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    Blood covered egg!!!

    Hello, When I picked up the eggs today, I've noticed that one of the eggs is completely covered in dried blood! The pine shaving around is also stained. Behavior wise, the hens are normal - they are running around the yard scratching and having fun. Any suggestions on what to do next?
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    Pesticide and free ranging chicken?

    Hello! We live in a heavily wooded area that backs into a forest, with plenty of standing water both on property and in the woods. Recently it's humid and the horsefly / mosquito situation is getting pretty bad. Previous years I'd spray the property with deltamethrin once a month and that's...
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    hawk attack lockdown

    Hello everyone! Wanted to get your thoughts on the duration of post-hawk attack lockdown. This is the first (albeit 2 consecutive back-to-back attacks) since we got the flock. We had the flock since spring of last year. They are located in a very deeply wooded + shaded area. Their living...
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    frozen / dried stuck poop aftercare

    Hey everyone! This morning while playing with my hens, noticed one of the brahams (about 7 months old) had a good egg-or-two piece of poop that's either frozen / dried onto her back feathers. Almost like an adult version of the pasty butt, except it didn't actually block the orifice. Hen was...
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    After care for chickens after dog pack attack

    Hello everyone - being lurking here for a few months. This spring we accepted 6 rehomed hens from a friend - 3 leghorns, 2 easter eggers, and 1 brahams. Laying 4~6 eggs daily pretty consistently. They are housed in a solid coop attached to an outdoor run protected by electric fence. Yesterday...
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