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  1. Juloca

    Can't tell if my hen has EYP

    Well, this is more than a "few months" and more like a year, but I want to post an update, so that people who might have an egg-bound hen can see there is hope for a good outcome! Phillie is still doing very well. She (and all our other hens) took a couple months off from laying in the winter...
  2. Juloca

    Can't tell if my hen has EYP

    Phillie's story just gets more interesting. We figured once her hormone implant wore off, we would have to decide whether we wanted to shell out the money every 6-9 months for another one for the next few years. Last week, I noticed Phillie's comb was getting redder and bigger and I figured...
  3. Juloca

    Can't tell if my hen has EYP

    I have good news to report: I took Philly to the vet yesterday. I am lucky to be close by a longtime avian specialist, so we were in good hands. Philly was confirmed to (most likely) be an internal egg layer, and was starting to look sickly at that point. She was treated with antibiotics and...
  4. Juloca

    Can't tell if my hen has EYP

    My lovely 18 month old RIR, Philly, stopped laying a few weeks ago when she started a moderate molt. Yesterday, she made some not good noises, and when I went out to check on her, she had laid what looks like a lash egg. It looked like cooked flesh, was not symmetrical (kind of kidney-shaped)...
  5. Juloca

    "Fostering" Baby Chicks

    We just did this with great success with our broody Buff Orpington, Mrs. Feathers. I let her sit on her eggs for about three weeks. It was actually two eggs from two of our other hens, but she didn't care. The day before we got our chicks, I set up a rabbit pen in our garage and then moved...
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