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    Comment by 'Metanoia' in item 'Golden Sex Link'

    Aww goodluck! Sounds like sour crop. One of our girls got this and then stopped eating and we had to force down mushy food in a syringe after she had an expensive vet stay. Try offering some defrosted corn kernels or peas as they're easier to digest than grain when the crop is upset. Our vet...
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    Comment by 'Metanoia' in item 'Golden Sex Link'

    Thanks for your comment RonB. I thought I'd add to this that it is now just over 12 months since my original review and we now only have 1 girl of our original 6 left. Of the two I've lost since the time of my original review we lost 1 to a mystery illness where she just stopped eating and...
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    Ended Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures—Fall/Winter 2012

    My girls don't moult in October. I think most people south of the equator probably find the same thing... since we're in Spring heading into Summer now. A bit disappointed I can't post my bald chicken from last years moult.
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    About to get rid of my hens if I cant solve this FLY problem

    How does this bag trick work? What metals are in a penny and what is the reaction it is causing in the water that is getting rid of the flies? What equivalent currency would work in other countries?
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    Shipped chicks arrive sick.... please help!

    I don't know cold be wrong with OPs chicks, but my girls catch colds!! It doesn't seem to slow them down, but sometimes one or other of my hens gets a clear discharge from her nose and sneezes a lot. Usually the point I notice is if I cop a sneeze in the face when I'm cuddling them - eww! It...
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    Review by '' on item 'Golden Sex Link'

    Mine are almost 3 years old now. I got 6 hens when they were point of lay. They are very lovely birds with beautiful personalities, however we've had a lot of health issues. 1 death at about 12 months old due to complications through sour crop - lots of vet treatments, but she didn't make it...
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    Possible Egg Peritonitis - Can it be fixed if caught early?

    I've been meaning to come back and update this. After a trip to the vet he confirmed she was in early stages of egg peritonitis. Rather than spaying, our option was to have a birth control hormone implant inserted under the skin to stop her ovulation. it is something they used to do for cats...
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    Possible Egg Peritonitis - Can it be fixed if caught early?

    We currently have 4 Isa Brown hens and previously lost one to Egg Peritonitis who was put to sleep by the vet. Recently when cuddling one of our girls I noticed she has overall become fatter in the last month or two, but she was never a big bird so it has been a little strange to me. While she...
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    Hen sitting a lot, not walking properly, panting...?

    I am going to see if anyone might have any suggestions regarding this issue. In early january I seperated a hen and kept her inside during a heat wave as she seemed to have a sore leg and wasn't moving around much and I wanted to ensure she was hydrated. After 5 days of foot baths in salty...
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    To Light or not to Light?

    As a general question this is like asking "how long is a piece of string?" Without knowing factors of the individual location, temperature, coop design, etc... how can anyone answer this except from their own personal opinion of their own chickens? For me, in australia, I wouldn't dream of...
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    what age to add oyster shells to their diet.

    Immediately. They'll eat it if they want. They naturally pick up all sorts, like little stones and things, to aid their digestion.
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    Egg "waddle"?

    Is she still waddling? I hope she isn't egg-bound
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    Double yoke eggs

    We had a couple of double yolkers early on, but now that has tapered off. I got a really small egg yesterday which surprised me as I thought our pullets were over the wierd egg size stage. The best way to identify your girl is to spend a LOT of time with them. THen you can see who lays what...
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    Sneaky Hens!

    I am wondering if some days mine are sneaking somewhere to lay. Most days we get 6 eggs, but sometimes we only get 4 or 5 and they are out most of the time as long as someone is home. They will be cooped up in their pen more this week due to necessity so I'll have to keep track and see if I need...
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    Q's and Eggs

    You can buy sand filled plastic eggs from fodder stores. You could also just use a golf ball. They like laying where someone has already laid. When my youngest kept sleeping in the box I'd pick her up each night and put her on the perch. She learnt after 2 weeks that nest boxes aren't for...
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    How many to expect?

    When they're all laying you will probably get 10 most days and a few less every now and then. I have 6 hens and we get 6 eggs usually, but sometimes only 4.... once we got 7 eggs in one day!
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    Curiousity or just mischievious?

    We have one in particular that will get hard on your heels and squish through the closing screen door behind you. We've lost her once or twice and found her in the house. It's pretty funny.
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    Are/were you surprised??

    Getting chickens was the best thing we ever did.
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    I can't keep any eggs

    You fed chickens their own eggs...? Well now you know what not to do. You taught them that their eggs are food and now are upset that they're doing exactly what you taught them. Collect the eggs often, Provide plenty of other food And try a booby-trapped egg as someone else suggested. But...
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    nesting boxes

    They'll tend to pick a nest box for the following reasons 1. Is there an egg there already - they'll usually lay where someone else already has 2. No eggs? Then they'll choose an area they are most comfortable in which is probably the old faithful nest boxes and not the strange new ones. I have...
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