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    What should I do about my bully hen?

    pecking order.....A rooster would solve the problem.but if not .you might have to seperate the bully...I usually let my hens out to forage and when I had a bully I kept her in.It take time for hens to reach full maturity.Then for my hens that stopped.
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    “Litter Scoop” mod for hemp bedding?

    had some hemp in my coop and my chicken stripped the leaves bare,Cedar is a good bug repellent too.been mixing it with de earth ..just saying what works for the girls and me(**)
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    How much bedding do you need?

    I put 2 bales of cedar in the fabricated steel shed.Rain proof and keeps em warm.works great for my 7 girls who are now 5 years old. I have 2 dog house and I have cedar in there where they lay their eggs.They roost on top of it.
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    Olive Eggers

    I got all my olive eggers.My Silver Back Americana rooster mated with all my hens .One hen hatched the chicks. 7 hens 5 roosters hatched by an andulsion.My Welsummer mix produced a very dark olive color.My ancona chicks were had the spots ,they eventually turned black. Mom layed a white egg.One...
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    Fun "Social-Distancing" Things To Do With Chickens During Covid 19

    No eggs in store..Alas a dozen a day..
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    If feed stores closed and you can’t free range...

    When I run out of feed .I usually give my hens tortillas and table scrapes.And they free range.Actually they have picked the yard bare.So I maintain them with feed..
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    Mixed breeds

    what a beauty.
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    Barnevelder / Blue Copper Marans Cross

    My Silver back Ameraucana Roo mated with all my hens .One hen my Andalusion hatched 11 chicks..They all have the beards.My rooster is the kindest guy ever.The chicks are pulets now.
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    Do these colors have names?

    thats is so fascinating.I have a rooster Americana ..He is the father of 13 babies from 8 different hens.Its going to be interesting when the chicks get older.
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    New pullets being bullied, will it work itself out?

    actually thats what happened.One of the pullets turned into a rooster..I call him Big Leg..I gave the aSTROORPS to my sone and a year later he gave them back.
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    New pullets being bullied, will it work itself out?

    I have 6 Hens and 8 pullets.2 of the hens are Austrolorps. They go after the pullets all the time, big time bullies.When the pullets reach egg laying stage it usually stops.Thatswhat I have noticed with my flock.
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    New pullets being bullied, will it work itself out?

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    Mating Hen

    My Rhode Island red hen ran across the yard and mated with my black Austrolorp.This isnt the first time,She lays eggs but she is also trying to mate with my other hens,When she tried to mount the Welsummer she turned around and wouldnt have it.I havent had a rooster in the flock for 6 months...
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    is this a black copper maran rooster?

    I have 2 asian roosters I got from Tractor Supply..The don't crow, yet.And they are shy.They are bigger than my hens.And my hens bully them..
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    Asian Blue chickens

    I have a couple Asian chickens.I got them at Tractor Supply in American Canyon,Calif.They were all black as chicks.Now the 2 have gotten red feathers on their necks.I have to say these are the strangest looking birds.They are tall with stubby feather circling their legs.I will try to post a...
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