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I've helped more than a few hens who were egg bound, successfully, but Gracie (bantam EE) is a different story. The egg is at the vent, but I can't actual see it--it's covered by the mucus membrane of her cloaca. She's desperately tired & can't help very much with the pushing. ( If there's...

Happens all too often, here. One of us will latch the coop door from the inside while cleaning or gathering eggs. Or once in a while get locked in. I finally decided to make a latchstring latch, the old fashioned kind that used to be common in cabins. No cost other than a couple of screws. The...

I just got back from another donation of eggs to a local food pantry/crisis center. Almost 50 dozen eggs this spring! For many food pantries, healthy, fresh sources of quality protein are in short supply. The Hope Center here hadn't had donations of fresh eggs for almost a year. If your...

Instant flock!! If you're thinking about chickens, want to expand your flock or want a very special gift, these girls & their brother may be just the ticket. Four, almost 3-mo-old pullets plus their brother (free, but optional). Older pullets & hens average 4-5 1.5 ounce eggs per week...

Today, my son's OEG hen has a swollen earlobe. She's about 2 years old. She's on layer mash, supplemented with grass & some veggies. No other symptoms such as nasal discharge. Her appetite is a bit off, but she's molting. Energy level is normal. The lump is not hard, but feels much like a...

Blue Baldy was a bit under the weather yesterday. Not enough for concern, but something wasn't quite right. When I checked the girls this morning, she her rear was covered with urates & mucus. Uh oh. Picked her up and took her to the house for a look. After she was cleaned up, more urates and...

FWIW, media critic Jack Shafer comments on the trend towards backyard chickens. From the StL Post. BYC, of course, is mentioned. :-) http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-editors-desk/the-editors-desk/2009/05/backyard-chicken-stories-are-the-latest-bogus-trend-media-critic-says/

The article mentions BYC. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/9E5BC831E202883E862575840008E8EF?OpenDocument

Naively, I ordered chicks early in January from Ideal to be shipped towards the end of February. I assumed that hatcheries know best when to ship chicks safely. But as reports came in to BYC of dead chicks, I became more & more concerned about the ship date. When Ideal called early in February...