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    Silver laced Wyandotte’s 7 weeks old. Can anyone help me with tell Roos from hens.

    Thank you Mary, I did think that was the case but it’s my first time with this breed.
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    Silver laced Wyandotte’s 7 weeks old. Can anyone help me with tell Roos from hens.

    Thank you Mary. I did think that was the case but this is my first time with this breed.
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    Silver laced Wyandotte’s 7 weeks old. Can anyone help me with tell Roos from hens.

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    Two Roos

    I have two roosters in my free range flock. I have now separated them out into their own breed types ready to start my breeding season. My question is how long do I withhold their eggs to avoid any cross breeding risk
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    Breeding Orpingtons

    I have a splash Orpington roo and black Orpington hens. Can I breed them together? What colour am I likely to get? Also are Orpingtons good brooders?
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    Hen not leaving nest box

    Yup often there is no eggs under her. Don't leave any eggs under her and don't leave any nesting material for her to hanker down into. It will only take a few days and she will be over it. It will take a while for her to come back onto the Lay.
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    Look at what I got!

    excuse my ignorance but what is an easter egger? Im from New zealand and I have not seen an easter Egger before. I have a splash Araucana hen and she lays green/blue eggs are they similar?
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    Hen not leaving nest box

    I agree,She's most likely Broody. Has she plucked out belly feathers? they do this in preparation to sit on eggs in my experience. I have 3 Buffs sussex, they are gentle giants. They do go broody sometimes. Removed her from that nest and isolate her in a place that she cant nest, I call this...
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    yellow poo

    Can anyone advise me on my options. I have a ?5yr old light sussex hen. She has been a healthy, happy, easy chook to have around. Over past week i have noticed a few things that are now worrying me a lot. She is not mixing with the rest of the chickens as much. I watched her today and she's not...
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    Hello from NZ

    Haha sorry its the fish. My cat, the dogs and even the sheep and cows are all used to the chickens running around them. I think the chickens might be a bit windy about the cows but we have not had any accidents yet.
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    Hello from NZ

    Hi my name is Maria,I’m new to this site. I live in NZ. I have been owned by chickens for at least 6-8 years now. I started with a few brown shavers but soon got hooked on the heritage breeds. I live on a small lifestyle block with Husband,4 dogs, 1/2 doz sheep, two cows a deaf cat and two tanks...
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