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    Review by 'babsterh' in article 'Tips for Successfully Sexing Your Chicks'

    Very well thought out. Excellent information
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    Can an Easter egger change egg color after molting

    I was going to ask the same question. After a brutal fall molt all six of our girls are laying again. However, both of my Americanas, which prior to the molt, laid light blue eggs. Now, after the molt and months later, they're laying pinkish/beige eggs. I isolated my Americanas to make...
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    Dyeing chooks...?

    I want to dye my white leghorn and my white cat. We have a 7month old puppy who constantly aggravates and chases both. We have a flock of 23 and this is the only chicken that she chases. It's a mixed flock with buffs, astralops, BR, RIR, amercianas and 1 white leghorn. Is dog dye the way to go?
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    What is getting my girls? Warning: Graphic photo

    Thanks again birdman! I'm betting on a bold hawk....we had to put netting up to keep hakws at bay last year. This was right beside our front door.
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    What is getting my girls? Warning: Graphic photo

    I had no idea! Thanks so much!
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    What is getting my girls? Warning: Graphic photo

    Hi Birdman, thanks you for getting back to me. To answer your questions: -the attack happened about 3:30pm -the girls are free ranged, but the first kill was in the far end of our run which is covered. The run door was open and the hen was eating out of the feeder when the first attack...
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    What is getting my girls? Warning: Graphic photo

    This is my second attack with the same kind of injury. We have seen an eagle perching last week...with it being winter the girls have little tree coverage. Could it be the eagle or something else? Many thanks for any input
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    White leghorn not laying after molt/marans not laying

    Thanks for your reply...i brake for squirrels too
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    White leghorn not laying after molt/marans not laying

    So our white leghorn finished her 2nd molt about 2 months ago...since then she hasn't laid an egg. I also have 2 young marans who were laying regularly and have stopped. Anyone have any ideas what could be going on with these girls? We have a mixed flock of 12, everyone else is laying. Thanks
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    Roosting in the rafters?

    Thanks so much for all of your feedback. In the winter I do use the deep litter method. In the summer to reduce the fly population I clean/sweep the coop each morning then sprinkle a little PDZ. I also have a directional ventilation fan that I direct upward at night and on their laying boxes...
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    Any idea what this cute little guy is?

    We received this miniature dwarf like rooster as a gift with no background information. He sadly has passed but we would love to replace him. He got along great with our large girls, BRs, RIR, BOs and WLH. Any idea what he could be?
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    Roosting in the rafters?

    Does anyone else have this problem? Our girls have 3 very nice roosting bars, ample space for the 14 girls. Yet, they all seem to risk their lives nightly to sleep on the roof rafters. Getting up and down seems to be quite laborious for them...I'm afraid they'll get hurt. We've had a few...
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    Roosting in the rafters?

    Does anyone else have this problem? Our girls have 3 very nice roosting bars, ample space for the 14 girls. Yet, they all seem to risk their lives nightly to sleep on the roof rafters. Getting up and down seems to be quite laborious for them...I'm afraid they'll get hurt. We've had a few...
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    Not exactly an emergency but I need some feedback

    Thanks...I just put some electrolytes in their water in the event it is heat related
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    Not exactly an emergency but I need some feedback

    lol, that would be interesting...I let my 3 year old grandson name "her"... he wanted to name her Donald Trump but we told him it was a girl so he named her Hillary Clinton
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