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  1. Javafan

    Sick Java

    Revisiting my last post 4 months later. Cooperscoop you were spot on. Thank you very much.
  2. Javafan

    Sick Java

    Nuggets is about 1 1/2 years old. She hasn't laid since June. She remained active and was eating fine. She started molting about 3 1/2 weeks ago. Since then, her comb has lost its bright red color and has started to "shrink". Her wattles are loosing colors as well. She was also quiet...
  3. Javafan

    What is this ?

    Could you find the site ? I am very interested to find out. Thanks
  4. Javafan

    What is this ?

    I was just looking at a very informative website about poop : http://chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0 It looks like the red fleshy stuff is intertinal lining and not worms. I also found out that Wazine17 is quite limited in its scope. So thank you very much for the referral. I...
  5. Javafan

    What is this ?

    Thanks for your concerns Happy Chooks. There is no difference. I put the Wyandotte (Dexter) in the dog crate for a "time out" as she was going after the Java (Molnut) I had just reintegrated with the two other girls (Dexter and Nuggets). While in there, she let out a big runny poop, although...
  6. Javafan

    What is this ?

    Thank you very much for your concern. You are very helpful. I will check this prolapsed oviduct thing. Reading the links, she could also have an infection. Her smashing liquid poop worries me. I noticed there is something looking like fleshy stuff in it. Tonight she is not roosting on...
  7. Javafan

    What is this ?

    "oh no i would hate to think it was a snake or lizard near your chickens " Yay, me too. I cannot handle snakes, their slithering makes my skin crawl. I haven't seen anything yet. I don't know if they come out at night (creepy....) or if they could harm my hens. I guess they could go after...
  8. Javafan

    What is this ?

    I am grateful for all the interest as these are my first hens and things have not gone very smooth so far. One Java has stopped laying in May, the Wyandotte in June, the other Java still lays, between periods of broodiness that is. So now I have that "thing". To respond to your hypotheses...
  9. Javafan

    What is this ?

    Thank you for responding, I am really puzzled about this. I have 2 Javas and 1 Golden Laced Wyandotte. What was left on the inside seemed watery. I have only 1 Java and the Wyandotte now in the coop. The other Java is now in a dog crate as she is broody (the 5th time since January). Today I...
  10. Javafan

    What is this ?

    This morning I found something that looks like a grape on the floor of the coop. It is similar in size and is reddish brown. It has some kind of "navel" at one extremity. (see pics) My hens have not laid eggs since the end of May. I have tried everything and have given up on them laying...
  11. Javafan

    When to call it quit

    Loved the henopause suggestion However I bought them, presumably at 28 to 30 weeks old in January of this year. I wanted pullets, got some full grown chickens. Since they are my first ones, who knows... I have contacted the seller and applied all the suggestions: too much treats, not enough...
  12. Javafan

    When to call it quit

    I have 3 hens; 2 Javas and 1 Wyandotte. One of my Java stopped laying 4 months ago now. Checked for all the recommended suspects, nothing works. The Wyandotte stopped 3 weeks after her. The other Java has been broody on and off and is now molting. Needless to say I am buying eggs ... and food...
  13. Javafan

    Javas and egg production

    Finally, I found a forum about Javas. Got 2 of them (backyard flock, can have only 3 hens, the 3rd one is a Golden Laced Wyandotte) Got my hens in January (I live in SoCal) at 28 weeks. They were already laying 4-5 eggs/week each, which was great. 1 Java laid her last egg on May 17 (I used...
  14. Javafan

    I think I got it ! Why are my hens not laying

    I need your input here. I am still not getting any eggs. It's been 2 months (to the day) that Nuggets, my Java, has stopped laying. Dexter, my Wyandotte has stopped 3 weeks after Nuggets and is still "on break". There are a few feathers here and there, but unless they are extremely slow...
  15. Javafan

    Picky eaters?

    I didn't know that, thanks. My girls are about 10 months old, so they still have a way to go. I am focussing on fixing the runny poop issue right now, thinking that maybe this will fix the non laying as well. So they have receive yogurt for the past 4 days now. The poop looks better (if...
  16. Javafan

    Picky eaters?

    Good point, however we are close to the coast and it has not been that hot around here. We have had May grays and June glooms, but I am not a chicken so they could be hot. What about the egg laying or more precisely, lack of? One hen is laying regularly, just about daily, which is great for...
  17. Javafan

    Picky eaters?

    Thanks for the input. There are so many different views. They do have runny poop. I am not talking about the occasional one or cecal matter. I see mostly poop with a lot of water content, some white and few dark stuff (like regular poop). No sign of worm. They preen, take dust bath, look...
  18. Javafan

    Picky eaters?

    Wow ! I give my 3 hens (2 Javas and 1 Wyandotte) 2 cups of pellets a day (there is usually about 1/2 to 1/3 left everyday), some yougurt every other day because their poop is runny more than before and 2 slices of bred every other day. They also get 4-6 big leaf of lettuce. Lately they have...
  19. Javafan

    DIY Composting

    You got me convinced, I always feel that I could do more with all these peels and stuff. My chickens are very picky (got them at 28-30 weeks) and will only eat a few things and I am putting a lot of stuff in the green can. Is there still some kind of ratio I should keep? Thanks for the reply...
  20. Javafan

    DIY Composting

    Way to keep it simple. Makes me want to try. I also have 3 chickens and I would think that the shredded pine litter with the droppings would be OK to add to the pile. Another thing I would really like to know; we too now live in Southern California and are plannign to move (hopefully next year)...
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