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Thank you for the advice. We are doing all of the following.

This evening we put our 4 chickens in their run, about an hour before they were due to head into their coop compartment for the night. When we went out to close the inner door, our ameracauna was bleeding on her comb and beak and wouldnt move. It appears that the coop perch had fallen down. We...

Unfortunately she does not go into the nest boxes at all.

The eggs we find in the open have been intact eggs. Initially it was just our last pullet to learn how to lay--Our black copper maran. So, we saw the dark brown eggs and knew they were hers. We hear her squawking mid morning so feel like she's laying eggs, just not any place we can find them We...

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I have 5 hens, 4 are lovely reliable egg layers.the fifth hen is a new layer, and has just never gotten the knack of laying in the box. ( i keep 5 different breeds of chickens so I can tell who’s eggs Im getting, they are free rangers, and have always laid in their boxes) however, number 5, Her...

Hello! I am looking for some advice. Having an issue with my 8 month BCM, concerning temperament and egg laying. I'm open to any advice, and happy to answer any questions that might help figure out what's going on with this girl, Her name is Trixie. I have 5 hens. the first three are 1 year...

Thanks for your reply. I’ve searched all the threads about Tricide Neo and I will try that to assess the crack and infection. But my question is After I soak the foot in the Tricide Neo could I use prid to draw the infection of the bumble foot out for a few days? Then be able to better remove...

Thanks for your reply. Two things: yes we have 2 new pullets, they arrived a month ago. So that could be a stressor. She is definitely molting, feathers everywhere. We changed her bandage and we took pictures before we wrapped it back up. The circles are definitely more pronounced today. Do you...

My 10 month old Buff Orpington caused me concern that she is not laying eggs, it's been 5 DAYS--yikes. I considered that she might be decreasing eggs due to the shorter days. She was not showing the signature signs of being eggbound, no funny walk, no squatting, and no decreased appetite. In...

Thanks for your reply. I’m attaching pictures I just took. The larger coop with the branch roosting bar would have the lower roosting bar for the young ones. Would this work? So—if I opt to get a separate coop for the new ones, will they integrate during the day? Then go to separate quarters at...

We decided to add two 3 month pullets to our existing flock of three 10 month old chickens who free range during the day. Our three happy chickens live in a little convertible coop. When we purchased it, it seemed like we could max out at 6 birds, spatially. So felt comfortable adding two more...

I ended up blocking the nesting boxes at night. I did this consistently, for a few weeks. And they slept on the roost. But every once in awhile, I’ll catch them back in the nesting boxes, so I am now back to blocking the boxes every night. I remove them in the morning. I use post office mailing...

This is so helpful thanks!