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    two very weird eggs in a month? Caution - yukky photos

    I am not sure which hen has laid these two (if it's one hen) - four are in the area where I found these. They are more weird than the usual paper-thin eggshell, and I'd like to know if anyone thinks I should be concerned. None of my flock seem odd, lethargic or sick. This egg I found today...
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    Broody hen panting

    I'm worried about my bantam broody - it is her first time, and after about 2 weeks when she refused to stay off a nest, I gave up, brought her inside (into a large plastic bin) and let her set some fertilized eggs. The entire time she refused to get off the nest, or to eat/drink unless I brought...
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    How do I pull stuck feathers?

    I had clipped the wing of my barred rock, and I can see that she is growing in the new wing feathers, but the old clipped ones haven't fallen out (like they did on the other barred I clipped)... I tried this morning to pull one - I even grabbed on and let her try to pull away (which is what she...
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    Lulu or Louis?

    I'm afraid, after about 4 months, my Lulu is actually a Louis -- the narrow side feathers just came in (I verified that from a photo taken 2-weeks ago)... I'd already paired her/him with another bantam roo, and she/he follows Jacques everywhere, and seems to "miss" him when I have to separate...
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    Molting - clipped wings not coming out?

    Hi - I remember a piece in Gail Damerow's book where she just mentions that "sometimes you have to help the chicken with those clipped wings when it molts" - but she's not specific. What am I supposed to do? One of my hens seems to be losing those clipped wings, and one isn't -- am I supposed...
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    Two month old Roo shutting down; poo filled with intestinal lining

    I would appreciate any help that you can give - my new little rooster has been listless, lethargic - now is barely standing. I started him on Corid two days ago, and I am sure he's been drinking the water every half hour, but he's still getting sicker! 1) What type of bird , age and weight. 2.5...
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    Natural Dyes for Easter eggs

    Hey - this was a fun find: how to dye eggs with blueberries, or grape juice or Red Zinger tea!! http://whatscookingamerica.net/Eggs/EasterEggDye.htm
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    "broken" split feathers?

    I have a question about my hens whose feathers have gotten like "split ends" on all their feathers... it's been since the winter. Anyone have any idea of why that might be happening? Here's a picture:
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    Are these NH Reds?

    Hi - I got four hens last April that are supposed to be New Hampshire Reds... but now that I've browsed around the forum for a while, I'm beginning to wonder... they seem much too blonde to fit the NH Red description. Can anyone tell me what they are? Here's a photo (all four look very alike)...
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    Retrofitting nest boxes

    I'm so pleased with myself! I just finished the install of a two-seater nest box that extends out of the coop, allowing more room inside the coop... needless to say, this is so that I can get more chickens! The coop wall before cutting out the opening. The new box set into the wall (note: I...
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    Heads up on bird flu

    For those of us on the west coast, I wanted to post some info on the recent surge in bird flu being experienced over in Japan and the Koreas. Doesn't seem to be carried by our media, probably because it is not affecting humans much this time. But the number of birds being culled is enormous...
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    Why would they prefer no nest box?

    I am puzzled that at least two of my hens who have access to a nest box (shown below) actually prefer going into the small coop I have, that has no nest box (second photo)! The nest boxes seem to be the right size, and they will use it if I block off their access to the box-less coop (which I do...
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    Chicken Valentines

    Here are two "valentines" I made with my kaleidoscope program. They almost form hearts! My own chickens were not as photogenic as I needed, so I borrowed two photos from the Breeds section of this site... dramatic chickens make more dramatic kaleidoscope images! Enjoy! And feel free to borrow...
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    How do I give meds with eyedropper?

    Hi - I'm trying to get my hens to drink the water-soluable Tylan, and to be sure, I wanted to give them at least some down their throats via an eye dropper, as I read some folks do here. But I can't hold a struggling hen, open her mouth and squirt liquid down -- is there some trick?? I have them...
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    Dedicated to all those senior moments...

    OMG - this is sooo good! That's creative use of your limitations (memory, not voice!! ) Enjoy!
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    Summer photos

    Here are some photos of last summer -- my two barred rocks Amelia and Bedelia "approving" their coop as I struggled to get it built quickly for them; Bedelia checking out my laptop for any chicken chats online and their re-allocation of my chair as their perch! (along with one of my NH Reds)...
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    New chicken fan from Oregon

    Hi! I've been lurking here for months, enjoying all the great helpful posts as I raised my first batch of six chickens, mostly learning things the hard way (including how to build a coop without knowing what you're doing! ) I have two barred Plymouth Rocks and four New Hampshire Reds - my...
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