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    chickens haven't layed in 4 months

    Hi and thank u for responding to my post. I feed my chicks organic feed from tractor supply. I also give them a couple times a week, some dried mealworms and shelled sun flower seeds. When it is cold at night I give them some scratch in the late evening before they go in for the night. I also...
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    chickens haven't layed in 4 months

    Thank u for ur answer. My chicks have a large fenced in area outside and they have a large hen house also. I love my chicks and hope they will return to laying. I can't find the heart to eat them if they aren't going to lay anymore. But if I let them out to free roam then they'll become dinner...
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    chickens haven't layed in 4 months

    Hi I have 4 orpingtons, 1 wyontotte, 2 Rhodes islands and they all stopped laying this past September when they started molting. They finished molting and it is now January and they have not started laying again. It has finally turned winter here in Lexington, SC and yet Sept through Dec has...
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    Comment by '1muttig' in article 'Successfully Deterring A Hawk Who Has Discovered Our Free Range Chickens'

    Great article. I've lost 1 buff and 3 RIRs to hawks. We put up three plastic owls that we bought from tractor supply. The last one we bought turns it's head . We placed these owls on 7 to 8 ft. rebarb pounded into the ground about a ft. The rebarb sways in the wind. We have learned the hard way...
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    buff orpington eggs

    I have four buff orpingtons and almost everyday when I go to collect the eggs, there r brown spots on them and I don't know what causes this. It looks like when they lay the egg, they fart on them. I'm tired of washing these eggs. What is going on? Have a blessed day. "Don't worry about...
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    eggbound emergency

    Thank u for replying. I don't think that Reds get broody. I've had a couple of Reds that I've had a egg stuck before and I put them in a warm water and a hour or so, they were up & running again. I've never wormed my girls, I give them pumpkin and wouldn't I c it in their poop? I learned...
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    eggbound emergency

    I am so worried about my rhode island red (Ms. Fussy) because she was egg bound and I soak her in warm water 4 times now and all she does is lay in a quiet place by herself. I have tried to feed her and she may or may not take a few bites. I have not seen her drink water either. My hens are...
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    why do chickens stand on 1 leg?

    Because if they lifted the other one, it would fall down. Just yolking! Have a blessed day.
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    Rhode Island Red Thread!

    Hi! Need some help!!!! I've got 8 RIRs, 2 yrs old, and have been free roaming sine July '13. Every since we let them free roam, they have gone to 2 - 3 eggs per day. I did find some of them laying under bushes and now that is not even happening. I did what someone suggested and put them back up...
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    All about Buff Orpington's AND Rhode-Island Red's !! CHECK THIS OUT!

    We bought some BOs (5) late Sept '13 and there was a odd ball in the bunch and we're suckers for odd balls. It turned out to be a Blue laced red wyontee (spelling). They are now free roaming with my 8 RIRs. The babies all stay close together and little by little they are blending in with the...
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    Comment by '1muttig' in article 'Adding To Your Flock'

    Very good info - thank you! Now my question is; how do you keep the big ones from eating the little ones feed? It also seems like if I do by the instructions above and let the little ones have the run during the day that they will have a chance at their food, but my big girls have to get into...
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    deworming chickens????????????????

    How much acv do u give them? I've not seen any worms but they look so sluggish and the egg laying has dropped in half and they r free roaming. I started giving the wazine 17 for three days now and after reading this article, I'm going to stop. Now after three days of giving them the wazine17 ...
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    What breed is my baby?

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    Blue/Brown Eggs, Easter/Christmas Eggs - Getting my craft on!!

    I'd like to try this craft. Would u be willing to share with me the instructions? Starting with egg blowing, I have never done this. I admire your work and care u put into this craft.
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    fenced to free roaming and less eggs

    I have 8 sweet Rhode Island Reds and they are 1 yr old. My husband finally convinced me to let them free roam and locked up at night. We started the free roaming 29 July '13. I was getting 6 to 8 eggs a day when they were fenced up and now I do good to get 3 to 4 a day. I'm in Lexington, S.C...
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