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I have a young hen who hasn't started laying. She spent a lot of time in nest boxes without results. I figured she was a 'late bloomer'. About a week ago she was acting distressed, so I massaged her, looking for a stuck first egg - nothing. So I injected some coconut oil into her cloaca to...

I have 9 free-ranging mixed-breed hens with a large rooster and a bantam cockerel, in a big tropical garden (500 square meters, fenced). My coop is 90s.f. Right now there's 8 chicks in 3 small clutches ( 7 weeks, 4 weeks and 2 weeks old ) and 3 hens on eggs due to hatch ( most will be given away...

I have 3 large pullets that are 4.5 months old. It looks like my 12x12 nest boxes for my smaller hens won't be big enough for these girls. What's a good size for these large breeds? I don't know the breed; here in Costa Rica I just ordered laying hens from my small-town local supplier, and my...

I'm DebinCR and hope to find other local chicken enthusiasts to share tropical husbandry information. I have a small, mixed flock of 14, they are pets who I hope will lay eggs when older. I have a couple of vets to ask questions about health when they're available, but I'd like more than that -...

I haven't had a flock for 35 years, and in hot, dry Texas, not the tropics. I have a 90sf new coop, and 14 mixed birds in 2 groups, 8 4-month old and 6 4-week old. They are free range in my large tropical garden during the day. I keep them safely locked away from chicken thieves at night. Yes...