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    Bury or not to bury??

    Every day that I see a new rat hole I wish I had buried.
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    Crazy weird double egg.

    That picture was SO nasty! LOL Usually, when my girls lay a "double yolk" egg they don't lay the next day...
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    Where do free range chickens lay eggs?

    My hens hate me right now. Our "leader of the pack" started hiding her eggs and the other girls started following suit. To break the habit I kept them on lock down all day yesterday and by 6pm still only had 3 out of 5 eggs. This morning I made them stay in the run again and all I hear is...
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    Daily Egg hunt

    My hens always laid in their nesting boxes until a few weeks ago. My white orpington decided to start hiding her eggs as well! Another hen took her lead and now we are only getting 3 eggs a day instead of 5. It's so frustrating. Last week we found 12 eggs all together under a morning glory...
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    How to Prepare Your Flock For Winter 101 *Official Thread*

    We're in Northern California and winter here doesn't get much lower than 43 degrees. We had an inch of snow one day last year. Does that mean I shouldn't bother to put a heat lamp in the coop? What I am worried about is the month of rain we'll get in January. My chickens love to take dust baths...
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    Am I a bad chicken momma? I'm not giving them oyster...

    My hens just started laying last week. I went to the feed store and asked them if it was time for me to change the feed to either a combo that has layer and oyster or just get some oyster shell. The girl looked at me and asked, "Do your eggs need the extra calcium?" And I said that no, my eggs...
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    Major Mortality rate what could be wrong with my flock? HELP PLEASE

    Just read the whole thread and I hardly know what to say... I'm feeling very grateful at this moment for what I have. I suppose we should never take things for granted. Melissa, I hope things turn out with chickens. Hopefully, things will be resolved with them soon. It sounds like you are coming...
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    Who else is waiting the impossible wait?

    We FINALLY started getting eggs about a week and a half ago. 3 of my girls were 21 weeks, now around 22 or 23 weeks old. My BPR started first, then a week later my White Orpington. Yesterday, I decided it was time for my buff to lay, so I kept all the big girls in the run until they layed, low...
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    Someone dropped off a starved almost dead cockeral *update

    I love your story too! Just read all the postings! Do you have new pictures of Lucky? Any crowing or egg laying yet?
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    14 wk SLWs - Genders please! Pic Heavy

    Beauty looks exactly my Miette, a sweet pullet. Our roo started crowing at 10 weeks, so I think you would have seen more signs by now if she were a he.
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    Baby Rooster - Diarrhea

    I went through the same thing the first time I had my chicks! I was like, what is this black runny stuff!!! I hate cecal, it's like cement on the patio.
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    Why do alot of people give away Roosters?

    Quote: We 'do' ours at five months - maybe it depends a little on the breed. Once plucked and 'cleaned' they look exactly like a shop bought chicken - you'll have no trouble cooking them. Will your DH be able to do the deed is the question? There are loads of helpful tips on 'the deed' if...
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    Why do alot of people give away Roosters?

    Quote: I would also like to know what age. My polish crested, Amelie started crowing and is now Gaston. We aren't allowed to have roosters in the "city". I would like to cook him, but he's only 12 weeks and looks a bit scrawny. I want to keep him until I can fatten him up a bit, but he crows...
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    How long should roots be for 12 chickens?

    I think our pole is 8 feet long and we have 11 chickens. They all squeeze up there even though there is another pole to roost on a little lower. Since the girls have been getting heavier and heavier, their jumping up there loosened the nail on either side and started to allow the pole to turn...
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    confused about treats and laying,

    I was always told fruit is fine, but no citrus or avacado.
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