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Seriously, this grossed me out. I cracked a fresh and otherwise beautiful egg (blue easter-egger). The yolk and albumen were perfect, but there was this other foreign body that looked like an unborn doodle bug. Any ideas what it is? Any ideas where it came from? I took pictures of it from...

Oh no! What a bummer! I've been keeping them in my VERY HOT office. Room temp is pretty darn high. Okay, thanks!

Darn it! I have been collecting my clean eggs to water glass for 2 or 3 weeks (I'm not exactly sure). I now have enough, but it seems that I should only water glass week old eggs. How firm is that 1 week rule? They are clean, unwashed, unrefridgerated. Thanks!

Yep. It finally happened. I hard boiled some eggs, made a lovely egg salad, then realized there was something hairlike in my mouth. No, I did not throw up. Yes, I came close. Here is a picture. I don't think you can see it in the photo, but it looks like it is twisted like a rope. I had to...

Good Morning Friends, I came into a bag of rye seeds. Can I sprout this for my chickens? I've tried searching sprouting rye with many different search terms, but I only find ways to spout on the soil as grass. I am hoping that I can soak them, put them on a tray, and watch them spout to give...

I just picked up two green eggs that were covered in yolk. Another green egg was laid on the other side of the coop. I have 3 green egg layers in the coop right now. One hen rarely lays, but maybe all three laid today. Who knows? The funny thing is, these two eggs with the yolks were laid...

There are no fresh droppings in her pen. There was a huge, fluffy dropping in the garden where I found her last night. I thought that was encouraging because it wasn't runny. It was huge. I don't keep a compost bed (kitchen scraps go into the coop) and I cannot identify any poisonous plants. I...

Update, just for the record. Two weeks have passed, and Coffee (my hen) is doing beautifully. I'm pretty sure she laid an egg yesterday. She is the prettiest girl in the house. Who'd of thunk it? Oddly, I had a very similar situation yesterday. You can read about it if you look up my posts...

Good Morning, I didn't give all the details last night. At bedtime, I found her in the garden, on her back, legs straight up (just like my EE that I thought was dying about 2 weeks ago). I considered putting an end to her misery. After all, she spent about 6 hours yesterday standing like a...

I didn't feel an egg. I might. not have done it right. She has laid recently. I think her belly does seem enlarged. I didn't feel her crop and she's up for the night. I'll check it out in the morning. She has not eaten or drunk water all day.

Btw, I appreciate your speedy reply. I was called away and only now was able to come back. It's been 3 hours since her bath and she has not moved. She's been standing in the same place in the rock garden (the hottest part of the yard) for 3 whole hours. Mostly, her eyes are closed as if asleep...

Yikes. What will happen if it is a stuck egg? I'm afraid of breaking it.

Friends, In my 10 years of chicken keeping, I have had very few health issues. I feel like I should have experienced more than I have, but on the other hand, I am happy to have happy chickens and a healthy coop. Yesterday, a 5-year-old Easter Egger was lying on her side and did not get up when...

I've considered that. She was so much better after her spa day. Now she just looks like she's feeling her age. If it was a bound egg, would I be wise to continue the epson salt baths?

She made it through the night just fine. She spent the night in my bathroom and after last night's spa treatment, she smelled wonderful and looked fluffy and beautiful! She actually looked better. Her bottom is clean and her crop was firm. None of this makes sense to me. She's a little...

But on the other hand, she hasn't lost weight. Hmmm.... Let me think about this, I'll talk to me later. 😄

I gave her an Epson salt bath for 20 minutes, I gave her a gentle blow dry because it's evening and she was soaking wet. As I was handling her (gently) I noticed that her crop is droopy and mushy. I think she has sour crop.

I did not right away assume she is egg bound and move forward with an Epson salt bath because I don't want to torture her if it seems to be something else.

Greetings all. My 10-y-o Americauna is suddenly having problems. When I opened the coop door to let the girls free-range, she was on her back and could not roll over. I helped her get on her feet and she had a hard time walking through the door. Her comb and eyes look good (no changes in...

The gaps are a problem. My hopes are that people who are wearing them will read about them (via Johns Hopkins or CDC) and will know not to touch the mask part, know they are single-use, know generally how to use them safely. Of course, that will not be the case for plenty of people, so that is...