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    Hen to Roo? Help?

    I have heard and read the science behind hens turning into roosters. I am wondering if one of my girls has decided to change teams. Up until a month ago I was getting 5 eggs daily but then it dropped to 4 and I noticed some changes to one. Can anyone help me decide if I have a hen...
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    How common is it for a hen to change to a rooster?

    I forgot to mention that my white hens are "tetra Tints" a sex link chicken bred for Tractor Supply A white chicken with brown eggs. And I have read up on the biology of hens becoming roosters so I know it can happen- just didn't know how common it was.
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    How common is it for a hen to change to a rooster?

    This is a hen for sure These four photos are of the chicken in question. It carries its tail different and has longer feathers on its "ruff/mane" (don't know the official name) I am in the process of trying to "cull the herd" Out of my 8 hens I am only getting 4 eggs a day. I know 2...
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    Any suggestions

    My chicks are past the cute stage and since there is a meal planned in the room next to the one I am doing my workshop and I wasn't sure how stressful it would be I would rather not take any birds- besides they are such a pain to catch :) I only have boring Red Sex Link hens and pullets so I...
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    Any suggestions

    I am leading a workshop on raising baby chicks for a mother/daughter gathering at our church on Saturday. I am looking for some kind of game that can be done to fill some of the time I have to fill. There will be about a dozen in the workshop. Any ideas?
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    Anyone want?

    I have 3-4 hens that are 2 & 3 years old so beyond the prime laying age. I am in the Buffalo, NY area. Is anyone interested in picking them up and giving them a new home?
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    Chicken's head/neck completely pecked by older chickens--What care should we administer? Graphic pic

    I don't know the end to the story of the original post but I can say our hen did just fine. She was moved from the dog crate to an adjoining pen with a sick chicken so she had company and we found out who was being the biggest bully and removed her to the crate. After about a month we put the...
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    Dumpster Diving-Garage Sale-Goodwill-Thrift Store & Craigslist Finds

    I babysit a 2 year old and am always on the look out for a good bargain as far as playthings for her. 2 weeks ago I found a Little Tikes slide and a Little Tikes Cozy Pickup sitting out for the trash. The slide was in very good condition, just faded and the truck was almost like new, just...
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    Egg-eating

    We have 7 hens- some are 1 yr old and some are 2 yr olds. I am fairly certain they are egg eating as the egg count went from 6 a day to 1 or 2 a day. There is at least one that is laying paper thin eggs. There is oyster shell in a feeder but I think I will start to mix it in with their layer...
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    what do you all do to keep your birds from being too bored all winter?what do you feed for treats?

    I can't really hang anything for our girls as it is usually frozen in a few hours but they love me to clean the coop/pen and put in a fresh bale of straw. Within a few hours they have it spread all out in the indoor area and have found every piece of oat or wheat that might be in the bale as...
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    Chicken's head/neck completely pecked by older chickens--What care should we administer? Graphic pic

    Our chicken with her gaping, open wound is still eating and drinking and lets us clean it twice daily and keep it covered with antibiotic ointment. And she layed an egg today! (not sure if it is her first or not but she is young) Wound is still ugly and there is a hard green spot under the...
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    Chicken's head/neck completely pecked by older chickens--What care should we administer? Graphic pic

    Went out this afternoon to find one pullet with an open wound on her neck from the others going after her. So glad to find all this advice-washed her up with soap and water and applied a liberal amount of antibiotic ointment adn set her up in the dog crate. Will look for the Underwood Med...
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    Upstate NY Coop - Insulate or Not to Insulate

    We were new to the chicken world last Spring and I wondered what to do for the chickens over the winter. We are near Buffalo, Ny and I was worried the chickens would have a rough time over the winter. They had no problem in the block building their coop is in. We did keep a regular light on...
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    Damp coop floor

    We converted half of the old milk house attached to our barn into a chicken coop. It is very well ventilated with with one wall all wire and 3 windows as well as the small door to the outside run. On hot days we open up the outside door of the milk house to allow even more ventilation and...
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    hens stopped laying when new pullets came

    We have 4 15 month old red mix hens that were giving us 3-4 eggs a day all winter long up until we introduced 6 new pullets to the flock in May. (they were introduced through a fence for several weeks before we put them all together) We put the new ones in at night and the next morning no...
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