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    Amys Animalss Page

    Hey! I'm Amy and live in Southern Oregon. I love animals, I have two Texas Longhorns as pets, 10 chickens, 3 cats, and an aquarium. Those are not all our animals though, those are only mine! Altogether we have 6 horses, 2 cows, 3 cats, 1 dog, 1 rabbit, 14 chickens, 2 hermit crabs, and I think...
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    HELP please....

    From reading your post, I'm gathering that your knowledge of chickens is rather, well, petite. I strongly recommend buying a book (or checking one out at your public library) on chickens before you get any. It's critical that you have some background knowledge so you can prevent problems before...
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    Why won't chicks stay under surrogate mom?

    anyone???
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    Why won't chicks stay under surrogate mom?

    bump
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    Why won't chicks stay under surrogate mom?

    thats where they are at right now, with her in the brooder but the chicks just sit under the heatlamp and pay no attention to the hen.
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    Why won't chicks stay under surrogate mom?

    So I got 3 chicks today that I ordered and put them under my broody silkie hen (has been broody for 2-3 weeks). But, the chicks won't stay under her at all and just run around peeping because they get cold. I wanted her to mother them because I like raising them that way better than in a...
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    Massive Egg Why? + Guess how many yolks! (PICS)

    Quote: I've had that happen before it was crazy! It was just a normal size egg but near the pointy end there was a small white sack and when I opened it, it was a fully formed egg with yoke and everything just in miniature form (the whole thing was about the size of a quarter).
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    Massive Egg Why? + Guess how many yolks! (PICS)

    I've gotten an egg that large from my BSL before, it measured 6 inches in circumference and about 3 inches long.
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    Is this an Ameruacana or Easter Egger Rooster? UPDATE

    Yeah, it will take awhile for the spurs to grow. I have a nearly year old EE roo that only has 1/2 inch spurs.
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    STRANGEST phenomon. what?! can chickens incubate eggs internally?

    No, no eggs couldnt been hidden in the bedding material, and besides, the chick was found about 30 feet away from the coop im 99.9% sure it was a chicken, it was fully formed, had down, but its leg was broken. No feral chickens either. They wouldnt last a day with all the predators out here in...
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    STRANGEST phenomon. what?! can chickens incubate eggs internally?

    nope impossible. my chickens are kept in a run pretty much all the time, its large, but no where to hide. and i do i headcount every night to make sure no one is missing.
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    STRANGEST phenomon. what?! can chickens incubate eggs internally?

    So, heres a really weird story. Today I let my chickens out to free range a little bit. When I came to give them leftovers from dinner, I noticed a little dead bird layin on the ground under my sister's bedroom window. When I looked, I noticed it was a chicken, no doubt about it. Still...
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    Young Layer Hen: Only got 3 eggs in the last 3 months. Why?

    Anyone?
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    Killing each other.

    I would suggest getting a feeder and putting it inside the henhouse so they have unlimited access to those layer pellets. I know many people just like throwing the feed on the ground but I believe a lot of it is wasted that way, especially in wet weather, and it can attract varmints and wild...
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    Young Layer Hen: Only got 3 eggs in the last 3 months. Why?

    I hatched out a pullet last February that I named "Speedo". Her daddy's a Rhode Island Red and her mommy's an Easter Egger, some pretty good laying genetics, I would say. Now the thing is, Speedo layed her first egg, ohh back in June I believe. She didn't lay her second egg until more than two...
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    Roosters in a flock

    No problem Have fun with your chickens
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    Dissapearing beards?

    Quote: I don't know if thats true, because that first hen has had it for quite a while, I think she got it this spring or perhaps early summer.
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    Adding a rooster to a flock that already has a rooster in it

    No, I'm not free-ranging because of hawks, cars, and other pests, but I do let them out every so often. If I do happen to introduce them to each other, it will be when they are free-ranging for that reason. My space is limited so I can't get anymore chickens.
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    Adding a rooster to a flock that already has a rooster in it

    Gryeyes, Were your roosters raised together though? As in, the younger roos were already around the older one since they were chicks? Thank you
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    Roosters in a flock

    Toby, What you heard about embryos developing at room temperature is an old wives tale. If that were true, who would have a need for incubators? Eggs don't begin developing until they are at the right temperature (about 99.5 degrees fahrenheit) and humidity (about 50%) which can either be...
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