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    A couple of problems

    Hi! Problem #1 - One of my hens is/was laying enormous eggs. they have what looks like stress cracks in the shell. When cracked open, the white is runny like water. I haven't tried eating them. What could be causing this? Problem #2 - My hens have stopped laying recently. I had good...
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    also, no spur development on any of the chickens. ok junebuggena, here are a few more photos of piper.
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    no dominance whatsoever in the flock. interestingly, piper had to be coaxed into the coop last evening. i thought it was because i just hung stringed cd's to scare off the sparrows. I'm going to see if piper does it again this evening now that i pulled it up and out of the way. i will try to...
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    those new feathers by the wings just appeared on piper yesterday. think maybe they are flight feathers???
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    how can you tell piper looks ill????? :( is it the expression in the first photo? i can certainly take more!
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    i am hoping I'm not hijacking someones thread. can't seem to find "need thread" for this forum. I've posted these photos once before but now that they are a bit older at almost 18 weeks, i am hoping for some reassurance that i have all hens and no roos. i've posted 12 photos, 2 of each of my 6...
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    btw, they are almost 18 weeks old
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    I've always been a little suspicious of one of my buff orpingtons and now i am just a little concerned the it may not be a hen. went to do a head count and found that feathers are developing on this one and not the others, at least not yet. I am hoping she is just maturing a little faster and...
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    Sparrows eating ALL my chicken feed.

    I'm having the same problem. i moved the feed back inside coop and i find almost a doz sparrows feeding in the coop. right now we have a human sized door. I'm thinking that when i install the auto chicken door the problem will lessen. i will hang shiny streamers, perhaps, as a deterrent...
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    Vaccinate?

    I purchased my babies at an Agway. It never even dawned on me to vaccinate. At 17 weeks, they all appear quite happy and healthy. I fortify their water with a combination of apple cider vinegar, oregano oil and Verm-X. Should the be vaccinated, too?
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    To feed inside the coop or outside in the run????

    i have my 3.5 gal nipple bucket outside in the run which is only covered by netting. the smaller waterer is inside coop. i move the food in and out depending on the weather. if it rains i sometimes slide it under the raised coop. i am slowly preparing for my first winter. i just ordered my...
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    Roo's or Hens? PLEASE HELP!

    thank you! i also think they are very pretty!!!
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    LOVE MY COOP AND RUN! OH, AND HUSBAND!!!!

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    LOVE MY COOP AND RUN! OH, AND HUSBAND!!!!

    thanks! btw, i actually call myself the ol grey mare. my name is mary ann and i have grey hair. everyone calls me mare!!!
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    LOVE MY COOP AND RUN! OH, AND HUSBAND!!!!

    gary just purchased a metal roof which he will be installing this week. the also put a skylight bubble on the roof for lots of light. tomorrow is coop cleaning day. maybe i will get some photos for posting.
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