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    Rebel Roost Squadron - Stories of our flock

    We don't actually. We could briefly tell them apart when one became broody... until the other followed suit and we had two broody bielefelders :rolleyes:
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    Rebel Roost Squadron - Stories of our flock

    First flock feature: Echo 1 yr old buff Orpington, complete lap chicken and loves to follow us (me) around in the run. She was also the first of our flock to lay an egg. (Before that we kind of suspected her to be a rooster since she developed differently than the other buff orpingtons in our...
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    Rebel Roost Squadron - Stories of our flock

    Current Flock (May 2025): All Hens Ancona Freckle Jumper Andalusian Blue Del Wednesday Bielefelder Patty Patti Black Star Onyx Bellatrix Buff Orpington Echo Hops Big Mamma (broody) Delaware Jackie Solo Domonique Pepper Salt (broody) New England / New Hampshire Reds Paprika Nutmeg...
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    Advice request: Flock on New Country Organics Corn-Free Layer but some chickens w/ recurring Soft/Thin Shell Eggs

    Thank you for the advice. Gave Wednesday (the hen in question) a calcium citrate tablet today. She's on the flightier side and seems to get stressed easily, so we'll start with every other day for now and keep an eye on her laying habits. Thanks for the detailed advice. Definitely have seen...
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    Rebel Roost Squadron - Stories of our flock

    Want to put some positivity into my posts on this amazing forum rather than always searching for answers on concerns we see. Since I am an absolute Star Wars nerd (and my partner and I have yet to finalize a name for our homestead), will be posting under "Rebel Roost Squadron". Just promise not...
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    Advice request: Flock on New Country Organics Corn-Free Layer but some chickens w/ recurring Soft/Thin Shell Eggs

    Hi all! Looking for advice or to see if anyone else has had a similar situation and advice on next steps. (Probably more details than needed below) Feeding Details: Our flock has been eating New Country Organics Corn/Soy Free Layer. Been buying a month's supply from a local reseller since last...
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    Lethargic Hen - Not eating or drinking, watery yellow diarrhea and passed this (pic) after epsom salt soak

    @LaFleche Wanted to say thanks so much for your advice and help. We also took her to a local vet who confirmed no shell fragments inside her and started a course of antibiotics. She is doing so much better (and is back with the rest of the flock). We were worried because she wasn't eating or...
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    Lethargic Hen - Not eating or drinking, watery yellow diarrhea and passed this (pic) after epsom salt soak

    Thank you, she’s fully dried off (blow dry) Got her to drink some water - she refused eggs and feed but was interested in some soldier fly larvae. Not noticing any bad smell from her vent. She passed a clear and yellow liquid that smelled a bit like eggs and a soft but more solid greenish stool...
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    Lethargic Hen - Not eating or drinking, watery yellow diarrhea and passed this (pic) after epsom salt soak

    Yes to both grit and oyster shells, though I could be better at checking the level - it was low but not empty when I checked this past weekend. We have 2 dozen hens so I just ordered another set of holders for grit and oyster shell to make sure its accessible to everyone. Would you recommend...
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    Lethargic Hen - Not eating or drinking, watery yellow diarrhea and passed this (pic) after epsom salt soak

    Hi all. I have a ~10 month old hen (whiting true blue) who seemed fine yesterday morning but not her normal self yesterday late afternoon. She did eat some scrambled eggs and went to roost by herself last night. I am fairly sure she laid an egg yesterday - we had 2 of 2 blue eggs. This...
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    Hawk Sighting! Any suggestions for adding cover to existing run with big trees inside?

    Thanks for the tips! Didn’t think about the leaves and twigs removal
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    Hawk Sighting! Any suggestions for adding cover to existing run with big trees inside?

    Just a quick update on our Orpington. She has pretty much fully recovered. Monitored her exploring the garden for an hour this morning with some of our calmer birds before putting her back in the run with everyone. She’s still a bit jumpy but otherwise seems to have returned to her normal...
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    Hawk Sighting! Any suggestions for adding cover to existing run with big trees inside?

    thanks, I’ll look into cost of getting something like that in our area. Would probably need to connect a few of them together to cover everything. My partner and I both checked her over a couple times. I parted a lot of her feathers but not everything. (I probably should have. This is our first...
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    Hawk Sighting! Any suggestions for adding cover to existing run with big trees inside?

    We moved into a new place end of last year with existing chicken coops and run. This spring we got our first baby chicks and have been very lucky with no predator losses - but close call with a hawk today. The run boundaries are fenced and an electric wire is run along the outside to deter...
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    Approaching a significant renovation

    Thanks for the replying and sorry for delayed reply. We've been doing a lot of work lol. We ripped everything old out (including the metal pipe) and sorted out what we can repurpose vs what needs rotted pieces to be trimmed vs un-salvageable. I'm in New Jersey - so while we don't get too cold...
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