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    Hens suddenly not laying

    We have a flock of 8 hens. Barnvelders, Australorps, Barred Rock, Rhode Island Red and Golden Laced Wayandottes. Except for the Rhode Island Red, they are all a little over 2 years old. Over the last couple of weeks we have been getting either one egg or NO eggs every day. Searched all over...
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    Chicken with tail down but otherwise seems fine

    I'm stumped. Notice it last Sunday, so it's been 3 days. Took her in and gave her a warm bath for 20 min., feed her a little olive oil and felt around the vent. At this point ruling out egg bound. Can't see anything else. She is pooping, eating and drinking and not lethargic. Does anyone...
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    I think we clipped our chicks wings too much!!

    We were having trouble keeping them from flying over their fence, so we reclipped a couple of the chicks wings (we had clipped them a few months ago). Now one of the Barred Rocks doesn't seem able to get up into the nesting boxes or on the roost at night - any suggestions?
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    Chickens not laying-

    We have 4 chickens about a year old, two barred rocks, one red star and one rhode island red. We just lost a barred rock - we believe she was egg bound. We were getting an egg a day from each chick pretty consistently, but for the last couple of weeks we were only getting two and for the last...
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    Sick hen with diarrhea and a bald butt

    Our barred rock (about a year old) staring having yellow diarrhea yesterday and has been very lethargic. We checked her vent yesterday - not feeling any broken egg. We then noticed all her feathers are gone around her butt. She was drinking water this morning, but still not moving much and...
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    Not an emergency, because hen died last night

    but hoping someone can give me some insight. We have owned chicks for just 5 months. got them as day olds. they were all doing fine and then yesterday one of the red stars got very lethargic, just lay in my arms, and seemed to be breathing very shallow. couldn't see anything going on...
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