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  1. crystal94040

    Chicken hasn't moved all day, Help!

    Just wanted to update. unfortunately she died a few hours after I posted. None of the other hens seem to be sick so I'm convinced she was indeed egg bound and didn't show any symptoms ( or we didn't notice ) until that day. Thanks for everyone who tried to help.
  2. crystal94040

    Chicken hasn't moved all day, Help!

    nevermind I found it - http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-treat-egg-binding-in-chickens.html "A hen that’s truly egg bound will die if she doesn’t pass the egg, usually within 48 hours"
  3. crystal94040

    Chicken hasn't moved all day, Help!

    thanks for the replies. I'll try that. Is there a "deadline" she should lay by? i.e. if she doesn't lay within 36 hours she may die....
  4. crystal94040

    Sick Stiff Exended Neck Head Down

    my chicken had this. we thought it was a stroke. lol It went away on it's own after about 2 weeks. Looking back I think it was wry neck.
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    Chicken hasn't moved all day, Help!

    This morning my husband noticed our hen was laying down and didn't run up to him like she usually does. I thought maybe she's just being broody and went on about the day. By afternoon I noticed she still hadn't moved. I went out to check on her and noticed she was rhythmically trying to "push"...
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    Adding new chicks in with 12 week old hens?

    We have 4 hens...we were thinking of adding 4 more to our flock but were unsure what the 12 week old hens we already have will do? Will they accept them as babies? or peck at them? or ignore them all together? Looking for advice before we get more.
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    can chickens find their way home?

    Quote: even in a residential neighborhood? with the maze of fences and how the houses all look similar??
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    can chickens find their way home?

    YAY! that was quick! The neighbor just found her, her dog went after her but the neighbor got her first So ThunderChicken's little escape is OVER! Isaiah is celebrating with snuggles and feeding her his pizza crust lol I'm so happy for him, he LOVES her so much I really thought she was a goner!
  9. crystal94040

    can chickens find their way home?

    I live in a residential neighborhood and I have 6 chickens in my good sized backyard. actually my backyard is SO big I have 2 extremely large pens, one for the chickens, and one for the dogs. I let the chickens out at about 2pm to free range around. At about 4pm I went to check on them and 1 is...
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    boiled egg problem

    I've noticed when I boil my chicken egss the white comes off with the shell....like, alot of it. I can't get them to peel "right" any tips?
  11. crystal94040

    SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!

    how funny because she is a Barred Rock...lol maybe they are just a loud breed?
  12. crystal94040

    SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!

    my neighbors think I'm crazy for having chickens to begin with...the first question people always ask is "you EAT the eggs?" "is that safe?" I'd offer them some but I'm pretty sure they would just toss them and say "omg she actually gave us eggs, what a nutcase" lol
  13. crystal94040

    SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!

    ok...as long as it's normal. I only worry eventually my neighbors will complain because I live in a residential neighborhood. but come to think of it I can just point out that their dog is far more annoying than my chickens lol
  14. crystal94040

    SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!

    ok my chickens squak every morning at about 7-9 while they are laying...it's usually only a minute or two each and thats it....well today they all layed and then while I was out there feeding them one starts up...now - 3 hours later she is still at it...she is just walking around...pecking at...
  15. crystal94040

    chickens and tomatoes?

    hmmm, well it is "chicken wire" so maybe they won't be able to get em' all if I plant them on the outside of the fence?...hmmmm I don't have a problem planting an obscene amount of em'...we can share...lol
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    chickens and tomatoes?

    I have a huge fence around my chicken run that looks so bare, I was thinking about planting some vining tomatoes to climb the fence this summer....but will the chickens just destroy the plants and eat all the tomatoes? If so is there anything they won't go after? VINING/Climbing vegetables...
  17. crystal94040

    egg eating??

    ok, will pick up oyster shells ASAP, thanks for the advice. I asked the feed store if they needed anything else besides laying feed and they said, "nope, it's all in the bag"
  18. crystal94040

    egg eating??

    I've been feeding them "laying feed" do they still need oyster shells?
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    how often should they eat?

    since our chickens were chicks we have always kept their feed bowl full. they are 6 months now and lately have been making a huge mess with it. We keep it in the hen house and now I'm wondering if it should be moved into the yard because in the hen house they waste SO much of it!. what does...
  20. crystal94040

    egg eating??

    I was out collecting the eggs with my kids and my son dropped one. I saw it had a nice big crack in it so instead of trying to clean it up with the 3rd arm I don't have I just smashed it figuring it would just mix in with the dirt and that would be that. After I brought the eggs inside I went...
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