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    Sleeping in nest box

    Some of my hens are sleeping in & soiling their nest box at night. The others roost on the roosting bars in the coop. They have plenty of room - any suggestions?
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    Hens not laying

    Three of my four hens stopped laying after a dog attack about 10 weeks ago. The three who are not laying didn't appear to suffer any physical injuries - strangely the one who was badly bitten by the dog, has recovered and is laying an egg each day. Is there anything I can do to encourage the...
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    Girls Quit Laying

    I've a similar problem - down from 4 eggs to one per day from my 4 hens. I noticed two of them actually 'building' a nest in some long grass recently - could they be planning to lay outside for a change?
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    Down to 1 Egg

    Hi - I lost one of my hens to a dog attack recently. I've moved the remaining 4 to a bigger, more secure run. However we are now down to an egg a day - Blanket, who was badly injured by the dog, is strangly, the only one laying! I noticed recently that two of the hens appear to be building a...
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    Betty gone to Chicken Heaven

    Hi All - sad news - just lost one of my five hens (Betty - picture above) today after a dog (or fox?) attack. Blanket has a nasty bite on her back also - I hope she'll be ok. The other three are badly shaken but appear to be ok. Lots of treats and tender loving care for the next few weeks! I'll...
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    Egg shaped for the occassion!

    I have my hens for over a year now & they have been laying very well. Last week, on the morning my grandchild (Isobel) was being baptised the hens layed her a present of a tiny egg - see link. How did they know what was going on? This morning they produced this pointed egg - what does it...
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    Crowded Nest Box

    Thanks for the encouragement - however, I had two broken eggs as a result of the rust. It's only the 16th March - just imagine how crazy my Irish hens will be tomorrow on St. Patrick's Day!!
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    Crowded Nest Box

    Hi All - I've got 5 great hens. They have two identical nest boxes, along side each other, but they will only use one of them. This morning there were three hens in one box and the other two were trying to join them too! Is this normal - how can I encourage them to use both boxes? Frank
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    Post Pics Of Your Chicken With Worst Molt

    Hi All, I was worried that my hens were looking 'worst for wear' until I saw some of the photos here! How long does molting normally last (mine have been losing feathers for months now)? Is it normal to loose a lot of neck feathers too ( I suspected they might be pecking each other but I haven't...
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    What does vent gleet look like?

    I noticed that one of my 5 chickens was out of sorts & didn't want to leave the coop today. On inspection her vent area is quite 'raw' with missing feathers, some whitish scores and black 'spots' around the swollen vent. Is she suffering from gleet or thrush? If so how can it be cured? Worried Frank
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    Shell Removal

    My hens have been laying for the past 5 weeks. It's just great having the constant supply of fresh eggs. One problem I've discovered is when we 'hard boil' the eggs - it's next to impossible to remove the shells - it's as if they have been applied with super glue. Any solutions? Are the eggs...
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    Laying Out

    My five hens are about 25 weeks old and have been laying for the past 5 weeks. From the start they have used both laying box to lay their 4 or 5 eggs per day. Today I found an egg outside the coop - on the grass of the chicken run. Is this normal or something I should worry about? Thanks in...
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    My chickens lay eggs in the AFTERNOON!!! what's wrong?????

    My 5 have just started to lay - using the two laying boxes. Today the first egg arrived at 08.00 and the 5th at about 16.00
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    The middle egg is a Titleist - the other two are from hybrids
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Three eggs from one bird in 24 hours - so much for my theory that getting 5 eggs from 5 birds tells me that they are all laying. Is it common for a bird to lay more than one egg a day? Any easy way to know who is laying and who isn't?
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Hi - It's me again. We hit the jackpot today - 5 eggs from 5 hens and as you can see one is a monster - double yoke I hope. My adult children are home this weekend for an egg feast!
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    Soft Eggs

    Hi - My 20 week old pullets (I've 5 of them) have just started to lay. I've had 4 small, but perfect, eggs over 3 days. This morning I discovered a shell-less egg in the coop bedding beneath the perches. There was no shell & I don't think the birds had noticed it before I removed it. The other...
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    Full Irish Breakfast

    Folks - you have not lived 'till you try Clonakilty Black Pudding - see link; http://www.clonakiltyblackpudding.ie/ It is especially great on the BBQ. Clonakilty, by the way, is situated in West Cork, Southern Ireland.
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    Full Irish Breakfast

    Hi everyone - our chickens just started to lay. The first four small eggs were just enough to have scrambled egg with our bacon, sausage, black pudding and toast - the Full Irish Breakfast. I'd forgotten just how yellow proper 'free range' egg yokes were. It brought back childhood memories
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    How long do you think it will be?

    Hi, this is a photo of one of my five pullets when I bought them at 17 weeks old - that was 3 weeks ago. We had our first two eggs yesterday - at 20 weeks old. No eggs today
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