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    Frustrated with Production for Months

    Ok, I'm sorry, but I am frustrated. To sum it up, we have 30 laying hens, and what should be the best production time of year we're averaging about 1 dozen per day. Before my 11 new hens were of laying age (new in spring, laying by August), I had days of 14, 15, 16, 18 eggs. And that was...
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    Extremely Low Production

    We have not seen anything like this before. 18 laying hens. 3 of those are broody, 2 of the broody are completely isolated to their own small coop. In addition to the 18, 11 new hens, just starting to lay their first eggs in the last 2 weeks. We are getting fewer than 10 eggs per day on...
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    New Chickens - How Long Before I Let Them Mingle with the Flock?

    We have a flock of 23 adult birds, 2 of which are roosters. It is a barnyard mix that has grown a bit each year, with that growth being from the flock itself. We have allowed 2 hens each year to hatch a small brood while remaining with the flock, raising them with minimal interference from us...
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    Lethargic Chick - Listing to One Side and Lying Down

    We have 12 one-week-old pullet chicks of mixed breeds we are raising indoors here in northeast Ohio. Using an XL dog crate with brooder plate to raise them. Plenty of food and water, and we check and clean pasty butts as needed. Getting along quite well for the most part. All but one seem...
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    Hens with Broken Back Feathers and Bare Above Tail

    We recently (about a month ago) had a mite infestation and did a full dip of all birds and coop clean out and spray with Elector PSP. This Rhode Island looked the same then as she does now. Some broken feathers and a bare spot. It does not seem to be getting better. It does not seem to be...
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    Rooster Questions - Dirty or Infested?

    Ralph Macchio, our former head Roo, is recovering from a cockfight from his progeny of last year. That is not relevant, other than the fact that having Ralph isolated has given me more time with him during his convalescence. I am holding him more frequently, so I'm noticing things about him that...
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    Rough, Calloused Skin by Ear

    This hen is regularly scratching the spot by her left ear with her left foot. It is not bleeding, but the skin is rough like a callus. She does not seem to be behaving strangely in any particular ways. Is this something I should be concerned about? It does not seem to be painful or sensitive to...
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    Bloody Wattle and Outer Feathers Under Wattle - Northeast Ohio

    We're in northeast OH. It has been single digits for the past three days or so. Flock Stats: Two Roosters: Have never seen them fight - Ralph Macchio - 2 years old, man of the house, Leghorn + Silky mix - HRooTwoToo (Pronounced ROO-TOO-TOO - His grandpa was called HRoo - the H is silent...
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    Greetings from Ohio (Northeast)

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Not brand new, but only a couple of years in. First chickens arrived in February, 2021! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 10 -- 9 hens and our rooster, Ralph Macchio. (3) What breeds do you have? A variety. Leghorn...
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