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  1. J

    Hens not laying please help

    I have 8 Australorps 4 are 40 weeks old and they were laying fine and regular but for the last two weeks they haven’t laid. One of them was broody but I separated her for a few days but still not eggs from any of them. I have four about 26 weeks old and out of those ONE had started to lay about...
  2. GodLovesU

    Crossbeak bantam

    I received a D’uccle with mild crossbeak (and weirdly, some missing toenails) from a friend.She was hatched sometime in February, but has yet to lay an egg.She is scared of my standard hens and mostly stays in the coop.I’m going to try to get some more bantams for her and my bantam roo.I know...
  3. OrpingtonManiac

    Why are my chickens laying so little eggs

    We had 6 (now 5) orpington hens, who are 3 years old. This summer, we got barely any eggs; at least one every day, if we were lucky. Is this just their age? They're on layers pellets, and have supplemental grit and crushed eggshells, as well as vegetables and occasionally grain/scratch.
  4. SuperC

    32 Week Orpingtons still not laying

    I have my first ever flock of 4 Orpingtons who are 32 weeks today. 1 of them started laying 4 weeks ago and has given a 1.9oz egg every single day (what a champ!)…. However, the other ladies (while super curious about the whole process) have not laid anything. Food is all organic (cluck and...
  5. B

    chicken with crop issues - next steps

    I've been posting on here for about a week now. My 5-month-old buff initially had what I believe was an impacted crop. The vet gave us a medication to assist with motility, gave the last dose last night. I believe it turned sour. It feels balloon-like and full of air, when I massage it makes...
  6. PrettyBirdRocky

    (Update) RIP HeadHen - Story of HeadHen and how unique she is

    (not asking for advice, just sharing HeadHen's journey, have thread for advice) So, this is HeadHen. Black Australorp, got her end of Feb 2023 in a straight run. She was the biggest hen: size, comb, redness. Even over some of the cockerels. She was always right there, talkative, loved eating...
  7. J

    Sneezing and white spots on comb.

    Hi, My chook has had 2 issues for the past couple of weeks. She is around 2 years (I don’t know what breed as she is a rescue) She sounded like she had an upper respiratory tract problem with a fluid sound and an occasional sneeze. Nothing produced, no discharge, no difficulty breathing...
  8. seven possums

    here we go again: Venus's sister Elvira 'leaking' clear fluid, help??

    Elvira has been flooding the poop board nightly with a viscous, clear liquid -- albumen? for several weeks. I didn't have a way to figure out who of the four it was until I saw her also launch fountains of it from her vent while going about her day; sometimes with feces/urates, often not. Her...
  9. D

    My other leghorn thinks she's a big shot

    So I had one bully leghorn that chased the others then I isolated her and she's been calm although quite lethargic and then the other leghorn who's the youngest started beefing with my amber star who's submissive and then I put that leghorn with the bully leghorn and she was instantly sized up...
  10. 2

    Update from the BarQ and a Question

    Things are going well on the BarQ. Three of the six hens started laying in November and are continuing to lay for now. Had an issue with the Leghorn’s comb. Had to go to SC because our Dad passed at 95. Came home to the tips of her comb blackened and the remainder was grey. But, treating...
  11. twobuckchuckfarm

    2 yo Hens Stopped Laying in May, Still No Eggs

    Right now I have 13 hens. 7 that hatched in spring of 2022, and 6 that hatched in spring of 2023. 4 of my original 7 hatchlings from 2023 stopped laying this past May after introducing the 6 new pullets and a 1yo Bantam Rooster (who is very nice to our girls) around the beginning of May. They...
  12. Olive_Egger

    Cream Legbars not laying!!

    We got our chicks in late april, and three of them (2 Cream Legbars, 1 Brahma) haven’t started laying. I’m less concerned about the brahma since from my experience they’re just plain weird and do whatever they feel like. The legbars, though? My last one did a great job of laying and was the...
  13. L

    Weak and skinny chicken

    I noticed about a month ago that one of my chickens’ combs was very pale and shrivelled and that she seemed to have less energy than the others. When I picked her up I also noticed that she is extremely skinny under her feathers, like basically a skeleton. I brought her inside and dewormed her...
  14. moosey

    Respiratory Issue

    Hi. This is my first encounter with a respiratory issue (but I've only had chickens for about 3 years). I've searched on the forums for info, and its all a little overwhelming. I have a 3 yo chicken who makes gurgle sounds when breathing. No mucus/bubbles from nostrils/eyes, no head shaking...
  15. G

    Chickens not laying

    Hi all! I am trying to get to the bottom of why my chickens aren't laying. Two of my steadfast layers (Black Sex Link and White Leghorn) never recovered after molt last fall. We finally butchered them a few weeks ago. In the last few days of her life, the leghorn was lethargic and her comb fell...
  16. G

    Chickens are not laying

    Hi all! I am trying to get to the bottom of why my chickens aren't laying. Two of my steadfast layers (Black Sex Link and White Leghorn) never recovered after molt last fall. We finally butchered them a few weeks ago. In the last few days of her life, the leghorn was lethargic and her comb...
  17. saving grace

    Duck Won't Bathe Anymore

    Hello, I've got another question about my Khaki Campbell hen who I've been having issues with. Here's a previous thread in which I put some of her details about her past, so I don't have to rewrite all of that...
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  18. saving grace

    Duck who Had Niacin Deficiency Won't Lay

    Hello! I've been meaning to make a thread about this for a while. My Khaki Campbell duck, who is a little over a year old now, still hasn't started laying. When she was still a duckling (can't remember how old) she got niacin deficiency, even though I was supplementing them with nutritionial...
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    • broody behavior khaki cambell niacin deficiency not laying
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    • Forum: Ducks
  19. hannahsocal

    Hens Not Laying For Almost 2 Weeks?? Why??

    Hello! Just thought I’d post here in case anyone has any thoughts or suggestions on what to do. :) So I have 4 laying hens (all are about 8 months old and have laid eggs before). In with them I have 3 roos that they grew up with and are friendly with (the roos mate all the hens and I’ve had zero...
  20. T

    Commercial Poison (err... "Feed")

    I'm an educated, middle-class, engineer and family man, and am usually averse to conspiracy theories. HOWEVER… I’d recently come across multiple stories about how backyard chickens weren’t laying anymore, and I could relate. We have 3 girls about 3 years old and they all stopped laying last...
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