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    Do Amaracaunas usually go broody?

    I think one of my Amaracunas have gone broody... She is in the nesting box and anytime I come near her she puffs up and makes this squalking noise...she isn't sitting on any eggs but she is acting very weird. I've never had a broody hen before...does this sound like what it is...or should I be...
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    Why are my chickens so LOUD?!

    So I have 3 chickens (1 RIR, 1 golden sexlink, 1 barred rock) they are all around 10 mnths old and all of a sudden they have become VERY loud (especially the RIR) I live in the city and I am worried that they are going to start disturbing my neighbors. Any ideas what would be causing this, and...
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    Do I need to add light to make them start laying?

    I have 2 girl that were hatched April 15th (one is a golden sex-link, and the other is a Barred Rock), I also have a RIR that was hatched April 1st. My RIR has been laying for at least a month now, and the other 2 have not started laying. Do I need to add light to their coop to get the other 2...
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    Integrating a new chicken

    I basically just posted this same thred in another forum....we just got 2 new pullets today, and I am going to try and integrate them tomorrow with my 3 girls that are 7 months...I was hoping that things would go smoothly, but now I am getting worried...hope it all works out for you!
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    How do I introduce 2 new pullets to my flock?

    We have 3 chickens that are about 7 months old..they have been together basically since birth and with us for 3 months. We just bought a much larger coop and run today, and while we were there we got 2 new pullets that are 3 months old. The guy we bought everything from said we could put the...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Sure...if it's something that I could treat on my own I would totally give it a shot. She has been sneezing for at least a week, but she is eating and drinking and acting normal....my other two girls don't seem to be affected at all.
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    One of my chickens is sneezing all the time.

    I hav no idea what to do...This has been going on for awhile now...she is eating and drinking just fine, and seems to be acting "normal" but she just won't stop sneezing...Should I be concerned?
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Does anyone in the Seattle area have a vet that they reccommend? One of my girls is sneezing all the time, and I have no idea what to do. Thanks!
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I'm new to the whole backyard chicken thing, but I am from Washington so I thought I would stop over here and say hello.
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    Question on egg laying

    I hope that's not true....I just baked a batch of muffins with some of the first few eggs we just got from our girls. I did crack them into a bowl before adding them to the mix, but they looked just fine so in they went! :)
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    Cost of keeping them...

    We got 3 chickens this summer, and with the start up costs (the coop, feeders, waterers, treats, actual birds, and bedding) we spent around $450. The only thing I have had to purchase since then is bedding that I just bought this week and that was $14. My girls do get to free range for some of...
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    My RIR is becoming agressive

    So I have a normally very sweet RIR who is becoming increasingly aggressive about treats (mainly just chicken scratch) She knows where I keep it and as soon as she sees me heading in that direction she runs over and starts pecking at my legs, and trying to jump into the box where it is kept. I...
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