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    Egg Sales Have Gone Flat

    This isn't intended to be a crying session. I am sincerely looking to see if this is local or if other people are experiencing a similar trend. I have to make a decision regarding my flock and am trying to take a thoughtful approach. Have other people's egg sales decreased dramatically? Before...
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    What is this bug?

    I was lifting a pullet onto the roost and noticed this bug on me afterwards. I think it's a louse. I can't seem to squash it. I have video of it if you need it. It was still squirming on the tape. If so then treat the coop and birds with pyrethrin, yes?
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    Integration and Logistics Questions

    My chicks range in age from almost 2 weeks to 4/5 days old with my Barred Rock. They are a mixed variety from the flock except two Lavender Orpington chicks (They were eggs from my brothers flock after their coop was attacked, which is why they hatched earlier.). I have two other hens with a...
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    Possible Large Gap in Hatchings

    My hen had a chick hatch two days ago. The mom hasn't been out of the brooder for almost 72 hours. The eggs still under her appear viable but a bit behind this chick. I had multiple hens laying in this nest while I was away. It is possible they could be up to 10 days behind this chick. I marked...
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    Multiple hens laying in broody chicken nests

    I have three broody hens which I had not let set on eggs. While I was on vacation the chicken's caregiver was afraid to take their eggs. I candled them when I got back and have chicks in all three nests. I thought since we had chicks underway Now I have multiple hens pushing in to lay in these...
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    Head shaking/Possible Straining

    I noticed this pullet was sleeping to herself on the low bar last night and thought it odd. She is a top bar sleeper. Today, she has been either standing very still on the floor or on the roost sitting or sleeping, shaking her head a lot (this video only captures some of it at the beginning)...
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    Drooping Tail

    My girl has a drooping tail. Perhaps eggbound? Before I bring her in to check her I want to make sure I have all bases covered so I can check her thoroughly. She has always been a bit different from my other pullets in personality. Sweet but odd. She quietly moved herself in with a coop of...
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    What breed is this pullet?

    We bought several Ameraucana chicks and she was included in the mix. She is obviously not an Ameraucana. She is a really smart and alert gal though and I love her feathering.
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    Fence posts for roosts

    My husband wondered about using fence posts for chicken roosts. Is anyone using this?
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    Black swollen earlobe

    My rooster got into a fight three days ago. Today he comes to the door with his ear looking like this. It could be from an injury or it could be an ear infection. I am still new at this. I'm going to check him closer tonight after they roost. Maybe clean it, peroxide, then Vetericyn or...
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    Hoop Hut Deep Litter & Ventilation Question

    1. I have a hoop hut for some of my chickens and am using deep litter method. We have lots of rain here and I started with a substrate of pelletized bedding to help control moisture then covered that with pine shavings. The pelletized bedding has absorbed the moisture and most have broken apart...
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    Stepped on Chicken's Foot

    My young chickens ran from behind me and through my legs and I inadvertently stepped on an 11-week old chick's foot. 😥 It was limping and didnt want to put weight on it. I checked it for signs of breakage. I could gently bend it's toes. Nothing immediately appeared out of place. Without an xray...
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    Abandoned Chickens in My Yard!

    I arrived home last night to find to sacks with chickens dropped in my backyard near my coop. From an observer, an elderly person dropped them off around noon. They had been in the sacks for at least 8 hours, were covered in manure, and were clammy and stressed. The rooster had double spurs...
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    Rooster Question

    I have 3 21 week old cockerels. They were flock mates from hatching. Once they sorted out their pecking order they did fairly well together with only a few spats. One cockerel decided to live outside the coop for a week, only occasionally visiting. My top cockerel (Aragorn) is much bigger...
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    Rooster behavior

    I had a hen follow me out of the chicken yard. I picked her up, pet her, and gently set her back inside the lot. One of my roosters kept flogging her for the next 30 minutes until they went in to roost for the night. One hen did a couple of times. What is up with that? I need to handle them...
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    What Breed Is This?

    I purchased some Ameraucana chicks and this little guy turned out to be a surprise. He has beautiful plumage. Can anyone tell me what breed he is? He is about 10 - 11 weeks old. Thank you!
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