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    Barred Rock/Culling

    I have a Barred Rock who is in her second round of a mystery funk. She has been having problems laying for the past six months. Sometimes she will lay just the white/yolk, sometimes she'll lay a soft shelled egg, sometimes she sits in the box for hours and only poops, and sometimes she just...
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    Adding light now that the days are getting shorter

    I have 3 pullets, 20 weeks old as of yesterday and 3 hens. Only one pullet has started to lay. I know that chickens slow down their laying when it starts getting darker earlier. So, I'm somewhat concerned that with it getting darker earlier that my non-laying pullets won't make it to full...
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    Heat = bad attitude???

    In the last week, we've gone from average temps of upper 70's to upper 90's. My girls are getting very grumpy. I am providing them lots of shade, cool water and frozen treats. I'm working at integrating three 13 week old pullets with three hens. They seemed to be doing well for the last two...
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    When will it stop?

    I have three 11 week old pullets that I've been working to integrate into an existing flock of three 16 month old hens. The pullets are roughly 2/3 the size of the hens. The hens' pecking order goes like this, Black Australorp - Callista, Barred Rock - Salt and Barred Rock - Pepper. The pullets...
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    Is this a boy?

    This is my Delaware who is 6 weeks old today. "She" is the first of the three babies (Speckled Sussex & Gold six link) to show color on her comb and show any wattles at all. She screams bloody murder if you try to pick her up or even touch her and is definitely the leader of the three. By far...
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    New Chicks

    We picked up three new girls this morning. The chipmunk striped one is a Speckled Sussex. Her name is Lizzie. The light yellow/white is a Delaware named Della and the golden one is a Golden Sex Link named Goldie. They're very sleepy. Once they grow up they'll live with two Barred Rocks named...
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    Egg within an egg *pics**

    Over the weekend we moved our three girls into a new coop and run. Yesterday when I got home from work I noticed that one of my Barred Rocks Pepper was acting mopey. Mopey chicken=a sick chicken in my book so I let her be but kept an eye on her. Just by looking at her I knew she didn't feel good...
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    New Coop FINISHED! **pics**

    Our new coop is finally finished. It measures 4x6 (24sqft) but it looks bigger to me. The new run area is about 120 sq ft. The girls went to bed in it just fine on Friday night but spent most of Saturday refusing to lay their eggs in it. LOL! I finally allowed my Australorp in the old coop (the...
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    Opinions and names of your Delawares

    The country store called about my chick order and told me that the Ameraucana I ordered wouldn't be coming in. So, I chose a Delaware instead. They are very pretty birds. This bird along with a new Speckled Sussex will be pets and will be joining a Black Australorp and two Barred Rocks. Does...
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    HELP - Pinless Peepers or Forage cake????????

    I confirmed yesterday what I hope wasn't true. My Black Australorp has been plucking cushion feathers from one of the Barred Rocks. The BR first went bald about a month and a half ago. She grew a full set of feathers back and now they're all gone again. I actually heard and witnessed the...
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    The tale of the missing cushion

    I have a BR who is roughly 18 months old. We got her full grown and laying already in Dec so I'm guessing her age. About three weeks ago, I noticed that her cushion (area below her vent) was completely bare. The area was about the size of a clenched fist. I didn't notice it the day before so...
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    4H Project - poultry showing

    My 9 year old DD is in her first year of a Pet Poultry project in 4H. One of her assignment options is to watch a poultry show to see how it's done. I'd like to take her for 4H reasons and also because it would be pretty cool but have no idea where to find any in the N Idaho/E Washington area...
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    Frozen eggs

    I can't always get to the coop to check for eggs until after I get home from work (5pm). If I gather eggs and they are very cold, would you guess they are frozen? Is there a way to tell? I know that's a silly question but our temps have been consistently between 20 overnight and 30 during the...
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    May be down to one chicken soon

    I may be loosing one of two remaining chickens. She's been molting since September but was moving really slowly today. She just looks like she doesn't feel well. If she dies I'll have one chicken all by herself. Given the time of year I seriously doubt I'll find a buddy or buddies for the single...
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    I've never been so relieved!!

    Four weeks after she stopped laying for NO apparent reason, my 7 month old BO is showing visible signs of molting. Yep, on Friday, I finally saw new feathers growing poking up through existing feathers on her neck. I had been seeing an increase in dropped feathers in the coop but when I checked...
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    Stupid question - feed

    Okay, this may be a stupid question but how would I know if my chicken feed has gone moldy or bad? Visible mold and/or a rotten smell are obvious signs but is it possible that feed could go bad without the human knowing it? I have my feed stored in a 5 gallon bucket in a shed outside. The...
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    URGENT - hen struggling to breath - Gape Worm?

    On Sunday I noticed that Nelly my 7 mo old BO was lethargic. I'd seen this with the other 7 mo old BO, Beatrice (they're sisters), isolated her, fed yogurt overnight and she perked up the next day. Back to the run she went and has been fine ever since expect she's not laying. So, I isolated...
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    Coconut Oil

    Given the healing properties of coconut oil (I use it myself), has anyone given it to their chickens? What was your experience???
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    E. Coli

    Can anyone share their experience if their chickens have been infected with E.Coli? Sounds like we (my BO) have all the symptoms. Description: Generally, birds will appear unthrifty and have ruffled feathers. They may also be depressed and have a decreased appetite. During the acute phase of...
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    Soooooo frustrating!!!!

    I know that many people have posted on this forum about "mystery" illnesses with their hens. Well, let me add to that list. I've asked about this before but I'm getting sooooo frustrated its crazy. A couple weeks ago, my BO Beatrice started acting lethargic, had her feathers puffed up and was...
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