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    Almost no eggs. At wits end

    I have a flock of around 40ish adult hens most only a year old. and some roosters, as well as 2 turkey hens and a Tom that live in the horse stall in my small pole barn. I'm only getting about 4 to 5 eggs a day and I can't for the life of me figure out what's wrong. I feed them a generous...
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    What's too cold for 6 week old chicks?

    I have 25 six week old Isa browns in a brooder in my garage with a heat lamp. They seem to be fully feathered and I want to move them outside so I can get some more chicks.I already have 7 hens and 2 roosters as well as 2 turkeys that live in my barn stall I converted into a bigger coop but I...
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    Possible egg binding? Help identify?

    I'm nearing the 1 year aniversery of getting chickens for the first time and I've come across something I'm hoping can be identified. I have 7 hens and I'm getting 4 to 5 eggs a day. (I think they're heat lamp has started their egg production back up) and the past few days I was only getting...
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    Super docile Tom

    Hi I'm pretty new to raising poultry and recently I got 2 male turkeys off Craigslist as well as some more chickens for my flock. The deal was too good to pass up. They are both about 5 months old. Both free range. I named them Adama and Apollo. Adama is a little bit bigger and a little skittish...
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    Laying in the weeds? Help!

    A couple days ago I noticed one of my barred rocks darting for the weeds and brush as soon as I let her out of the coop. This morning I followed her and found a nest she had made with 11 eggs in it! So she's been doing it at least for a little while. I disturbed all the weeds around it and took...
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    I think tractor supply may have mislabeled my chickens?

    This is my first year raising chickens and in my original 6 (I've since bought 3 isa browns and 2 black austrlorp roosters of craigslist) bought as chicks from tractor supply they told me I got 1 aurucana, 2 buff orphingtons and 3 black austrlorps. I've since found out that what I have TWO black...
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    Questions about roosters

    Hi this is my first post here. I am new to raising chickens. I have 6 hens. 3 black austrlorps, 2 buff orphingtons and 1 aurucana.I they are about 4 and a half months old and I can't wait to get eggs any time now! I also have 5 pekin ducks in a small fenced in area (it was 6 but a raccoon ate...
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