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    Long time with no eggs

    Well the only potential stress I can think of would have been this weekend when I rebuilt their coop. Other than that I cannot think of any kind of continued stress that would prevent them from laying for the last 9 or 10 months. There nest box was one that I had purchased from Tractor Supply...
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    Long time with no eggs

    I really appreciate the effort Angie. The water source is constantly available however I only change it every three days or so. I have wondered if that might be the culprit. The oyster shell I used to have freely available and only recently started that again. I guess perhaps a bigger...
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    Long time with no eggs

    They would be approaching 1 year now.
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    Long time with no eggs

    It seems unlikely that they would have been caught by shortened daylight in July and I am unaware that they have molted (have not looked 'scraggily' at all). They do not appear over/under weight and I am feeding them Purina layer feed and sprinkling grit with the occasional wild birdfood. I...
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    Long time with no eggs

    Good morning. Last year I acquired me first chicks (Brahma, Leghorns, minorca) and raised them all to maturity. The leghorn laid quite well as did the brahma (or at least both were in line with what I expected). However after about 5 or 6 weeks of laying both slowly came to a halt. This was...
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    Ideals Chicks ~!!!!update There Here Pictures Insidee

    I received an email stating that they were shipped yesterday and the post office called me at 6:30 this morning letting me know they were there. I ordered four chicks: 2 White Leghorns, 1 Buff Brahma, and 1 Black Minorca. Guess I have to go buy feed and a heat lamp when I get off work
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    Brahma in an A-frame?

    Good morning. I have ordered my first batch of chicks and am still trying to decide on what type of coop to build. I have been looking at and researching the A-Frame/Catawba coop designs pretty extensively due to their compact size as well as their reported benefits. In calculating...
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    New user and soon to be chicken owner

    Good afternoon all. I have been thinking of getting some chickens for about a year and a half now. My wife is on a new diet and is finally supportive of having chickens mostly due to being free range and knowing exactly how the eggs are treated. I placed my first order with Idel Poultry this...
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