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  1. L

    Hen with possible water belly

    I have (2) 3yr old Rocks that one is walking with legs wide apart, paste butt, not too interested in food, she keeps moving her rear end like she is pushing, fluffed feathers, and her belly is soft and mushy like water belly. Her poop has been thick green and white but yesterday the white...
  2. V

    Calcium Pills

    So I have one Pullet who is constantly laying soft shelled eggs. She is a new layer so I know it may take a bit of time but all of our other layers have perfectly fine, hard shelled eggs and lay regularly. They get layer feed and baked shells separately available. This is the only Pullet with...
  3. CHlCKEN

    HEN BROKE EGG INSIDE IF HER PLEASE HELP!!!

    I just moved my six week old oilers to the coop yesterday so I went Yo their side of the coop to check on them. On my way out I noticed my main hen and favorite girl who’s 3 years old sitting in a log and drooping. I was at attention immediately and thought one of the yellow jackets surrounding...
  4. mtma

    Hen lays a soft egg every day?!

    I have a two-year old black Easter egger hen who seems otherwise healthy and lays a soft-shelled egg almost every day. Usually by the time we get to the coop hers is crushed by another hen in the laying box (since they all seem to use a favorite box, which changes daily!). Their layer pellet is...
  5. ChatKath47

    Paper thin eggs and laying outside of nest.

    I have a Leghorn and two Americanas, the Leghorn will lay her nice, strong dense, large eggs in the coop, outside of the nest, if one of he other girls is occupying the nest. I don't have a problem with that, it just strikes me funny. One concern is that one of my Americanas has had "bumps" or...
  6. Deborah Pintur

    egg dropping from perch

    So I have an Aracuna who has up untill recently been a good layer. She has now started to drop her eggs from her perch and they are super soft and she is eating them. I have given her lots of oyster grit and good feed. I was thinking maybe of supplementing her with vitamins. How do I stop her...
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