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    Americanas not laying

    Updated location (southern Indiana). Not 24/7 all winter just went it got below 40. It only gets very cold here late December through January and early February. They have laid daily all late summer through winter up until February. Actually they were the first of my girls to start laying...
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    Instagram for chickens?

    My daughter recently started one too!
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    Americanas not laying

    We have 5 one year old hens: 2 Americana, 1 lavender Orpington, 1 leg horn and 1 barnevelder. Since early February I haven’t gotten a single from the Americanas. We chalked it up to cold weather and not much sunlight. Even though the other girls were laying in full force and we keep a heat...
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    Bantam identification

    We’re pretty excited to see their personalities. So far the tiniest one seems to be the feistiest, lol.
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    Bantam identification

    Thanks!
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    Bantam identification

    3 of the chicks we picked up a few weeks ago were from Tractor Supply: assorted Bantams. Tried to grab a couple decent pics of them(chicks are hard to get pics of, lol). The kids and I have had a lot of fun researching and guessing what they are. Wondering if anyone might know what type they...
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    Hello!

    They’re so pretty. This one is best friends with one of the Americanas. We had a beautiful barnevelder Roo but he went to my sister. Typically if we end up with Roos I send them to family members flocks. The kids aren’t crazy about how “rough” they are with their girls. So we’ve decided we won’t...
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    Hello!

    New to the site. I’ve been raising hens for a little over a year in southern Indiana. Currently have five 1-1/2 yr old hens: 1 lavender Orpington “Big Momma”, 2 Americanas, 1 leg horn and 1 barnevelder. A few wks ago we picked up 6 chicks: 3 bovan brown and 3 assorted bantams. I have 2 coops...
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