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    Just had a chicken pass unexpectedly - trying to make decisions on flock

    Hey friends, Long time no post. I have a flock of hens a little more than 16 months old - 2 buff orpingtons, 2 salmon feverolle and up until this morning 2 blue australorps (now 1). A few days ago I noticed some yolk-like discharge on some of the eggs so I gave everyone a pretty thorough...
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    Eggs just started laying....eggs smell like chicken feed

    I was raised on farm fresh eggs, and have been buying unwashed farm fresh eggs from a co-worker for years before my girls first laid their eggs. I've never noticed eggs smelling like anything but eggs, but today the smelled so much like the chicken feed that I couldn't eat them. Now these were...
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    Calling All Buff Orpington Lovers!

    My two buffs are the epitome of good hens - they are beautiful and strong and they have that chicken wisdom but are kind of silly. They don't ask for belly rubs like my Australorps do but they are still affectionate and just an overall joy to have in the coop
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    ISO Energy-Free Solutions for Water in Winter (Utah)

    I was wondering if an extension cord would be safe in the elements but I've been reading and it seems like it would be okay
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    ISO Energy-Free Solutions for Water in Winter (Utah)

    Thanks. Do chickens like to free range in snow? That's something I never dealt with growing up as whenever it snowed in WA it was inches and thawed in a few days or less, now we can have snow on the ground in the feet levels and for weeks at a time.
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    New to this site

    Hopefully this helps. I was misinterpreting the "pointy feathers" instruction on reading the sex of your chickens - I thought they were referring to how the feather physically pointed off the chicken, not that rooster feathers are physically pointy vs. hen feathers being physically round...
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    New to this site

    Hi Mary! Welcome to BYC! You'll be glad you joined! If you post some pictures of your little friends I'm sure the people here can help out. I myself received a graphic that was very helpful in determining the sex of my chickens, I'll go hunt it down for you!
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    New to byc

    I like your design! Welcome to BYC, I think you'll love it here!
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    ISO Energy-Free Solutions for Water in Winter (Utah)

    Hi BYC! First, I want to say I appreciate your grand wisdom. I'm located in northern Utah, and I know I'm going to need some solutions to keep my water thawed in winter. Our average winter lows are overnight of mid 20's but it can decrease to the low teens for days or weeks at a time. My...
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    Feeding chickens fermented feed

    Thanks for the question, I was just starting down this path as well!
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    More belly rubs please!

    Ever since a few of my hens started laying, I've been checking on them from the coop side instead of the run side in the mornings. They have figured out that when I visit from the coop side they are tall enough for significantly higher quality pets than when I visit from ground level. This has...
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    Need help coming up with a clever sign for my coop

    I know it's a classic 😂 also "your head! You know that lump that's three feet above your 🤐"
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    Need help coming up with a clever sign for my coop

    I'm not sure...could you remind me how that goes?
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    Need help coming up with a clever sign for my coop

    Or the flockford peaches!
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    Need help coming up with a clever sign for my coop

    Hi! I've accidentally named my flock after members of the Rockford Peaches from a League of Their Own (it started with a feverolle with a dot on her head...Dottie Hinson) I have Dottie Hinson - Salmon Feverolle Kit - Salmon Feverolle Doris - Blue Australorp Marla - Blue Australorp All the Way...
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