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    Lavender Orpington Roo?

    There is definitely hope. Don't give up yet! :jumpy
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    What should I put in the bottom of my run?

    Oh this is a question I tossed around in my mind for years before I discovered what works for me! What I did was actually make my run into a perfect compost system that I can then harvest and sell or put in my own garden. It keeps it super clean with no smell & the hens love it! Here’s how I do...
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    Lavender Orpington Roo?

    I'm sorry to say it's just too early to tell quite yet. Wait a few weeks and it will be easier; the older they are, the easier it is to tell.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    It's funny how they are popular, because I didn't even know I had gotten one until I took a closer look at her and recognized the mix XD. I got her from a farmer who had a bunch of different farmyard mixes.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Hey @The Moonshiner ! I recently bought a leghorn x ayam cemani pullet, and she is gorgeous! Her name is Pearl and she is currently about 15wks old. I have never had either breed, and since you know lots about Leghorns, I thought I'd ask you: What can I expect from this bird in terms of egg...
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    HELP! Coccidiosis???

    Another update: I gave her her first dose of Corid (9.6% oral solution) at about 12:50 PM, which is when I got back from the store. I gave her about 0.2–0.25 mL via syringe and will do that 2x/day for 3 days. I also added some to her water, along with the whole flocks water as a preventative...
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    HELP! Coccidiosis???

    Thank you all for the advice - I will start her on Corid today if you still think it is necessary. Let me know! Update from this morning: I checked her crop before she ate and it felt flat to me, although I don't really know what "full" feels like. She was standing normal when I went in there...
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    HELP! Coccidiosis???

    I have a 14wk farmyard mix pullet (Jemimah) who started acting off the past few days. She is frequently standing hunched with her neck tucked in and eyes closed, but she will still move around and forage some. Overall lower energy than normal. I have isolated her and will update tomorrow morning...
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    Hen Sneezing & Wheezing - Sick?

    Update: So she was acting normal this morning, but since this afternoon she has been on her nesting box and she is STILL on it at 6:50pm. Its not dark yet. Idk, maybe that's normal. While on the nesting box, she isn't sneezing much, but I can hear her breathing is kinda squeaky. I am going to...
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    Hen Sneezing & Wheezing - Sick?

    This morning I went out to water my chickens, and I noticed my Easter Egger hen was sneezing and breathing loudly, like wheezing. She is acting otherwise perfectly fine - eating, drinking, laid an egg yesterday. I don't think she was doing it yesterday, and no one else in the flock seems to have...
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    Compost o fun!

    I have tried a few composting methods, and this is by far the easiest one. If your birds spend most (or all) of their time in a run, you can turn that space into a compost system with almost no work. It sort of like the Deep Litter Method, if you have heard of that. Here’s how I do it: First...
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    How to Introduce Young Pullets to My Established Hens

    So several of you are saying to wait before I have the pullets sleep in the coop, but with my older two pullets being nearly 18wks, how should I manage egg laying? They will likely start in the next month or so, and the nesting boxes are in the big girls coop. Again, thank you!
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    How to Introduce Young Pullets to My Established Hens

    I like the free ranging idea, but unfortunately I cannot have my hens outside of the run because I have dogs. Thanks for the advice!
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    How to Introduce Young Pullets to My Established Hens

    I have 10 birds, 5 adult hens (breeds below) and 5 pullets, who are all farmyard mixes that I got about 2.5wks ago. They are all within the age range of 13-18wks old. Since the day I got them, they have been living in a see-don't-touch situation with the big girls. As you can see below, I...
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    Planning to expand my flock....

    Thank you all for all your guys' advice! I forgot to add something to this post, but I decided to get started pullets this year, and I actually bought some farmyard mix pullets from a local farmer (who hatched too many chicks for her flock). They are not the breeds I was hoping to get, but it...
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