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    33 weeks old...where, oh where, are the eggs?

    If I was you I would increase their protein to 20% until you start getting eggs (shouldn't take long, maybe 2-4 weeks total from the time you switch feeds). With both my duck and chicken flocks I notice getting a lot more eggs from them when I feed flock raiser+ oyster shell as apposed to just...
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    Review by '' on item 'Rhode Island Red'

    My very first chicks as a kid were Rhode Island Reds and I have adored the breed ever since. Over the course of my life I have ALWAYS had Rhode Island Reds because there is so much to love about them. I have never had a poor experience with hens or roosters. Even Rhode Island Red cross-breeds...
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    Hello from Oregon :)

    I am 28 years old. Was born and raised in the willamette valley where I call home. I got my first chickens when I was 4 years old and have had poultry every day of my life since. Now my 4 year old has her own chickens and gets to love on them every day. I joined BYC to learn all I can to...
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    Rooster or Hen??

    Definitely a rooster :) (comb size/color, long green tail, pointy sickle and hackle feathers starting to show)
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    Sick ducks after cold weather hit

    So I have flocks of different kinds of ducks. They all do fine during winter except for my Aussie Spot bantams and I am trying to figure out why and what they need different from my standard size ducks. I keep my Aussie Spots separate from the chickens and large ducks. My bantam ducks thrive...
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