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    Trouble with sleeping arrangements

    Is it possible to break her out of this cycle if I put her in the wood coop for a week or so? Putting an auto door on the run or the wood coop would be ideal but unfortunately it's not possible with all the baby stuff we need right
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    Trouble with sleeping arrangements

    I have 5 laying hens, all 6 months - 2 years old. I would hatch a batch/buy chicks, let them all join the flock when big enough and eventually remove the ones I didn't want to keep. This has prevented singling out and bullying since I was merging two flocks. Now I have a bunch of different egg...
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    Ameraucanas - pullets or cockerels?

    Thank you :) I only planned to keep 1 or 2 pullets so I'm glad to have at least that many. BUT I had hoped to have extra pullets to sell in order to recoup my feed costs to raise them this far, oh well!
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    Ameraucanas - pullets or cockerels?

    Thank you for your condolences lol Thank you for circling them :) it's rough but I was worried I only had 1 pullet in the mix so this is kind of a relief
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    Ameraucanas - pullets or cockerels?

    I have 7 ameraucanas, hatched October 30th. I'm fairly certain 4 or 5 are cockerels. What do you guys think? Please excuse any messy chickens, we just had our first 2 dry days in over a week of rain! I'm not sure if it's good or bad that I'm uploading so many pictures, I hope it helps and if...
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    Does anyone have experience using these playpens as a brooder?

    I assume not but I'll be using a brooder heat plate
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    Does anyone have experience using these playpens as a brooder?

    I'm thinking about getting one of these play pens ( https://a.co/d/gMN4s1V ) as a chick brooder this time around. I'll have 6 chicks and my usual small animal cage is not going to work since they'll need to be inside a little longer this time of year. The space seems good, my concern is water...
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    I'm part of the crappy club now :(

    Thank you for your condolences :( she was so pretty, all splashy and small. Do you guys still think it's a raccoon even though there weren't any feathers in or around the coop? And the lack of blood anywhere
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    I'm part of the crappy club now :(

    Something got my smallest (and only Ameraucana) pullet today. I'm hoping you guys can help me figure out what it might've been so I can hopefully take precautions. GRAPHIC! I found her dead in the overgrown area the girls like to hang out in (they're in a large privacy fenced yard) feathers...
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    Can non layers eat layer feed for ~1 month?

    Thank you both so much! I'll mix it with what I have left of their starter feed :)
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    Can non layers eat layer feed for ~1 month?

    I have a mixed flock so I've been feeding starter and offering oyster shells ever since I got the chicks. Apparently my brain isn't working properly today because I bought a bag of layer instead of starter! I'm so mad at myself 😭 I feed organic non GMO corn & soy free so it isn't cheap and I...
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    North Carolina

    Splash and Blue Ameraucana cockerels (probably) looking for a new home. 3 months old. Located in Clayton NC (Raleigh area)
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    Splash and Blue Ameraucana cockerels (probably). Raleigh NC

    Raleigh NC area. Just over 3 months old. 1 splash and 1 blue Ameraucana. Assumed to be cockerels
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    Beautiful Splash Ameraucana

    That's helpful to hear about your hens and pullets behavior as that's been the "confirmation". I'll hold out hope on the blue one at least :)
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    Beautiful Splash Ameraucana

    Are these helpful? It's dark now but I can try to get more tomorrow if these don't help
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