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  1. Granny23

    I have a question

    I have a 2.5 yr old RIR hen who has a swollen, rather firm, warm to the touch under belly. I found a really weird looking thing in the nest a couple weeks ago and I'm finding pieces of soft shells or eggs with no shell. She acts fine, she's eating, dust bathing etc. My granddaughter picked...
  2. Granny23

    Thanks for the info!!

    A week ago or so I asked for help regarding my 4 older hens and my 4 babies who started laying a few weeks ago and they were all trying to share one nesting box in our original small, 2 nest coop. I put a new bank of 4 new nesting boxes up and you advised that I immediately close the old coop up...
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    New nesting boxes

    Hello!!! 👋 I have 4 adult hens that are about 3.5 yrs old and have been laying in the "little coop" which has 2 nests. It is outside about 5 feet from the big coop. They, of course, lay in just one of the two. I got 4 chicks last summer that are now 22 weeks. 2 Anconas and 2 Rhode Island Reds. A...
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    Diarrhea

    What do I use to treat diarrhea in one hen? She's not acting sick she just has loose stools. I do, on occasion, feed leftover fruits, pasta or veggies but her stool doesn't seem to firm up afterwards like the other 3 hens.
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    I just got 4 new chicks today

    In 2021 I started raising hens after finding a chick in my front yard. My beautiful rooster Pepper. He had to go to a rooster sanctuary. We have lost 2 hens in the last year, Goldie the Buff Orpington and Penny a RIR last month. We have 4 hens. Today I went to get 2 RIRs at Tractor supply...
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    What to look for? Could this be a problem?

    My 3 year old Barred rock hen is broody. But usually if I take her egg or eggs she leaves the nest. Today she seems a little off after I removed her egg, or what I believe is her egg because of color, so I took her off the nest and put her on the ground in the coop. She walked off to where the...
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    Solved What photo won the prize for moulting in Dec 2023?

    I missed it!! I submitted a picture of Cookie my barred rock. But I missed what chicken won. Where is the winners picture??? Thanks!!
  8. Granny23

    Treating bumblefoot

    After reading numerous articles here about treatment for bumblefoot I tried it on my largest RIR Penny. I soaked her foot in Epsom salt and while she was soaking, very calmly I might add, I used a soft toothbrush to clean up her feet.After cleaning everything with betadine solution I was able to...
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    My hen isnt better today!! Do I repeat treatments????

    My hen with the crop issues isnt any better today.!!!! No food or water taken. She just sits where I put her with her eyes closed. What if anything should I do??? Nothing has changed. No stool. Nothing. Should I repeat the stool softener and the coconut oil massages? I did not treat her with...
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    Crop problem

    I figured out my hen has a crop issue today. She has been acting off for a few days and I noticed last night her crop is full. This morning it was still. Ive done 2 treatments of coconut oil and massages.She passed a little gas. Ive given her a stool softener also after the oil. I made her a...
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    Egg size per hen

    I have 5 laying hens. 3 RIRs who are AMAZING layers! The oldest are 2 and lay almost daily.. Really nice sized eggs. The youngest is 9 mos and she is still laying really small eggs almost daily. My barred rock lays almost daily and then she'll stop and then start again. She is broody and she...
  12. Granny23

    2+ yr old Chickens have never molted in 2+ years. Is this normal? I have 6 hens.

    I have 6 hens. 4 are 2+ yrs old and only one has fully molted and she did that in winter!!. 2 are about 9 mos. Aren't they supposed to molt every year?
  13. Granny23

    MOLTING CONTEST

    I get really confused about posting here sometimes. I see the molting contest but can't find where to post or post a picture.So Im doing it here!! This is Cookie my 2 year old Barred Rock during her first molt. We thought this picture I took was just hysterical. Taken February 2023 after we had...
  14. Granny23

    A crop problem?

    The same hen I had a real concern about a couple months ago is in real trouble. After reading info here its likely a crop issue. I thoght she was dead yesterday but she's here in my lap now feeling really bad. Her crop is still full like last night. She didn't roost so I tucked her away by...
  15. Granny23

    Fighting hens??

    2 of my RIR hens were fighting today!! First time ever! They are sisters and almost 2 yrs old. No blood drawn after 2 fights but it was wild seeing it. I told my granddaughter to leave them to figure it out. I only have 6 hens and no rooster. My barred rock seems to be the mistress of the group...
  16. Granny23

    Flock turmoil?

    A few days ago I asked you all why my buff orpington was self isolating from my other 5 hens. She had been being weird for a few weeks.We were prepared for the worst as I haven't seen her eating or drinking for days. Last night she drank water!!! and roosted normally. Today she is out and about...
  17. Granny23

    2 yr old buff orp not well

    I just finished a post about my 2 yr old buff orp and her self isolation from my other 5 hens in the behavior section. I just went out to get her to look at her and she was in the same cool spot in a dirt nest under a bush. Ive been finding her there most days after they are let out in the...
  18. Granny23

    Hen isolatating herself from her 5 hen flock

    I have 6 hens. My got my first 2, Cookie a barred rock and Twinkie aka Goldie at 2 weeks old in 2021. They normally hang together all day. The other 4 were also bought in pairs and hang together as such. In the past couple months Ive noticed Goldie is by herself all the time. If I call the girls...
  19. Granny23

    A honking sneeze?

    Mildred, my Delaware White hen is 8-9 mos now. She's healthy as far as I can tell. I only have 6 hens and no one around us has chickens. In the past couple months Ive heard this odd sound...like honking. Mildred sounds like she's honking...but more like a sneeze?? She doesn't seem sick. She's...
  20. Granny23

    Delaware White egg size? Extra large or Jumbo?

    Is my 6 mos+ " Mildred" a Delaware White? Should she be laying extra large or jumbo eggs? Someone is laying tiny dark brown eggs. Or is it "Tooter" my 6 mos+ yellow legged RIR?
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