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    laying on side

    i noticed today that a few of my birds have started lying on their sides with one leg out from under them. When I harass them or go to pick them up they run and eventually settle down the same way. Is this cause for concern? we just had a major shift in temps from 80's with humidity to a 60 to...
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    cold weather laying

    I had heard that chickens do not lay eggs during the winter months. is this true? also how long before they start to lay eggs I heard 6 months on average. any input welcome Many thanks Bob
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    tired & drooling

    I have been raising 16 brown leghorns for about a month now. all seem to be doing well with the exception of one. The one in question seems to drink a lot and i don't see her eat. when she drinks she seems to drool when leaving the water. she also is not as active or alert as the others. any...
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    Spastic chicks

    Has anyone ever had 3 week old chicks scared of their own shadow? Is this normal? It seems whenever there is movement of any kind around them they run as if their lives depended on it. It has gotten worse the older they get. Is this just an anti predator behavior? Many thanks, Bob
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    New Chicks

    I am new to the chicken raising community so please bear with me. I have 16 brown leghorns chicks that seem to be growing quite well. I noticed today that there were some droppings that were dark brown & really wet unlike the others in the brooder. should I be concerned about this or is it...
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    new Chicks

    I am new to the chicken raising community so please bear with me. I have 16 brown leghorns chicks that seem to be growing quite well. I noticed today that there were some droppings that were dark brown & really wet unlike the others in the brooder. should I be concerned about this or is it...
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