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    Newbie here... Is it molting??

    Please correct me if I'm wrong.... I saw my one EE that DOESNT have the funky back feathers, pulling at the others feathers. So, I'm thinking protein deficiency as she's a new powerhouse layer?? I went out and gave them all some cheese and veggie burger meat. They devoured it! I was away for...
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    Newbie here... Is it molting??

    My hens look like someone rubbed some sticky substance on their backs and their downy feathers are showing. Is this molt? I'm in Mass and we are cold now!!! I'd hate to put in a heat lamp but, should I? Will they survive the cold temps? This coming week will be 30's and 40's at night. Not too...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    We got our first egg this afternoon!!!! A beautiful blue-green egg from my ameracauna!!! So exciting:) hard shell and a nice size. I think the others are ready too!
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    Today could be THE day....?

    I ran out to the coop to see what all of the noise was about. True "bock, bock, bock" sounds. I found my black sex link in the nest box out of breath! But no eggs! She has been doing this all day, jumping in and out, restless. I have two golf balls in there that she rolls under her. And she's...
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    Will a Rooster mate with another Rooster?

    I do have two Orps, but the chicken in question is a brahma. He/she is 26 weeks old. The bare spot on her back is growing in nicely ever since the roo has been re homed. And if it is a roo, wouldn't he be mating with one of my pullets by now? The roo has been gone for 2 weeks and I don't see any...
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    Not laying, funny sounds, Rooster gone

    Thanks! I woke this morning to crowing!! But an our after the sun rose. I hope my girl in question is not a roo. Can't have them here. I ran out because I thought that maybe someone was laying! What does that sound like? Will they crow in preparation for laying? They will be 26 and 24 weeks...
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    Will a Rooster mate with another Rooster?

    I wasn't really looking for comments referring to jail, thank you. I'm a newbie simply trying to see if my buff brahma beauty is a roo or not. This is the one who had her saddle area bare, as well as her neck. Most likely from mating. But there were 5 other hens... Why would a roo choose...
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    Will a Rooster mate with another Rooster?

    As I said in an earlier post, I found out that we had a Rooster. Wondering now if we have another. It's my Buff Orp "Grace". But this is the pullet, or I hope to be pullet, that had a patch of feathers missing on her back and on her neck. I'm told that was a result of frequent mating by my long...
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    Not laying, funny sounds, Rooster gone

    I have 6 pullets with 3 being 23 weeks(1 blacksex-link and 2 Ameracaunas) and 3 that are 25 weeks( 2 Buff Orps and 1 Buff Brahma). Not one is laying!! I woke up to Zoe crowing two weeks ago. Found out "she" was a Joey! Had to get rid of my big beautiful boy due to town ordinances. I found a...
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