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    Review by 'kwhit' in article 'How to Handle the Ageing Process of Chickens'

    Absolutely agree and love this article! Thank you for sharing! I had a RI rooster pass away in October I was sad and still feel sad he wasn't a bird that liked being picked up and held but he would hang around me while I worked in the yard or sat to relax with a beer just like a dog. I loved...
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    Soft shelled laid today

    I went out to the coop tonight to check for eggs and found this egg under one of my hens. I can’t believe it didn’t break. It feels like a paper egg.
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    War has been Declared (Graphic Pictures)

    I read thru most of your posts so sorry for the inconvenience and losses. Unfortunately sometimes its how we learn is from our mistakes. I live in Massachusetts between Providence and Boston. I've seen enough wildlife to know I had to make a chicken-fortknox pen but I still experienced an event...
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    Mites, Mites, and More Mites

    I just applied this spray this past weekend. I did read that there may need to be a few applications done over several weeks. We'll see how well this works.
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    Hoping to show my Rooster and a hen at the Marshfield Fair this August! I entered my flocks eggs...

    Hoping to show my Rooster and a hen at the Marshfield Fair this August! I entered my flocks eggs 2 years ago and we won 1st prize!
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    Hen got a patch of skin and feathers bit off by a predator last week

    Besides trying to keep it clean with an antibiotic spray I bought at TSC is there anything else I should be doing? Her behavior is normal, she's eating, and drinking water and generally acting normal. I am just wondering if there is an ointment I should put on the wound to protect from flies...
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    What would do This? Graphic Images

    Not sure who you are asking the question.... In my case it didn't get in. It grabbed the chick through the fence. You probably meant the question to the previous sizzlesnsilk
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    What would do This? Graphic Images

    I had an experience last night with a monster that killed one of my chicks that was two months old. I am thinking a fisher cat or a raccoon was the culprit. I will openly admit that I am 100 % at fault. I am in the process of introducing four two month old chicks to an established flock. I...
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    Looks like my chicks rectum is coming out

    One of my 3 week old barred rock chicks feel out of the cage to the cement floor below two days ago-about a two foot fall :( Now this is what I see: I think it received internal injury. I suppose there is no hope for this little guy. It is acting lethargic and not eating or drinking...
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    my first "lash egg" experience

    There are a few people here and there that say it is hereditary? Some say it is an "itis" of some sort. No one really knows. Some have never heard of lash egg. Very puzzling.
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    my first "lash egg" experience

    I have a new friend I met at UCONN last week. I'm going to ask him what he knows. He is a poultry science professor. Dr. Darre.
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    Processing Day Support Group ~ HELP us through the Emotions PLEASE!

    Ok. But so far my original question remains unanswered. Can I eat these birds?
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    Processing Day Support Group ~ HELP us through the Emotions PLEASE!

    Here's some crazy questions. I'm just discovering that one maybe two of my laying hens has what is called "lash egg". I've read that it is the end of the road for the layers when they catch this dreaded infection. I am going to have to depopulate my flock (5) and clean and disinfect...
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    Strange looking feces

    Thank you Eggcessive, I posted pictures under "1st experience w lash egg" It will be interesting to see input.
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    my first "lash egg" experience

    Well, now I finally get to plant my pictures in this thread. These pictures are what I found. I thought one of my hens ate a piece of insulating foam, or worse I might have an egg eater, but now I wonder about this lash egg. Even my 'Raising Chickens for Dummies' book did not mention this...
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    Strange looking feces

    Anyone, Take a look at these pictures I have posted. They are pictures of chicken poop that I cleaned out of the chicken coop the other morning. Odd looking to me but maybe one of you out there in chicken world will recognize this image. I am really really hoping you won't say what I suspect.
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    Comment by 'kwhit' in item 'Rhode Island Red'

    Just been reading the comments about RIR's I have 3 RIR's and 3 Black Sexlinks-all hens. I truly believe that they each have their own personality. While none of them attack me or my dog, two out of the six are flighty and don't want to be picked up or handled. The other four could care less...
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    Can I put my chicks out during the day?

    Let them go out on their own. They will venture out when they feel comfortable. They will move further away eventually. Although they are 7 weeks I wouldn't let them be out on their own with out supervision as they are still immature. Scatter some scratch near their pen door. Move the scattered...
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    Looking For A Butcher In Massachusetts

    I am such a duh, I meant it will cost $30 to do the six birds.
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