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    Time frame for egg laying... Please answer :(((

    Quote: I have Black Astrolourps... they are very big girls... he actually made me mad when he told me that...
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    Time frame for egg laying... Please answer :(((

    * Mornin' all... I have a question about something that I was told last week by a co-worker of mine who has chickens also. He told me that "Hens are only good for about a year when laying eggs. After a year they dont lay any longer and then you butcher them"... NOT! I will never butcher my...
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    Babysitting?

    I hope not... that sounds like a bad thing. What exactly is broody? They have only been laying for a month.
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    Babysitting?

    * My girls are now producing eggs... Yay! And I am still their rooster... geeesh! Anyway, I am wondering if anyone elses hens share nest duties? My girls gather whatever eggs are layed, and put them all together, and they take turns sitting until I gather the eggs up. Is this normal for hens to...
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    Silly question... ornery chickens

    Yes they sure are! Its too weird... lol. Should I get them a roo? Mine was taken by a coyote, it was terrible! But my fiance says that was a good thing... and of course that made me angry... lol. But he wasnt crowing yet either. I think that's what he was refering to when he said that was a good...
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    Silly question... ornery chickens

    Okay! Thanks for letting me know its time to gather the eggs. They are laying pretty often now... oh my gosh... I'm so excited. With 5 young first timers, I'm getting 4 eggs a day. Thanks for the advice. And they do think I'm their rooster... that's just too weird... lol. When they assume "the...
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    Silly question... ornery chickens

    * I now only have 5 chickens left, I have since made a pen for the girls after losing 3 to a coyote including my roo. So it is now just 5 hens. Anyway, my girls are now 6 months old. I have 2 hens that act very strange when I approach them. When I try to pet them, they will crouch down and and...
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    My Australorp Rooster...

    I have 8 Black Australorps. I got lucky with a straight run... 1 rooster and 7 hens... lol. Phew!!! They are about 3 or 4 months old now. My hens love me to death. They all want to sit on my lap, and 1 in paticular, Charlotte, likes to sit and nap on my shoulder for as long as I will allow it...
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    Roosters vs. Hens

    Okay... Here they are. Aren't they adorable? I think the one in the front might be a roo, as he/she loves to sit on my lap, or my shoulder. I think they look like little penguins... Can anyone tell me what breed they are?
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    Roosters vs. Hens

    I'm not really sure what breed they are, but they are dark, almost black with white on chests and bellys. They all have a little white or yellow spot on each cheek. I bought them at Tractor Supply, and on the tub they were in it said "straight run". I will post a pick as soon as I can get one...
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    I'm deeply concerned about this video and feeding my chicks crickets!

    I live in South Carolina, and I have horses and a barn. I am going to free range my peeps, and am going to let them reside in the barn. Every year all summer long we have crickets coming out of our ears, fire ants too! Is it safe for my chickies to eat alot of crickets? They are the big fat...
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    will chickens eat ants?

    I'm in South Carolina, and naturally share my property with fire ants... ewwww. I now have eight, 8 week old chicks, and I am going to free range with them. I had them out yesterday, and they found a small fire ant mound and went to work! I was soooo excited. This morning they walked with me...
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    Roosters vs. Hens

    Hi all, I'm new to BYC. I just got a bunch of 8 chicks about 2 weeks ago. They are 6 weeks old, they are all black with white chest and bellys. I believe they are straight runs. I'm sure you all have been asked this question zillions of times, but I will ask one more time... tee hee. How can...
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