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    Hens or Roosters?

    I tried the test that I read on this website (I think) - if you (gently) hold the chicken up by the neck and it pulls its feet up it's a boy if it hangs its feet down it's a girl. Seems crazy, but it worked for me. I adopted some chicks and was very worried about having any roosters - I live...
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    how many eggs before hen goes broody--

    i guess my two game hens are in the broody mood. they've quit laying eggs and sit on my other two girl's eggs. What can i do to get them to snap out of it? i don't have a rooster, so there's no chance they will hatch babies, now what?
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    chicken quit layin

    It sounds like my girl is going through a molt. I appreciate all of the comments. Right now all of my girls are taking a break from layin, hopefully come spring they'll all surprise me with a bunch of eggs.
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    chicken quit layin

    Is it common for chickens to quit laying in Winter? My girls are mostly outdoors in a coop but they have a warm house they get in at night. I haven't collected any new eggs for about 3 weeks now, being that I live in Alabama, we just started getting some cool days. I started them back on...
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    chicken quit layin

    I got two girls, 1 Rhode Island Red and 1 New Hampshire Red, back mid summer that were both laying. When we got home, I expected to wait a while for them to learn their surroundings before laying but they started right up. About three months after getting settled in one of the girls, Penny the...
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    What does a 'squat' look like

    That is so funny. I just thought it meant my "Ruby" really liked it when I petted her. Huh... learn something new everyday.
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