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I have an 11 month buff Orpington who recently just started laying again after winter and molting. She has been sitting in the nesting box for most of the day. She gets up and leaves, but comes back to sit, even after she lays her egg. She’s only been laying every other day, but even on days she...

I have a hen who was just treated for an infection (assuming it was productive infection, she is known to lay soft/broken eggs.) She hasn't laid an egg for two weeks, she just finished her round of antibiotics a few days ago. She acts fine now other than the fact her crop is not filling - I...

I have a 6.5 month old Barred Rock hen who is very lethargic. She has had issues ever since she started laying. She has laid multiple soft shell eggs and will lay them off the roost at night. She will lay a normal egg occasionally. I think it's been since Saturday/Sunday since she laid an egg...

I have a young hen who has had problems laying eggs ever since she started laying. She lays a lot of soft eggs or just broken eggs off her roost. She has gone eggbound once. She is a barred rock. My hens eat lots of scraps (bread, veggies, pumpkins) and have a good crumble food. I don’t give...

My chickens just started laying over the past week. I have a camera in my coop and noticed one of my hens in the nesting box and not on the roost. Upon investigation- she laid a soft shell egg and there was a yolk on the floor. I did notice a week ago a yolk on the floor as well but I can’t...

How high should I keep my horizontal waterer for my chicks? Should it be beak height? Thinking I should add another block underneath.

I am get my first batch of chicks next week! I order 4 Buff Orpingtons, 4 Barred Rocks and 2 Buff Laced Polish. All females (I hope!). Anyways, I live in a small town so I picked the Buff Orpington and Barred Rock because they're quiet (from what I read) and friendly. I ordered the Polish...