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    Scabs on Comb!? HELP!

    So my RIR has pretty large comb and recently she has been getting sores on one side of it. They are now scabs and are black. I can post a picture tomorrow if it helps but, I was reading about Fowl Pox. Is that a possiblity? She's six months old now and she is the only one of the four I have...
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    She finally squatted!

    I know that this the only place that would be as excited as I am that finally my freeloading RIR has finally squatted this afternoon. I was convinced that she was rebelling against me but, she has had a change of heart I assume. Can't wait to see her start laying!
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    Can she go broody before she even lays?

    My 5 month old Ameraucana hasn't laid eggs yet (that I know of), she is still rather small and not fully developed but, today I found her nesting on one of the golf balls I put in there. Is there something that I can do or is she just upset because she hasn't laid anything yet? NOTE: I don't...
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    Does anyone have a solution to egg eating?

    I went out to put the girls away tonight and found one brown egg from my RIR and a smashed Blue from my Ameraucana and my littlest Ameraucana (who isn't laying yet) jumped up there to eat what was left of the egg. The brown egg was intact but, the blue was a pile of goo. How can you break them...
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    Cracked eggs?!

    So right now in my nesting box its just plywood and shavings but, hens are scratching all the shavings out as they are trying to lay so when the egg drops it cracks on one side. Is there something I can do to make it padded when the eggs drop out that they won't kick around or eat.
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    RIR isn't laying!

    So my largest RIR has been laying since Saturday and even my two small Ameraucana's have laid but, my other RIR isn't even squatting yet. She has a full comb and wattle but, she isn't showing any signs of interest in attempting to lay. Is there a chance that she might not at all want to lay or...
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    First Ameraucana Egg This Morning!! Woohoo!

    My RIR, Lucy, started laying on Saturday morning and must have kicked started my Ameraucana, Butters! The three browns are from Lucy and the powder blue/gray is from Butters this morning! So proud!
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    Cracked Eggs! Okay to Eat????

    So my RIR dropped her third egg this morning and when I went to get it, it was cracked on one side but the thin membrane is still intact. Is it still okay to eat or might it have gotten contaminated?? I washed it really well just in case but I would hate to throw it out. Thanks!
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    HELP! Laying hen acting distressed!

    So I got my first egg yesterday from my 25 week old RIR and today she is making strange squawking noises and is pacing back and forth. She is in the nesting box scratching the wood since she's kicked all the shavings out and her rear-end is pulsating. I am worried she is egg bound but this is...
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    Question?? Please Someone Answer!

    If I have 17 week old chick that might have issues with their reproductive system what should I be looking for? Is it normal for them to want to sit all the time if they might start laying?? Any answers help???
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    HELP! Sick chick or is this normal??

    I have two Rhode Islands and two Ameraucanas and all are about 17 weeks. Everyone has been acting normal except my littlest Ameraucana who hasn't been herself. She has been walking only short distances and then laying down with her feet straight out in front of her. She is panting a lot and...
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