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    Hen won't get off the nest

    Thanks for the info. Will try to get her off. What would happen if I just let her set? Would she starve? I did see that today she is facing the opposite direction so she is moving around.
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    Hen won't get off the nest

    I have four Maran hens. Been getting 3 or so eggs a day. Three days ago I noticed that one hen was on the nest and not moving. Not wanting to disturb her I came back later and then the next day and found her still there. Getting worried. She is not moving off or eating or drinking as far as I...
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    Unroooly Roo

    I have three pullets and a roo all almost a year old. Each has a distinct personality. Each has eaten out of my had and been very gentle if at times skiddish. Ricky, the roo, has gotten progressively very aggressive in the past couple of months. He will eat out of my hand and then attack me. He...
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    When is a coop heat lamp needed???

    I have a make shift coop and run here in NJ. We had a particularly tough winter and my 3 pullets and roo had no trouble. They sit on their covered shelf with a tarp over it and survived nicely. The wohle thing is covered and relatively dry. I get 3 eggs a day from the pullets without fail. I do...
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    egg color

    I have three pullets and a cockerel. I get two brown eggs (one speckeled) and a tinted egg that is a pale purple. I have heard of tinted eggs. Do they come from a particular breed or are they just random? They are good layers. I don't think they have missed a day since they started. I thought...
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    Ikea Chicken Coop. VOTE FOR US!!!

    Well done. I love creativity. Voted for you. Much more creative than the Hamster house. Good luck.
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    owl just got a hen UPDATED

    Quote: Interesting notion until your neighbor decides what's best for him/her is to get rid of you. Can't have a populous armed to the teeth deciding what's best for themselves to the detriment of others. Regarding the owl/chicken conflict the rule of law should be followed. Everything else...
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    Finally got an egg!

    Congrats. I know the excitement. Got my first egg(s) Nov. 29th. Four the first day. Only two since. I have 3 pullets and a cockrel. Gave the first 4 to my 97yr old mother. She immediately topped one and ate it raw. Not for me but she was thrilled. I intend to have my first omlete tonight. The...
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    Do you host Thanksgiving?

    I have been hosting and cooking for the past 8 years or so. I am 65 and we have my bro, his wife, sis, mom, and 11 in-laws. Also my wife and our two college boys. My older daughter usually spends time with her mother. Also two other grandmas often show up. I guess that is about 20 people. I make...
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    Taj Mahal of Chicken Coops

    Very impressive. I have a make shift mess that I keep my 3 hens and 1 roo in. Trying to keep the cost down and it looks it. Your solution is cheap and beautiful. Very impressive. Did I mention it was very impressive? I love chicken TV. My 97 yr. old mother sits near the opening of our run, eats...
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    Neighbor Poisoning Our Chickens?

    I looked up Oklahoma State Univ. Dept. of Animal Science. They have a poultry resorce and you can contact a poultry specialist there. Try it. It might offer some suggestions.
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    Are/were you surprised??

    My rooster crowed for the first time this morning. Not much of a crow, more like a choke but it impressed me none the less. He did it several times so I know it was intentional. Now we'll really see how friendly my neighbors are. I haven't named my three hens and rooster. Need to think of...
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    Are/were you surprised??

    I had chickens when I was in high school. Not sure why. Had a lot of strange pets. Last summer I got 1 rooster and 3 hens on a lark. (They were immediately killed by some varmit so I got 4 more.) No idea what breed. Thought my boys would like something different during their summer before...
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    Emergency coop heat for Chick n Hutch- ideas needed

    I am new at this too and preping for my first winter with 4 hens and a rooster. I read and was told at various times at the Tractor Store by fellow backyard chicken folk that it is not the cold that kills the chickens. It's dampness, which causes frost bite. If the coop is draft free and dry...
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    Mystery

    Thanks for the replies. Hard to imagine that chicks about 6 or 7 inches tall could be pulled through that small of a mesh. We have active fox, racoons, possum, even coyote. We are near wet lands so there may be rats or weasels or something. I now have my replacements in a larger run/coop...
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