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    Lethargic hen

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) black astrolop, 4 years, seems lighter then normal 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Laying without moving outside, didn't come for food. Doesn't react other then looking round to being...
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    Broody hen on day 10, 103 degree temps coming, should she come inside?

    Hi, This is our first time hatching eggs, my hen and I, she has been sitting on eggs for 10 days now, It is supposed to be 103 this weekend. How hot is too hot? Should we move her inside? I have no good place inside to move her to, we will have to work something up with a kiddie pool and dog...
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    2 New (very muddy) Hens, and adventures in raccoon trapping.

    We got 2 new laying hens this week. They are from the same hatching as my existing hens that I got as pullets last fall. Got them from a local farm. They are roughly the same height as my first girls, but lighter with smaller combs and waddles. Not to worried about that, a few weeks of the...
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    EMERGENCY - Hypothermic Hen

    Hi, I have a rescue hen who is hypothermic and unresponsive, we have warmed her up, she in inside next to the stove. She is most likely dehydrated. Can I dropper feed her? any suggestions?
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    Will I have to wait till spring for eggs?

    My 3 Black Astrolops are 23 weeks old, and they are not laying yet. They have free access to Scratch and Peck's Grower feed, Oyster shell, and Grit. They get table scraps, fruit, veggies and meat. They free range for about 6-8 hrs a day when the weather is good. Two of them have very full...
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    Sleeping in the nesting boxes...

    I have 3 Black Astrolop who are due to start laying in the next couple of weeks. We just finished their coop and moved them in 2 nights ago. This morning I opened the nesting box to find it full of poop. They have a roost, and it is higher then the nesting boxes, but they don't seem to be using...
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