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    Possibly egg-bound? Cocci? Help?

    I have a hen that is keeping her tail down. She has a hard mass that feels like an egg in her abdomen, but when I check her vent I am not able to access the "egg" itself. . . it feels like it's surround by mucous membrane on all sides. She is walking (waddling) with her tail down. She was a...
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    Sweet, Handsome, Polish (White Crested Black) Rooster Looking for a Good Home OR Oregon

    One of my birds, Soda, turned out to be a rooster. He is a very sweet, hand-tame boy with what I think is a beautiful crest. He's a little guy, and very quiet. He mounts our girls, but seems like a gentle lover. We just can't abide humping, of any kind, in our chicken yard :(. I'd like to find a...
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    Limp Comb, Runny Dark Green Poo, Usually Very Energetic Hen Acting Docile

    My BFF hen, Isa, has not been herself since yesterday. She was up at my door, setting on the stoop, first thing in the morning. We noticed her poo was runny, and green, and that there was some yolk residue around her vent. I've bathed her, and I did an internal inspection with some KY. Her...
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    Chicks 8 and 9 weeks - Should I move them outside yet?

    Hi . I have two chicks (one is 8 weeks old, and the other is 9 weeks). They have been living in our bedroom inside a big galvanized Behlen County trough and, for the last week or so, I have been taking them outside to our tractor, during the day. I have been bringing them in at night. They seem...
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    Introducing a Silkie to My Little Flock

    We went to a poultry show yesterday and today we are introducing a red partridge bantam wyandotte and a black partridage silkie to our original flock of three very sweet birds. The new hens are 3 months old, and the wyandotte (Adele) is settling in surprisingly quickly. The silkie hen (Odette)...
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    Hen with a Weepy Eye

    One of my hens has an eye that I can only describe as weepy. I noticed it a couple of days ago, and thought maybe someone here could give me some advice for a treatment. Attached are two photos of the eyes in question, and one of the "healthy" eye (though looking at the photo, maybe it's a...
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    Bantam Cochin Not Laying

    One of my hens (a white bantam cochin) hasn't begun laying again for the year. I bought her last fall, at a poultry show, from a woman who told me she was "last year's." It's okay with me if she doesn't lay (she has a sweet personality and is very entertaining), but I'd like to know if she...
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    Oregon Battery Cage Phase Out Legislation Hearing March 29th 2011

    Hi, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, or if someone has already made the community aware of this event, but, on Tuesday, OREGON senators will consider legislation (SB 805) to phase out the use of battery cages for egg-laying hens. If you’re able, please attend the hearing in...
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    Were these eggs layed by the same hen?

    Similar eggs in size and general color, but one is a little darker and lightly speckled. I watched the unspeckled one drop out of my blue Cochin this morning (she was recently egg-bound, so yay!). I found the other egg yesterday in the coop. Could it be hers as well, or has our Buff Orp started...
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    Chicken Recovering from Being Egg Bound - Should I Worry?

    Hi, My hen Ophelia recently became egg-bound. Her vent prolapsed, and the egg was very taunt inside the membrane. With some effort I was able to remove the egg without breaking it, and a second, half-formed egg plopped out after it. Our vet put two stitches in to keep the prolapse inside while...
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    Do breeds that lay less frequently lay the same # of eggs over time?

    I'm just curious if anyone knows about this. My understanding is that chickens are born with their eggs, like humans are. So, do breeds that lay eggs less frequently lay the same total number of eggs (over the course of their lives) that an egg-a-day layer does? Thanks!
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    Golden Laced Wyandotte Gender 14 weeks

    This is my first post in this forum, so thanks in advance for your help ! I am almost certain that my GLW (Etta) is a he, rather than the she we expected. S/he is about 14 weeks old, and has not started crowing, but often tries to mount my sweet bantam cochin (1 yr.). Her feathers are looking...
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