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    Hen Quit Laying After Laying Egg withou a Shell

    I have two, 2 year old Golden Comets and 9, four month old Barred Rocks. A couple weeks ago one of my Golden Comets layed and egg without a shell, at least I think it was an egg. From that day on, I only get one egg from my two hens (use to get two eggs) and I'm sure one has quit laying. Is...
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    Baby Chicks - 3 days Old with worms? Pictures Attached

    I have 5 day old chicks and found what looks like 1-3 inch worms on the paper towels in the bottom of the brooder. Are they worms or umbilical cords?
  3. JohnHenry

    My new Babies

    Wanted to share a picture of my ten new babies. 4 Easter eggers and 6 Plymouth Barred Rock. Its nice to post about something other than a sick hen.
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    Brooder Question - Wire Floor

    I'm building a brooder for 10 chicks. It's 8x4x2 and I was planning on using a wire floor but I wondering if the poop actually falls through the wire. I have that real small square pattern wire and its very expensive so would you recommend the wire floor or a plywood floor which is very cheap...
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    Another Egg Bound Death?

    I just lost another hen, second one in a month to what appears to be egg bound. Yesterday she was fine out in the yard with me and today she is dead, I have been treating her all day with warm baths and sitting above steam but she lost the battle. Symptoms. At dusk she was found resting on...
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    Brooder Size for 10 Chicks

    I'm planning on building a brooder to raise 10 chicks in my garage until they are big enough to move into the outside coop (6 weeks) and wondering how big it needs to be? 2 sqft per bird ok? Maybe something 6' x 3' and 3' tall? Also is a wooden floor the best option for traction when the are...
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    Tiny Egg

    I have had my hens almost a year and today I find one TINY egg. Anybody know why a hen lays a tiny, tiny egg all of a sudden? Its half the size of a normal egg. Worms maybe? I started them on Flubenvet yesterday because I had one hen die and worried about worms.
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    Two Died in One Week

    I had to put one girl down last Friday and today I come home from work and another hen is dead on the floor. THe Hen I put down had a large lump on her face for many months that I was not successful treating. But this girl was doing great and yesterday she stayed in the nest, I took her off an...
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    Sick Hen Huge Lump on Cheek

    I looked for information and haven't been able to see any answers for a large lump on a hens face. She has had it almost a year now and it has got very large and she is now pretty lethargic, she does move but nothing like she use to. Seems like most posted I have read say its an infection or a...
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    Hens Back Feathers Gone - PICS -

    The back on one of my 5 hens is looking real bad. Her feathers are falling out and she has red sores. I don't have any roosters and she has had sparse feathers ever since I got her in February. She also doesn't seem terrible sick or lethargic. Any ideas?
  11. JohnHenry

    Crusher Run and Beach Sand Run

    I'm sick and tired of all the MUD this spring in North Alabama! I finally installed a new floor in my run, it has 2" of crusher run covered by 2" of sand all contained in 1x6 pressure treated. I'm almost looking forward to the rain to see how it work out. What do think?
  12. JohnHenry

    Not Eating from Hanging Feeder

    First off, I love BackYardChickens WEB site! I have been reading, reading, reading for a month! I recently built a coop and run from my kids old playhouse, now I have 5 new babies, well 2-3 year old hens I bought for $10 each that I treat like babies. I started off by hanging a feeder in...
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