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    Is it harder for heavier birds to fly?

    My hens were flying over my 5 ft fence and i'd be chasing them home 4 or 5 times a day. The grass is always greener.............. When they dug up my neighbors prize orchids i had no choice but to clip their wings. it worked straight away. They simply cant lift their big silly bodies more than...
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    Stopped laying, it's been 7 months, something isnt right. PLEASE HELP!

    Being locked up in the coop would have provided them with a higher protein diet which might have kicked in the laying mode. They might also have been laying the whole time and eating/ hiding them. either way glad you have eggs. I'd still mark a few eggs and see if they disappear. Keep us...
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    Stopped laying, it's been 7 months, something isnt right. PLEASE HELP!

    This is such an interesting thread aqhaktberry3 but i suspect your eggs are being eaten. I mean if they do the song then that usually means just laid an egg. Do keep us posted on what you have discovered.
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    Stopped laying, it's been 7 months, something isnt right. PLEASE HELP!

    HOw did you go? Any eggs in the coop over the weekend?
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    Been lucky up until today

    dog owner didn't keep his word. Said dog was seen yesterday again stalking our fence. I scared it off and it went over to a neighbors house. She started patting it so i went over for a chat. The dog was so emaciated and skinny she wasn't being treated at all well. She was also lactating so had...
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    Been lucky up until today

    I read these predator posts every day and thought myself lucky here in Queensland that we dont have any of the horrible pests you North Americans have. I have killed a large brown snake last week but it may have only been after eggs. My 6 chooks free range my whole (fenced) yard all day and I...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Here are the stats for my 6 girls. Too bad 2 of them decided to go broody at the end of the month, same day, same nest. The RIR is out of broody jail now but the Australorp is a bit more stubborn. August Total 123 Avg eggs/ day 4.1 Avg/ bird/ day...
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    Another new egg question

    Golf balls work fine too.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Here are some stats from September, pretty good from 6 girls Total 147 Avg eggs/ day 4.90 Avg/ bird/ day 0.8 Avg/ bird/ week 5.7 Feed per day $0.50 Cost per dozen $1.22 While I'm at it, here is August, they started laying in July but i didn't keep count then. Total 123 Avg eggs/...
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