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  1. Jverdian

    Stressed chicken

    Great points here! Thanks, this is very insightful. I can see how this applies, specifically the extreme weather event in this case. It was a record-shattering, once-in-twenty-years snowstorm and we were away on vacation for the first couple days with a caretaker coming who could barely get in...
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    Stressed chicken

    They are only there for sleep, where they huddle closely together, 2 close together on a perch and 4 huddled together on a lower perch in the corner. They’re out all day in their huge run.
  3. Jverdian

    Stressed chicken

    Thank you. I’ll give her some high protein treats!
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    Stressed chicken

    I will do that. I was thinking if it was mites they would all be affected but the others all look and act very healthy. What would better treats for her be? Also, I have an old coop out there. Should I put her in there alone at night until her feathers grow since she seems to not want to go into...
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    Stressed chicken

    The picture is from a couple weeks ago. Her feathers have filled out some but I saw some new down fly off today. She looks better but not good. I have looked for mites but don’t see any. The others are all pullets. She was laying until early December. She was fully feathered and fine then. She...
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    Stressed chicken

    My poor chicken (Marigold) molted recently and quickly last month during a big snowstorm. She’s only 10 months old. I don’t see any mites on her. She has a pale comb and seems stressed all the time. At dusk, she hides every day because she doesn’t want to go into the coop with the other 5. I’m...
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    Young hen molting in winter

    Why would my hen molt when she’s under a year old and not only in winter but in the middle of the biggest snowstorm in decades? At first I thought the other girls were pecking her because they’ve been confined due to heavy snow, but I don’t see and blood or lesions, just massive loss of...
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    Squirrels eating pellets

    Wow! I’ll check those out! Besides our chicken feed they wipe out flowers and vegetables too. I’d give anything to keep them at bay!
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    Squirrels eating pellets

    Thank you!
  10. Jverdian

    Squirrels eating pellets

    Thank you!
  11. Jverdian

    Squirrels eating pellets

    I have a big problem with ground squirrels in my backyard. We live backing an open space and there are hundreds, probably thousands of ground squirrels that live there and they are impossible to eradicate. They can dig their way anywhere. They have lately been eating my organic layer pellet and...
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    Mystery Egg

    No, they’ve all been laying for months.
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    Mystery Egg

    The smallish light one on the end was found in run. This morning I found an egg in the middle of my chicken run. This is the first time I’ve gound an egg outside the nest. It was a tad smaller (which I know is normal) and lighter in color than my spotted Sussex eggs, which would be the...
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    That’s it, the pale one on the end.
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    Here it is with the closest match, my spotted Sussex egg-but much lighter.
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  16. Jverdian

    Could she be infertile?

    Great idea! I never thought I’d that! Thank you!
  17. Jverdian

    Could she be infertile?

    It seemed to a while back. It’s a pea comb, so not real obvious.
  18. Jverdian

    Could she be infertile?

    No squatting. No crowing, or any signs of being a rooster-definitely a hen! She is a splash and I wonder if there is a possibility splash hens are more likely to be infertile-I’ve never heard that, just speculating. It’s march now, so high laying season is arriving. Time will tell!
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    Could she be infertile?

    I would if I could pick her up-got them as pullets and she’s pretty hard to catch!
  20. Jverdian

    Could she be infertile?

    I only have 3 chickens-a Welsummer, a Spotted Sussex and my EE. I know my EE could lay a creamy tan egg like my SS but with so few chickens and the paltry amount of eggs, I see who’s on the nest! I feed 18% protein organic feed and provide good snacks (not too many) and have oyster shell...
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