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    Oldest Hen Age and Breed

    Well, we finished grieving and decided it was time to get more ladies. Unfortunately, the chick market is very competitive right now. I ended up purchasing three pullets: Barred Rock, Bardelever, Speckled Sussex. they are about three months old. I paid more than I wanted, but right now, it...
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    Will a predator attack cause a young hen to stop laying?

    You could try putting her with a nest of ceramic eggs. The thinking is that the hen will try to peck the eggs open to eat them. After a while, she will just give up and think the eggs are all too hard to break. I have never had an egg eater, so I don't know if this works but it is worth a try.
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    8 Week Chicks

    1) Yes, the A-frame has wire mesh, so lots of seeing time. Plus, I will let them into a corral protected by hardware cloth which should allow maximum interaction time without actual touching. I was going to use a 30 day period in the chicken regardless for quarantine time. 2) Yes, the...
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    8 Week Chicks

    A local farm has some eight week chicks for sale for a very reasonable price. My main flock is down to three elderly hens, thus I was thinking of purchasing three pullets from this local farmer and putting them into my small a-frame starter coop. My questions are as follows: 1) At what age...
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    Will a predator attack cause a young hen to stop laying?

    Yes, a stressful event can cause the hens to stop laying/start laying messed up eggs. My eight year old Barred Rock was having health problems in the coop. Once she died, the remaining hens stopped laying for nearly a week. A predator attack will cause a much bigger disruption. Give your...
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    Comment by 'Afterburner' in article 'Celebrating Easter with Your Backyard Chickens: A Guide to Fun and Festive Activities'

    I have two Easter Egger Chickens, so I tell everybody that I celebrate Easter year round with blue and green eggs.
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    Oldest Hen Age and Breed

    Well, my Barred Rock amazingly survived for more than a week after I started this thread. During the last three days, she was so weak, she became unable to roost on the board. Even after I physically placed her on the roost, she was unable to keep her balance. Thus, I placed her on the coop...
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    Oldest Hen Age and Breed

    I was wondering, for folks in this forum, what the age of the oldest hen you have kept? My oldest hen right now is an eight year old Barred Rock. Sadly, her health is failing and she probably won't make through the weekend. That being said, she has been a great bird since I broought her home...
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    Delaware ?

    Yup, a very nice Delaware Hen. She looks a lot like mine at that age. Get ready for a lot of jumbo eggs.
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    Is this a black copper Maran or a French Wheaton maran? Thanks !

    He is definitely a mix. He's too blonde to be a Black Copper Maran Rooster. I would say a French Wheaton Maran. That been said, the missing feathers on the feet eludes to another breed present in his bloodline. That being said, he is a very handsome man.
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    16.5 weeks and the gold sexlink just squatted?!

    My Welsummer, hatched on February 2nd of this year, squatted for me today. She's been busy practicing nest building for the last few weeks. at first, I was wondering if it was a ruse. I guess she isn't too young to lay after hearing about your GSL. BTW, when I picked up my lady, I could get...
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    New Wilco location coming to Vancouver, WA

    I thought I'd pass along that Wilco is opening a new location in East Vanccouver WA/Camas location: http://www.wilco.coop/news/wilco-to-open-new-store-in-east-vancouver-wa-2 So for those of you, like me, who are in the east side of town, we now have a new place to get our feed supplies...
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    Non-Stressful Way to Re-home Chickens?

    Glad it worked out and your two young men can now have a flock of their own.
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    Comment by 'Afterburner' in article 'Why Raise Chickens In Your Backyard? The Many Reasons & Benefits'

    Hens are much lower maintenance than conventional pets and are great for people like me, who need to be ocassionly away from home for business.
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    Comment by 'Afterburner' in article 'Why raise heritage breeds?'

    Other advantages to heritage breeds that might not have been mentioned are: For us in the northern latitudes especially, Heritage breeds are much better at resisting cold weather as compared to commercial leghorns. They can sometimes be broody which is great when you want to raise baby chicks...
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