I'd be very curious to know what he thinks is causing it! (And, hopefully, he will confirm that it is nothing to worry about:fl) Very intriguing puzzle.
All the reading I've done on it suggests something has altered inside her cloaca, which is fair enough at her age, and now she can't keep poop off her eggs. Maybe a little like being an incontinent older person? Mark may have more to add.
 
Start with a cactus. The cats will figure out that it's NOT to be messed with!
Didn’t work for my little fur babies… I just ended up picking spines out of faces at least once or twice a week. And I see I would buy them cat grass, catnip plants, but no, it had to be the houseplants! 🤦‍♀️ and many popular tropical houseplants are toxic.
 
Well at this point you have trained her to know that inside with you is where she belongs at night.
Not sure if you can get her to unlearn that. Maybe think of it as a ‘relocation’ - but that would mean locking her in somehow and not letting her back in the house until she had learned her new home. I am guessing that would be hard for you to do.
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Educated guess! It would be very hard for me to do. I can put up with it I guess, I do have the spare chickens room for that purpose. (I will cease complaining about it , and I should) :old
 
News

A week and a half ago Mrs. Howell died during the night, leaving Maryanne all alone. After serious consideration, we decided that due to current circumstances it would be best to rehome Maryanne rather than bring in some flock mates. I don't know why I was surprised, but it was much harder to deal with that than with the deaths of our other two.

Today is the first day that Maryanne has been let out of her safety cage at her new home, about a 2.5 hour drive from us. She's keeping her distance, but it looks like things are going well. She joins a flock of six (she makes it seven)

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This is Maryanne and DW saying their goodbyes.

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While we are now empty nesters, I don't think we are forever done with chickens, but I also can't imagine we will find any that will be as affectionate with us as these have been. We truly miss them already.
That’s so sad, my heart goes out to you. :hugs
 
OMG...this, shortly after watching Phyllis flip herself. Now it all makes sense Phyllis the star cheerleader....:bow

she can run, strut, flip...
she can do all the cheering stunts
BUT the split(s)
Pom poms raised
cheering on the boy(s)
later, on the sidelines
sly glances, looking coy
Hahaha. Well Played! :bow:bow:bow:clap:clap:clap:gig:lau:gig:lau:rant:lau
 

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