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    Americauna?

    Lady of McCamley is exactly correct on the Easter Egger identification and explanation of breed. True Ameraucana chicks can cost $17-80 or more, as a young chick. I personally have a soft spot for Easter Eggers and keep 20-30 at a time. my favorite blood lines are the ones that look like they...
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    Could there be something wrong with 8 month old Marans that hasn't begun laying?

    Honestly I do not know. I have 24, 8 month old, Marans (silver cuckoo, golden cuckoo, black copper, and white marans) that I have raised since they were a few days old. All but 2 have yet to begin laying and we are starting to get cold here. The two that are laying only do so once every other...
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    What killed my bird?

    That is horrible, I am sorry that your children had to experience that. I cannot tell you for certain what animal it was, but if it left the chicken dead without eating it someone may have interrupted the hunt, or it was there to just destroy and not hungry. We have issue with raccoons in our...
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    Hens sleeping in run instead of the coop

    You can search other threads to see what other shad to say about chickens sleeping outdoors. The two listed below are some of the more recent posts. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1137675/chickens-not-roosting https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1131274/chicken-sleeping-outside
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    New at incubator

    Rod-T has the same humidity levels and time frame that we follow.
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    New member

    !!!
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    New Chicken owner

    !!! We started with 4 chickens years ago. Now we typically have between 60 and 90 at any given time of the year, we just love chickens!
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    Newbee need advice on incubation

    !!! We always take ours out of the cradles on day 18 or 19. So far things have worked out well fro us. Removing the egg turner provided our chicks with room to fluff out after hatching. If you have invested in a separate brooder box you can more them from the cradle to the box after hatching...
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    I have a mean (ahem, EVIL) hen!

    !!! We had a hen like that and after 2 years of trying we had to put her down because she was attacking people, and caused us to take one of our children to the ER!!! We tried everything, but she kept with the horrible attitude and attacks every day. She would hoard all of her eggs, never let us...
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    Is a spray can of Lysol good enough to disinfect a used coop?

    many people suggest using vinegar as a substitute for bleach. I am going to give a clean up we follow every spring because I do not know what condition the coop or the chickens living where in prior to it being power washed and sold to you... 1. Shovel and scrape all of the manure, dirt...
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    Hens cold weather roosting

    My larger hens prefer to be outside when the weather cools down, even the really cold. They come inside if it also means getting wet. I have even had a couple of hens create their own little snows caves in their run area and happily roost there in -20 F weather. Of course I was worried and...
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    Its been over 24 hours

    !!! Congratulations on your becoming a chicky Momma! What type of incubator did you choose for your 'babies'?
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    Sponsored Post Brinsea Products, the Incubation Specialists, celebrate 40 years of innovation with 12 new incubator

    They should be available in November. I am looking forward to their Ovation 56 EX fully automatic digital egg incubator model!
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    Winter care for smaller coops

    A higher protein feed is highly recommended for winter feeding. We have several different roosting poles and shelves throughout our chicken houses that allow the chickens to jump from one to the next and they sometimes turn it into a game a go around and around. They really need the body fat...
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    New chick member

    RODNTN has given you some great hatcheries to look into. We have had great success in working with each of them over the last few years. Keeping those babies warm and happy would be of utmost importance with the weather changing over to welcome the winter season. This community is a great place...
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