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    Hen seems suddenly anxious to use nest box

    For context, I have a flock of 7 hens and 1 rooster, all born in 2024 but 3 of the hens are a few months older than the rest. 2 of the new hens are isbars that just started to lay about 6 weeks ago. A couple weeks ago I noticed one of them missing and caught her coming over the fence at dusk...
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    Identifying scab on beak

    Hello byc, have another illness question! I am going out of town soon and don’t have time to do a ton of research so I figured i’d ask the pros. Does this look like an injury scab, or a sign of infection? I noticed it on one of my pullets today. My cockerel has a tiny scab at the base of his...
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    neck injury, possible wry neck?

    hello all, I have a 7 week old isbar pullet who I noticed is moving her neck in an odd way (see video link). I brought her inside to rest after finding her a little frazzled on the floor of the coop (her flock is still integrating with my bigger girls and I think when they went to bed this...
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    Sexing 4 week old Isbar/Silverudd's Blue

    I know it's still a bit early to try to be determining sex, however I have seen some people say they can see a difference with this breed at about 3-4 weeks. These are splash isbars from Alchemist Farm and they are right around the 4 week mark, maybe a couple days older. If anyone has experience...
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    New pullet not laying in nesting boxes, should I be concerned?

    I have a cuckoo maran pullet who just started laying at 18 weeks. She started squatting a few weeks ago, and then practiced the egg song a couple times before I found a very cute tiny egg under the brush where they typically relax during the hot part of the day. then a few days went by and...
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    Preserving BSF larvae

    I have some BSF larvae in a bin that are producing rather well, and I wanted to look into preserving some of the excess for the winter when the girls wont be able to do as much of their usual foraging. Does anyone have any experience with this? I don't have a dehydrator. I live in a mild...
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    Flies in yard, not coop or run

    I know this is a pretty well covered topic, but I'm having trouble finding info specific to flies in the open area of the yard. I let my chickens free range and so my issue with flies isn't really in the coop or their run, but out in the yard where they randomly poop. I have a droppings board...
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    Bad breath, is it sour crop?

    Hello! I am raising chickens for the first time and have 3 very sweet (hopefully) pullets who are approaching 5-6 weeks old. One is a cuckoo maran and since I got her, she has always had this slightly off smell about her, that I realized comes from her head/mouth. It's like rotting asparagus...
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