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    Gleet? Ascites? Help! (Warning: Gross pics)

    Hi all! To start, a quick overview of our situation here: 5 laying hens in total, no roosters All 1 year old, got them all together when they were 4 months old We saw symptoms of mycoplasma (MG) shortly after getting them - treated with Tylosin - have not seen symptoms since, and they are...
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    Lovely colour palette from our 5 hens!

    My 5 girls are officially all laying! They are mycoplasma (MG) positive and our days are very cold and short, so we weren't sure how many eggs we'd be getting, but we recently had our first 5-egg day where everyone laid, and we are averaging over 3 eggs a day from our 5 ladies this month so far...
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    Concerning behaviour?! Egg song, but no egg

    Hi all - I have 5 hens who are all 7 months old now. Just after new year's, 2 of them began laying (sill waiting on the other 3)!!! So exciting. Anyways, my Black Copper Marans is in and out of the nesting box without much fuss, but my Orpington is particularly noisy and takes her sweet time...
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    FIRST EGG from hens who have been through a lot!!!

    I purchased my 5 pullets they were about 3.5 months old, and they're now 6.5 months. Shortly after getting them, we found out they are all mycoplasma positive (weren't symptomatic when we got them but the stress of the move brought it out in full force) and they also had lice. Some good reasons...
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    New chicken owner - flock is positive for mycoplasma - what now?

    Hi all! 6 weeks ago, I purchased my first hens. 5 pullets who are now about 18 weeks old, from a farm with a much larger flock. I checked them all for signs of illness when I bought them and they all looked good, but a little while after bringing them home, one got foamy eyes, nasal discharge...
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    Feathers on hen's foot?! Black Copper Marans

    Hi all! New chicken keeper here! Wasn't sure where to put this thread, hopefully this is ok. I've done some googling but haven't been able to find my hen's particular presentation of this, so thought I'd ask you all. My ~17 week old pullet, a Black Copper Marans hybrid (I think crossed with...
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    How much itching/scratching/grooming is normal?

    Hi everyone! I've had my 5 pullets (~16 weeks old) for a week now and am a first-time chicken keeper. I'm noticing they are doing quite a lot of scratching at themselves during the day when they are in the coop. I am not sure if this is normal grooming/preening (I don't see them go for the preen...
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    Wood chips for bedding?

    Hi all - I've read up on some blogs about this, but wanted to get your opinions as well and send a photo of my specific set-up. I am a first-time chicken keeper and just brought my 5 girls (aged ~15-16 weeks) home this past weekend. My partner is an arborist, so he has access to freshly chipped...
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    New chicken-wrangler in Prairie Canada!

    Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Kati and I live in Manitoba, Canada. I just bought my first home on a small acreage and am now following through on a long-time dream of being a laying-hen mom. I brought home 5 girls yesterday - 2 Isabel Orpingtons and 3...
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