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    Ovarian cancer with a limp?

    Posted earlier about possibly losing yet another hen to ovarian cancer. Diarrhea starting two weeks ago certainly matched photos on Chicken Chick web site - muscousy yellow and white with flecks of dark green/black. She's been sitting by herself a lot, sleeping. Comb is pale. We've tried to...
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    Premature Deaths

    I am experiencing what feels like a disproportionate number of early deaths in my flocks. Of the 7 mixed breed birds in the first flock, 5 died before or just shortly after turning 2 years of age. I had two autopsied. One was a hermaphrodite that died of a torn trachea from apparently eating...
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    Chicken fencing

    I have 4 chickens. They have a lovely coop large enough for 12 birds. They have an attached, fully enclosed run large enough for 20 birds. They also have access to our "tractor" yard with compost pile during the day, which we fenced off with 6' wire puppy playpen panels. And despite all...
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    Sudden Bully Problem

    I have a flock of 6. Three red sex link; 2 Buckeyes; 1 Buff Orpington. They are 1.5 years old and were raised together since day 1. The Buff Orpington, Buffy, went broody three weeks ago. She was sitting in the nest box for @ 48 hours. When she did come out, several of the others ganged up...
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    Buckeyes not laying

    I have a mixed flock in the Pacific NW: 3 Red Sexlink; 1 Buff Orp.; and 2 Buckeyes. They are 17 mos. old. The Reds and Buffy are steady layers. The 2 Buckeyes have always been inconsistent. Dot lays normal eggs, but sporadically. She stopped laying in November and has not yet started...
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    Something weird in nestbox

    My six girls are 29 weeks old. Five of the six are laying regularly. One of the Buckeyes only lays about every 3-4 days. This morning I found five lovely eggs in the nest box ... and this! Should I be worried?
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