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Started the Spring with four healthy mixed heritage breed hens laying regularly. All seemed fine until one morning in June I found one of the hens dead in the run. Found another in August and the third this morning. I’ve lost a couple over the years with no explanation and a few to varmits...

Thanks for the responses and "Hello Larry"! bt

We're wondering if our Lola is really a Larry. S/he is currently 18 weeks old and no eggs I can be sure came from this one. No spurs I can see and hackle and neck feathers are fat and rounded, not thin and pointy. However, top tail feathers are getting longer and beginning to turn down, very...