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    Egg Eating,and possible broody hen....

    Geez....do I seriously have an "S" on my forehead????? Opened the coop up today to find all the ladies eating an egg. Okay I thought, maybe a soft shelled one and the lady just couldn't make it to the nest box....got as much as I could out of there. Folding laundry and looked out, to see not...
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    Is she on her way out?? (pics added)

    My 6 month old NHR, that has been dealing with a leg injury, was recently introduced back into the flock. Not an easy task, and because she is still limping, she is always a target of being chased, or pecked. Nothing severe, but enough. Her comb and wattles are still bright red, but today, she...
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    Hypericum question....

    I have given my hen 3 doses so far, and she seems to be getting ALOT worse..... I know it is stated that this med will worsen before it gets better, but how can I tell if it really is getting worse, or if the meds are actually doing what they are suppose too? Also, how long should the "worse"...
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    She is back in!!!! (kind of..))

    Well, almost back in to the flock!! I opened her nightime crate up, and they act as if she has been in the flock the entire time, so she goes about her business. We had a tractor show we were going to today, was so leary of letting her alone while we were gone, but....came home and no blood...
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    Where do you find....

    the area I have heard about where people/members have rehoming hen/roosters to list? I need a hen buddy, for my hen, IF I can build a handicap coop:) Was unsure where to post this, so I am sorry if I did it in the wrong area. Thanks in advance.....
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    Can I build a "cheap" but predator proof handicap suite???

    I am beginning to think my injured hen will not get better, but she is good. She eats, drinks, chirps, is a good egg layer, and begs to be part of the flock again. BUT, she knows she isn't, they just beat her up. When I tried today, she just stood behind me as if I was her protector, and I was...
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    Pecking order, when introducing a hen....

    Trying very hard to get my one hen back into the flock. I understand pecking order, and know it has to be worked out within the flock, but what is normal, and what is not okay? Should it draw blood? IF so , should I let it go, or step in and remove the one being attacked? Does it take days or...
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    night time roost addition...questions..

    I am in the process of trying toget the lone hen of my flock reintroduced. Not going so well, but could be worse. couple questions? IF, on my vacation, try after 2 weeks of her crated but with the other hens, how do I do the night time roost addition I have been told to try? In detail if...
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    Thanks to whom ever did it......

    I just clicked on a video that was so disturbig to me, made me physically ill. Thanks you for not allowing it to have comments, but can you not remove the link??? That is a HORRIBLE video!!! That should have had a graphic warning to it also !!! I still am sick !!
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    same hen....different problem sort of.....

    To those that know, I had/have an injured or was an eggbound hen. She has laid 2 eggs, so I doubt it anymore. She has been recouping for 2 weeks,alone, sperated form the flock, and need to get her back in. I have been told it is near impossible to do so from members on here. I held out...
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    Crop question....

    I thought on here in someone's post, they said to be sure to have the crop...now here is the foggy part for me.....full at night, or not full at night.... Can anyone respond, as to which is good or bad. Or if any of it is an issue. THe reason I ask, is we had my watermelons as a treat last...
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    Laying at night...broken eggs

    I have 4 hens that have been laying for weeks. One that has not and is a 6 month old NHR. The other day, I found a soft shelled egg, on the very edge of the roost, as if she laid at some point after dark, but before morning as I went into work early that morning. Yesterday, I got my normal 4...
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    Any last ditch efforts you have up your sleeves?? (9-3-11 update)

    Have a 6 month old NHR, injured leg. Have no clue how it happend or when it really happened. Short story....... Started limping, had just redone the coop, so thought mybe something in the foot. Checked nothing obvious. Kept getting worse. Moved her to isolation by suggestion on here. Gave...
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    Reintroduction day....not like the last one..need help...

    The last time I had one mean hen to the other hens, sweet as pie to me. She has been rehomed, and doing great:) I have now a almost 6 month old NHR, that has an injured leg. Seems a bit better, but needs to go back to the flock. She shows no outward signs of an injury, but limps. Have taken...
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    Hurt hen, much better..thanks :)

    THANK YOU all for your wonderful advice. My hen is doing much better. She is walking a little on her leg now. I have no clue if the combination of things worked or one that worked, but it really doesn't matter, as she is better. Will wait a few more days so we don't have a relapse, but I am...
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    Medication and egg eating....

    I am doing my best to save and heal my hen. She has some leg injury, and from the advice I have been given on here, I have her on Duramyicin for about a week. Now, she is not laying yet, but IF, she does, can the eggs be eaten? She is in a crate, confined to help rest her leg. She looked today...
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    Soft egg safe to eat???? (pics added) LOL

    I had a hen, as I was closing them up last night, crawl in the nest box instead of the roost. Okay, I told myself, I would give her, her time and then close up shop. Well, after working all day,I was tired, and I went back out, and she hadn't finished business. I just told her to hurry up, or...
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    Wow, how cool....

    you all told me this chicken was a "white rock" of some kind, when I thought it was a leghorn. You were correct, and knew she looked different, acted differently, and was much more calm. LOL Well she was laying light brown eggs, and has been for a few weeks now, maybe close to 2 months...but...
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    Leg injury.....update....

    I have a hen, and she is about 5 months old. Have no clue how she got injured, but I can thinks a few possibilities. One, as small piece of chicken wire we missed when redoing the outdoor run, and it is stuck in her foot. Have felt the bottom, but could be up too far to feel. Two...Ms Pissy...
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    She is gone....

    Rehomed my "mean to the other hens", white Leghorn, Ms Pissy. Took her out of the coop mlast night after I found another hen injured laying on the floor of the coop. She looked dazed, and incoherent. That was enough to have me make the hard decision happen first thing this morning. Took her...
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