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    Open Wound on Comb

    My hen has a cut on her comb that is bleeding very profusely. It is near the base and is about midway through. Does anyone have any ideas on how to close up the wound and stop her bleeding? Is there risk of infection? So far I put a bit of vaseline on it to stop the blood a bit. Was that a good...
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    Egg Eating

    I have been finding broken eggs... partially eaten in my nesting boxes. I have tried everything... putting curtains on the boxes, having decoy eggs, and giving them oyster shells. I have also cleaned up the eggs and put new shavings over the area each time. What can I do?
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    thin egg shells????

    My chickens have had very thin egg shells for the past few weeks. I have tried to feed them oyster shells, but they won't eat them. Is their any other way to get calcium into their diet? Thanks
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    Feather Picking Emergency!!!

    My hen, an Australorp, is getting really vicious. She has never made any attempt at attacking another bird before and now she is pecking all of the other hens really badly. I have found a lot of splattered blood from the pecking and the hens have a lot of bare spots. What should I do??? Also...
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    Blood on eggshell

    I was collecting eggs today and I found that the tip of one of the eggs was smeared with some blood. Is this something I should be concerned about? What is wrong?
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    Science Project?

    I was wondering if anyone had any good science project ideas that involved chickens. Thanks.
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    Food Coloring in Water?

    I was wondering if adding food coloring to my chickens water would be harmful. I need to do a science fair project and was wondering if it would change the color of the eggs. Does anyone have any other science experiment ideas involving chickens? Thanks
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    Newbie to showing Questions

    Can you show older hens, or just pullets? Does showing make many hens stressed? What is the chance of your hen getting sick while showing? Is there any other info that I should know about showing? Thanks!!
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    Do these hens have wattles?

    Will female Rhode Island Reds ever get wattles? How else can you sex this breed?
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    When do older hens stop laying?

    My Buff Orpington is 2 years 3 months. She stopped laying last December. Is this normal? When do they usually stop?
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    Newbie from AK

    Hi I'm from Alaska. Am I the only one from here? I hope to learn more from this website.
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    Is this Rhode Island Red a cockerel?

    I have a five week old Rhode Island Red that seems way different than the others. It is a darker shade (feathers) than the others and has a slightly more developed comb than the other chicks. When I put one of my one and one half year old hens in with them the other chicks were wary of her , but...
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