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    Boy/Girls? Mixed breed - 9 weeks

    1&2 is same bird, different lighting and I had guessed pullet the way it acts. I thought the other dark bird was a boy just the way it struts around and sort of takes command of the other 3. The two white/browns I was not sure on at all. I'm still learning all this as it's only been a year...
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    Boy/Girls? Mixed breed - 9 weeks

    Hello all. We have 2 each of some mixed breeds we got from a friend who is trying her hand at breeding and hatching chicks. The two darker birds are supposed to end up being Olive Eggers and the two brown/whites are just a mix she wasnt 100% sure on. They are around 9-10 weeks now and we...
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    Do EE's egg color change after they mature a bit?

    Nope, mine are all the same. We have some light colored with white speckles, a little pinkish, blue and green now. Nice to have a variety! With it being winter we only get one EE egg every few days though which is a huge bummer. We have to actually go buy eggs a few times since winter set in.
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    Chickens still flying the run after clipping one wing

    So I have 2 EE's and one we are not sure what she is that like to fly over our 50" tall fence. We have a pretty large run but with all the rain in SC we have a big mud pit and I think they may be escaping for drier pastures! Anyplace they escape is not good with our dogs and neighbor dog as...
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    Eggs outside in cold = refrigerated?

    First year with chickens. I have about 4-6 eggs per day from our small flock of 9 hens. Temps are getting cooler rapidly so wanted to ask before winter hits. Eggs that are outside for a few hours in the cold - does that mean they are considered to be refrigerated? I thought I read that once...
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    Do EE's egg color change after they mature a bit?

    Bought 6 EE's from local farm supply store since kids really wanted some different colored eggs vs. brown. They are 7 months old now and two started laying. First one is laying brown eggs :( Knew it was possible but still a giant bummer. Second just starting laying two days ago and laid...
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    Can you prevent hens going Broody in first place?

    First year chicken owner. I had a Cochin go broody on me about a month ago now I think. She has only been laying a couple months. Took a few days to break her but she broke, seems happy as can be and after 2 weeks started laying again. OK, Cochins can go broody a lot, I did not know that...
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    Do coops need to be fully enclosed and dark?

    I have a mix of birds. Two Cochins, a Wyandotte, Jersey Giant, Austrolorp, a group of Easter Eggers and a mystery bird we are not sure what she is but she lays eggs daily! My Cochins are so fluffy they look like they would be warm on Everest. The others - not sure how they handle cold.
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    Do coops need to be fully enclosed and dark?

    I had thought about just adding on an extra tarp in the winter to cover a little more of the top and/or the sides to keep more wind out. What I didnt know is if I needed to actually wall off part of the coop to make it dark and fully enclosed. Two of my roost bars are actually out in the open...
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    Do coops need to be fully enclosed and dark?

    I thought I read below a certain temp (40-45*?) that all their energy goes into staying warm and no longer producing eggs. If you can keep them warmer than those temps they lay, if not, no eggs!
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    Do coops need to be fully enclosed and dark?

    New owner - 11 birds. One of the #1 things I kept reading about when looking at buying or building a coop was ventilation. I was even going to convert part of our shed into a coop and was told I needed way more ventilation. Problem I had (still have) is if I see all these "Commercially sold"...
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    My hen wont leave her outside nest all of a sudden

    Well I broke my broody bird! She has not been acting up for a couple days now. I just had to keep blocking off where she wanted to nest and pick her up and move her to a new spot or by the other birds. She made a new nest near where her old one was and was laying there so blocked that and...
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    My hen wont leave her outside nest all of a sudden

    She is still a work in progress. I blocked her old nest so she made a new one right next to it. She is still laying eggs daily but doesnt want to move from her nest. The other birds look at her like she is nuts! I have been picking her up and putting her by treats I set out like watermelon...
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    My hen wont leave her outside nest all of a sudden

    OK, she is broody... She growled - a lot at me. She tried biting me (never even came close before) She did fluff herself up! Especially her tail, she fanned it out. When I did finally move her, she did melt flat! She looked weird and still would not move. (I thought she was injured!) She did...
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    My hen wont leave her outside nest all of a sudden

    I thought new birds dont go broody... She was our first layer and just started maybe 3-ish weeks ago or so. If she is, she stops laying - right? She laid today. I go and get the egg right after she lays it. If she keeps it up I'll need to read how to "break" it I guess.
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